What Is Freesat?
What Is Freesat?
Freesat has been put together by the BBC and ITV. It is designed to market a lineup of subscription free televison, radio and data services. You'll get over 80 TV and Radio Channels, including subscription free HD. With Freesat There is not Contract, No Subscription and just a One-Off Payment. The service makes use of the additional capacity available on digital satellite broadcasting to offer high-definition channels.
Satellite Dish
You will need a Satellite Dish with your Freesat. These can be purchased from Top UK Suppliers for round about £80.00.
What Else Do You Need?
You need a freesat digital box and a fully installed satellite dish. To watch TV in HD you will need a freesat HD digital box connected to an HD Ready TV or TV with freesat HD built in.
What Channels Do You Get?
Freesat gives you over 80 Channels, Radio, including HD channels and subscription free.. Here is a list of everything you get you will get with Freesat.
- Entertainment: in addition to BBC One, BBC Two, ITV1 and Channel 4 (Channel 5 is expected to be added later this year), freesat also provides BBC Three, BBC Four, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4, E4, More4,S4C, Zone Romantica and Zone Thriller. You can even get HD programmes from the BBC and ITV, subscription-free.
- News: you can keep up to date with the latest local, national and international news - 24/7 with BBC News, Euronews, Al-Jazeera English and more
- Children: freesat offers CBBC, CBeebies, CiTV, POP, PopGirl and Tiny POP
- Lifestyle: Choose from Men and Motors, Wedding TV and Overseas Property Channel, with more channels being added as the line-up grows
- Movies: Film Four, True Movies and Movies4Men
- Music: whatever gets you moving, there's something here for you, from Chartshow TV, the Vault, Scuzz, Bubble Hits and B4U Music
- Shopping: shop till you drop from the comfort of your own home with channels like QVC, Price Drop TV and Bid TV
- Radio: freesat doesn't just bring you great TV, there's radio too, so whether you want to listen to music, comedy, drama, sport or news, there's a station for you.
What Else Do You Get?
- Subscription-free HD: freesat gives you access to HD programmes, subscription-free. To watch TV in HD, you'll need a freesat HD digital box connected to an HD Ready TV or a TV with freesat built in
- 7-day on-screen programme guide: freesat's channels are organised into easy to use categories, so it's easy to find exactly what you want
- Interactive TV: press the red button on your remote to get access to the latest news and live sports results as well as BBCi's Sport Multiscreen
- Parental control: All freesat digital boxes will offer parental controls
- Interactive services: There will be a range of interactive services and digital text on freesat
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