What is freesat?

 

What is freesat?

freesat is a digital satellite TV service, brought to you by the BBC and ITV. You'll get over 80 TV and radio channels, including subscription-free HD. With freesat there's no contract and no subscription, just a one-off payment.  

What equipment do I 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.

How much does it cost?

We have freesat SD boxes available from £59 with HD digital boxes from £139 and freesat+ (HD Digital TV Recorder) £299.99. You will also need a fully installed satellite dish. Standard single installation including dish, single lnb, benchmarked cable, clips, bolts, connectors etc costs only £80 and standard twin installation £110.00 from Angell's Aerials.

What is freesat+?

freesat+ gives you complete freedom to pause, rewind and record live TV in both high definition and standard definition. With a whole host of advanced recording features, enjoying your favourite shows has never been easier.

Is payment by a one-off cost or by subscription?

With freesat there's no contract, no-subscription, just a one-off payment.

How is it installed?

freesat is installed by freesat approved installers only, freesat approved installers must meet the required industry standards. Angell's Aerials are approved installers and therefor can provide a complete professional installation.

If there's already a Sky satellite dish on your home you may be able to use it to receive freesat but we recommend you check with us for details. If your existing Sky satellite dish is still under warranty (typically 12 months) connecting a freesat digital box to your existing equipment may void the remaining contractual obligations you have with Sky.

What channels and services do I get as standard?

freesat gives you over 80 digital TV and radio channels, including HD programmes, subscription-free. 

    • Entertainment: in addition to BBC One, BBC Two, ITV1,  Channel 4 and Channel 5, 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 additional services does freesat offer?

  • 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

Availability of service

freesat is available to almost every home in the UK.

Terms & conditions:

Non-standard installation costs extra. You must get any consents required (e.g. landlords, planning permission) before arranging installation. More information available from freesat approved retailers.

Number Channel Programming
101 BBC One Entertainment
102 BBC Two Entertainment
103 ITV1 Entertainment
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 Zone Romantica Entertainment
136 Zone Reality Entertainment
137 Zone Thriller 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 Russia Today News
300 Film4 Movies
301 Film4 +1 Movies
302 True Movies Movies
303 True Movies 2 Movies
304 Movies4Men Movies
306 Movies4Men2 Movies
308 Simply Movies Movies
402 Wedding TV Lifestyle
406 Information TV Lifestyle
411 Overseas Property Lifestyle
450 Men and Motors Lifestyle
451 Audi Channel Motoring
500 Chart Show TV Music
501 The Vault Music
502 Scuzz Music
503 Bubble Hits Music
504 B4U Music Music
509 Zee Music Music
513 9XM Music
600 CBBC Kids
601 CBeebies Kids
602 CITV Kids
603 POP Kids
604 POPGirl Kids
605 Tiny POP Kids
606 Kix! Kids
650 Teachers TV Specialist / Education
662 9X Specialist
690 Inspiration TV Specialist
690 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
807 Shop on TV Shopping
809 JML Shopping
810 JML Cookshop Shopping
811 Thane Direct Shopping
813 Best Direct Shopping
816 Ideal World Shopping
851 Netplay TV Gaming channel
852 Smart Live TV Gaming channel
861 Gala TV Gaming channel
950 - 971 - Other BBC Regions