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A satellite minidish. This is a list of the free-to-air channels that are currently available via satellite from SES Astra satellites (Astra 2E/2F/2G) at orbital position 28.2 °E, serving Ireland and the United Kingdom. Sky and Freesat use these satellites to deliver their channels. If one was to change providers between Sky and Freesat, one ...
The satellite underwent tests at 43.5°E [15] and began commercial operations at 28.2°E on November 21, 2012. [1] As of June 2013 five transponders are active on Astra 2F's UK beam and two on the West Africa beam. [16] This released Astra 2B for its planned relocation to the Astra 19.2°E position in February 2013. [17]
The BBC broadcasts all of the BBC One and BBC Two regional variations on digital satellite television from the SES Astra satellites at 28.2° east; [1] providing local news programmes and other regional programming with local continuity and presentation for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The BBC refers to the whole UK regional network as ...
Below is a list, as of January 2025, of the TV channels broadcast from Astra 2E on its UK Beam and European Beam (the UK Beam is the most difficult to receive outside Britain and its islands): [17] In the list, television channels broadcast with a one-hour delay are shown Channel +1hr .
Freesat is a British free-to-air satellite television service, first formed as a joint venture between the BBC and ITV plc [2] and now owned by Everyone TV (itself owned by all of the four UK public service broadcasters, BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5).
In September 2005, the BBC and ITV announced a free-to-air satellite service as a competitor to Freesat from Sky, to be called Freesat. [3] Launched in May 2008, Freesat offers all BBC and ITV digital TV channels, plus other channels, interactive services, and radio channels, all using existing broadcasts from Astra 28.2°E.
Channel Name Logo Subsidiary SD HD +1 Streaming Freeview [2] Freesat [3] Sky [4] Virgin TV [5]; Channel 4: Channel Four Television Free-to-air Channel 4: Free-to-air a: Player
Digital satellite: Freesat launches, a free satellite television service 2011: Internet television: Lovefilm Instant, a streaming TV service, launches in December. It will later be integrated with Amazon's website and rebrand as Prime Video. [89] 2012: Internet television: Netflix launches their streaming TV service in the UK, [90] 2012 ...