The list below shows all the free-to-air and free-to-view satellite channels available on Astra 2 at 28.2 degrees East. These channels are collectively known as Sky Freesat channels, because they can be received free of charge once you have the right equipment. A more limited channel range is available from the new Freesat service promoted by the BBC & ITV consortium - more details will be available shortly.
Free-to-air channels are not encrypted and you therefore do not need a card of any kind to receive them, just a free-to-air receiver or Sky receiver (Sky Digibox).
Free-to-view channels are encrypted, but are free to receive (ie you do not need to pay a monthly subscription to receive them). The only free-to-view channels at present are Channel 4, Channel Five, Five Life, Five US and Sky Three. To obtain these three channels alongside the free-to-air channels you need a 'free-to-view' or Freesat card. This card can only be used in a Sky Digibox and can be obtained for a one-off fee. All Freesat or free-to-view cards will last until the next major update of the Sky card system, expected to be in approximately two to three years time.
To obtain the Freesat channels, all you need is an up-to-date Sky Digibox, a free-to-view card and a suitably sized satellite dish for your location.
General Entertainment Channels
BBC1
BBC2
BBC THREE
BBC FOUR
ITV1
ITV2
ITV3
ITV4
Channel 4
E4
More 4
Channel Five
Five Life
Five US
Sky Three
Radio
BBC 5L SportX
BBC 6 Music
BBC 7
BBC Asian Nt
BBC R Cymru
BBC R n Gael
BBC R Scot
BBC R Ulster
BBC R Wales
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 4 FM
BBC Radio 4 Long Wave
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC World Service
BBC WS Extra
Capital FM
Capital Gold
CapitalDisney
Century Radio
Choice FM
Classic FM
Classic Gold
Heart
Kiss
LBC 97.3
Radio London
Real Radio
RTE 2FM
RTE EUROPE
RTE Lyric fm
RTE Radio 1
RTE RnaG
RTI Radio
Smash Hits
smooth fm
talkSPORT
Virgin PrtyC
Virgin Radio
Virgin105.8
VirginCRock
VirginGrve
....see bottom of this page for more radio stations
Movies
- Bad Movies
- Eat Cinema
- Film4
- HorrorChannel
- Matinee Movies
- True Movies
Sports
- Channel 425
- Golf Channel
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TWC
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Real Madrid TV
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All in Sport
Kids
- CBBC Channel
- CBeebies
- CITV
- POP
- Tiny POP
News and Docs
- Sky News
- BBC NEWS 24
- BBC Parliament
- CCTV-9
- CNN
- Community Chnl
- EuroNewsMusic
Music
- B4
- B4U Music
- Bubble Hits
- Channel U
- Chartshow TV
- Classic FM TV
- Fizz
- Musicians Chnl
- R Music tv
- The Vault
- Zee Music
Special Interest (and Low interest)
- 2ShopTV
- AAG
- Al Jazeera
- Apna Bazaar
- ARY Oneworld
- ARY QTV
- ATN Global
- Baby Channel
- Bangla TV
- Best Direct
- Best Direct+
- Bid TV
- Broadband UK
- CFC TV
- Channel 'S'
- Channel S NTV
- Chat Box
- ChoicesUK TV
- Christmas Shop
- Create & Craft
- Cyprus Direct
- Dating Channel
- DAYSTAR
- DM digital
- DM Gold
- Dove Vision TV
- EeZee
- EWTN
- Gay Date TV
- Gay Network
- Gems.tv
- Gems.tv 2
- GEO TV
- GOD 2
- GOD Channel
- Golf Pro-Shop
- iBuy TV
- iBuy tv 2
- Ideal World
- INI
- Islam Channel
- Look4Love TV
- Loveworld TV
- Lucky Star
- Majestic TV
- MATV NAtional
- Max
- Max TV
- Men and Motors
- mta-muslim.tv
- Myphone.tv
- One TV
- Passion TV
- PCNE Chinese
- Playboy One
- Pitch TV
- Poker Channel
- Price Crash 2
- price-drop.tv
- Quiz Call
- Quiz Nation
- Quiz TV
- QVC
- Raj TV
- Record TV
- Revelation
- Shop on TV
- Shop Vector
- Simply Ideas
- Simply Shop
- Speedaucion TV
- Superstore TV
- Star Bazaar
- Stop + Shop
- TBN Europe
- Teachers' TV
- Tel Sell
- Teletext hols
- Thane Direct
- Thomas Cook
- Thomson TV
- TTV
- TV SHOP
- TV Warehouse
- TVW Select
- UCB TV
- Unity Muslim
- Vector 24/7
- Vegas 24/7
- Vitality
- We Deliver TV
- Wonderful
- YES
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Your TV
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Audi Channel
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AVAGO
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BEN
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Big Game TV
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Bonanza
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Channel M
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Five Life
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Five US
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FRIENDLY TV
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Game Network
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Get Lucky TV
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Hollywood TV
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Information TV
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Jackpot TV
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L!ve TV
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Life Showcase
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Life TV
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Live 2
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LONDON TV
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Majestic TV
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O’Seasproperty
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OBE
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Open Access
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Open Access 2
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Performance
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Poker Channel
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Rapture TV
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Real Estate TV
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Reality TV
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Reality TV +1
- S4C Digidol
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S4C 2
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Travel Channel
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Travel Ch 2
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TTV2
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Turn On TV
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Wine TV
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Yooplay TV
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You TV
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You TV2
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You TV2 Extra
Low interest radio stations
Akash Radio
Amrit Bani
Apni Awaz
Arrow-Rock
Asian Gold
CalvaryRadio
Club Asia
Colourful
Core
Desi Radio
EWTN
Family Radio
Galaxy FM
Gaydar Radio
Globecast
Magic
Ministry of Sound
MOJO
On Air
Oneword
Panjab Radio
Planet Rock
Premier
Pulse Radio
Q
Raaj Radio
UCB Bible
UCB Europe
UCB Insp
UCB Talk
V.O . Africa
Solar Radio
Spectrum 1
Sukh Sagar
Sunrise Radio
WRN EurMax
XFM
Yarr Radio
The Hits
The Mix
The Storm
The Villan
The Word
TWR
VIP Radio
Heat
Kerrang
Kismat Radio
Liberty Radio
