What is it?

Freesat is a brand new digital satellite TV service, launched in the Spring of 2008, and is available to approximately 98% of the population. It's a  a brand new digital TV service offering free HD TV programming at no extra cost. It’s broadcast via satellite, so you’ll get TV, radio, interactive TV, and HD TV with crystal clear reception, For a one-off payment for a digital box, satellite dish and installation, Freesat will offer you more than 80 TV channels. If your TV is HD–ready, Freesat will also give you access to the world of High Definition programmes…subscription free! Freesat has no monthly subscription – so you pay once, and watch forever.

What's on it?

Freesat have chosen the best quality entertainment to give you over 80 channels of fantastic programming, including favourites like BBC Three, BBC Four, ITV2 and ITV3. Freesat aim to make digital TV even more entertaining. As well as the best of digital TV, you can also watch sport, drama, natural history and more in breath-taking high-definition (HD) with fantastic sound quality. High-definition (HD) TV packs in four times as much picture detail as standard TV, so you get crystal clear images and mind-blowing colour. As technology advances, more and more programmes are being filmed in HD, so soon you’ll have even more to choose from. Lots of other providers charge for this but with Freesat, HD TV programmes are totally subscription-free, so you’ll get even better viewing at no extra cost. All you’ll need is an HD-ready TV set and an HD digital box. 

*Prices quoted above apply to standard installation plus additional cost for Freesat box.

 Non-standard installations may incur further costs.