What is Freesat?
The BBC & ITV have just launched a range of Free to Air channels available via satellite including BBC HD & ITV HD. The programmes are being broadcast via satellite on Astra 2 at 28 degs East. A small mini dish is suitable and if you already have a dish in place you just need to connect the receiver up and your away!
What programmes can I watch on Freesat?
| Num | Channel | Programming |
| 101 | BBC One | Entertainment |
| 102 | BBC Two | Entertainment |
| 103 | ITV1 | Entertainment (HD via red button) |
| 104 | Channel 4 | Entertainment |
| 105 | Five | Entertainment |
| 106 | BBC Three | Entertainment |
| 107 | BBC Four | Entertainment |
| 108 | BBC HD | Entertainment - High Definition |
| 110 | BBC Alba | Scotland - Gaelic Language |
| 113 | ITV2 | Entertainment |
| 114 | ITV2 +1 | Entertainment |
| 115 | ITV3 | Entertainment |
| 116 | ITV3 +1 | Entertainment |
| 117 | ITV4 | Entertainment |
| 118 | ITV4 +1 | Entertainment |
| 120 | S4C Digidol (Wales) | Entertainment |
| 121 | Channel 4 + 1 | Entertainment |
| 122 | E4 | Entertainment |
| 123 | E4 +1 | Entertainment |
| 124 | More4 | Entertainment |
| 125 | More4 +1 | Entertainment |
| 135 | CBS Drama | Entertainment |
| 136 | CBS Reality | Entertainment |
| 137 | CBS Action | Entertainment |
| 138 | Zone Horror | Entertainment |
| 139 | Zone Horror + 1 | Entertainment |
| 140 | BET Black Entertainment TV | Entertainment |
| 141 | BET + 1 | Entertainment |
| 200 | BBC News | News |
| 201 | BBC Parliament | News |
| 202 | S4C2 (Wales) | News |
| 203 | Al Jazeera English | News |
| 204 | Euronews | News |
| 205 | France 24 | News |
| 206 | RT Russia Today | News |
| 207 | CNN International | News |
| 208 | Bloomberg TV | Finance News |
| 209 | NHK World TV | News |
| 300 | Film4 | Movies |
| 301 | Film4 +1 | Movies |
| 302 | True Movies | Movies |
| 303 | True Movies 2 | Movies |
| 304 | Movies4Men | Movies |
| 306 | Movies4Men 2 | Movies |
| 400 | Wedding TV | Lifestyle |
| 401 | Wedding TV Asia | Lifestyle |
| 402 | Information TV | Lifestyle |
| 403 | Rural TV | Lifestyle |
| 405 | Food Network | Lifestyle |
| 406 | Food Network +1 | Lifestyle |
| 450 | Men and Motors | Lifestyle |
| 500 | Chart Show TV | Music |
| 501 | The Vault | Music |
| 502 | Flava | Music |
| 504 | B4U Music | Music |
| 509 | Zing | Music |
| 514 | Clubland TV | Music |
| 600 | CBBC | Kids |
| 601 | CBeebies | Kids |
| 602 | CITV | Kids |
| 603 | POP | Kids |
| 604 | POP Girl | Kids |
| 605 | Tiny POP | Kids |
| 606 | Kix! | Kids |
| 650 | Teachers TV | Specialist / Education |
| 690 | Inspiration TV | Specialist |
| 691 | Daystar TV | Specialist |
| 800 | QVC | Shopping |
| 801 | price-drop tv | Shopping |
| 802 | bid tv | Shopping |
| 803 | Pitch TV | Shopping |
| 804 | Pitch World | Shopping |
| 805 | Gems TV | Shopping |
| 806 | TV Shop | Shopping |
| 808 | JML Home & DIY | Shopping |
| 809 | JML | Shopping |
| 810 | JML Cookshop | Shopping |
| 811 | Thane Direct | Shopping |
| 812 | Ideal World | Shopping |
| 813 | Create and Craft | Shopping |
| 814 | Speed Auction TV | Shopping |
| 815 | The Jewellery Channel | Shopping |
| 851 | Netplay TV | Gaming channel |
| 861 | Gala TV | Gaming channel |
| 869 | Read Me | Adult Text Service |
| 870 | Babestation | Adult / Phone Girls |
| 874 | Filth | Adult |
| 974 | Channel 4 London | Channel 4 with Audio Description |
| 975 | Channel 4 London +1 | Channel 4 with Audio Description |
| 977 | ITV London | ITV Regional Service |
| 999 | Freesat Info | Freesat Information service |
NEW CHANNELS BEING ADDED EVERY MONTH, LAST UPDATE DEC 2009
How can I get HD TV?
To watch HD programmes, you need an HD-ready TV set and a set-top box (see below) which is designed for HD. You also need a satellite dish pointing to 28 degs East.
- TV set: when buying a set, make sure it is marked "HD ready".
- HD set-top box: To receive the BBC's & ITV free-to-air HD programmes via satellite, you make a one-off payment for the equipment.
- Surround sound: to experience this (for the programmes that are broadcast with it), you need a home cinema surround sound speaker system connected to your TV system.
Programmes have to be specially made in HD, and then broadcast in HD too. An HD-ready TV set won't turn a standard-definition programme into an HD one, and it won't display HD.
Freeview is not likely to receive any HD TV channels in the South East of England until 2012, so if you have a HD TV & Freeview, you have a long wait to maximise the use from your HD TV so this may be of some interest to you!
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