menuMENU    UK Free TV logo Freesat

 

 

Click to see updates
The satellites that provide direct-to-home satellite television for the United Kingdom appear stationary from the ground. Once you have fitted Sky or Freesat, the dish never needs to be moved.

To do this the transmitting satellites are in what is known as a 'geostationary orbit' above the equator. The ones for Freesat and Sky are in the 28.2 degrees East position - which means these units at 35,786 km (above 22,000 miles) above part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Due to the popularity of satellite TV, the channels are broadcast from a number of different satellites, each of which has different coverage area on the ground. Satellite people call these areas 'satellite footprints''.

Shown below are the satellite footprints and which of the free-to-air channels on the channels on them. If you need the full technical details both LyngSat and KingOfSat are highly recommended.

Astra 2E Europe Ku

astra2E-Europe.png satellite footprintRadio
RTÉ 2FM
RTÉ Lyric FM
RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ Raidio na Gaeltachta
FreesatSkyTelevision channels
146152
Challenge
164170
Together TV

Astra 2E UK

astra2E-UK.png
 satellite footprintRadio
BBC Asian Network
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1Xtra
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 4 (FM)
BBC Radio 4 Extra
BBC Radio 4 LW
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
BBC Radio 6 Music
BBC Radio Cymru
BBC Radio Cymru 2
BBC Radio Foyle
BBC Radio London
BBC Radio nan Gaidheal
BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Ulster
BBC Radio Wales
BBC World Service

Text
BBC RB 1
FreesatSkyTelevision channels
109169
BBC Alba HD
-815
BBC Four
101-
BBC One HD
201504
BBC Parliament
107173
BBC Three HD
102102
BBC Two HD
-643
CBBC
600607
CBBC HD
-644
CBeebies
122-
E4
123-
E4 +1
126138
E4 Extra
301314
Film4 +1
-422
FreeSports
114218
ITV2 +1
116219
ITV3 +1
118220
ITV4 +1
119131
ITVBe
125236
More4 +1
167144Quest HD
120134
S4C HD
-803
UTV (SD)
217526TalkTV

Astra 2F Europe

astra2F-Europe.png satellite footprint
FreesatSkyTelevision channels
147-Sky Arts
144151
Sky Mix
202-
Sky News
-788Sky News Arabia

Astra 2F UK

astra2F-UK.png satellite footprint
FreesatSkyTelevision channels
210505
CNBC
157811
Dave
-211
Dave ja vu
150172
DMAX
151272
DMAX +1
158143
Drama
-243
Drama +1
148140
Food Network
149240
Food Network +1
-323
GREAT! action
-321
GREAT! movies
-324
Great! Movies Action 1
-322
GREAT! movies extra
-319
GREAT! romance
-320
GREAT! romance mix
166158
HGTV
-258HGTV +1
137148
Legend
138317
LEGEND XTRA
139318
LEGEND XTRA 1
155174
PBS America
-619
Pop +1
-620
POP MAX
-621
POP MAX +1
172-
Quest
168244
Quest +1
169149
Quest Red
170249Quest Red +1
160142
Really
-615
Tiny Pop
-618
Tiny Pop +1
-360
Trace Vault
-359Trace Hits
135146
TRUE CRIME
136246
TRUE CRIME 1
134147
TRUE CRIME XTRA
-232W +1
159-
Yesterday
-255
Yesterday +1
216515
GB News
-157
GREAT! tv
-257
GREAT! tv +1
-614
Pop

Astra 2G Europe Ku

astra-2G-Europe.png satellite footprintRadio
Absolute Radio
Absolute Radio 80s
Absolute Radio 90s
Absolute Radio Classic Rock
BFBS Radio
Capital
Capital Xtra
Classic FM
EWTN Radio Britain and Ireland
Gold
Heart
Heart Dance
Hits Radio
Jazz FM
KISS
LBC
LBC News
Magic
Panjab Radio
PlanetRock
Radio Khush Khabri
Radio X
Scala Radio
Smooth Radio
Sukh Sagar Radio
talkSPORT
TWR
V Radio
WRN English

Adult
92 News
ADULT Xpanded TV
FreesatSkyTelevision channels
501354
4Music
203513
Al Jazeera English
214522Arirang TV
-175Arise Play
162164
Blaze
208502
Bloomberg TV
-181Channel 7 (Ghana)
-364Clubland TV
-506
CNN International HD
177179Court TV
-783Deen TV
-592Dunamis TV
122-
E4 (Wales)
-180EarthxTV
-508
EuroNews English
-712Foodxp
205512
FRANCE 24 (in English)
-591GoodNews TV
-10112Heart 80s
-10217Heart 90s
505358
Kerrang! TV
503356
Kiss (TV)
504357
Magic (TV)
-594New Media HD
-363
Now 90s
-185NTD
-773Pitaara International
-670Primal Living
-593SBN International
-186
Showcase TV
-171
Smithsonian Channel
-437SportyStuff TV HD
306328
Talking Pictures TV
-361
That's 90s
178183That's TV (UK)
181366
That's TV 2
-362That's TV 2 MCR
502355
The Box
-182
Travelxp HD
215516TRT World
-523WION HD
-759A1 TV
-710Aaj Tak
-724Aastha
-745Ahlebait TV
-787
Ahlulbayt TV
-770Akaal Channel
-519Arise News
-758ARY Digital
-736ARY World
-779ATN Bangla
-669Best Direct
-767Brit Asia TV
-752British Muslim TV
-777Channel S
-518
Channels 24
-673CRAFT EXTRA
813683
Create & Craft
-688Cruise 1st TV
691583Daystar TV HD
-754Dunya News
-757Eman Channel
-586EWTN
-590Faith
-588Faith World TV
805665
Gems TV
-738Geo
-734Geo News International
694580GOD Channel
-733Hidayat TV
-666High Street TV 1
-667High Street TV 2
-672High Street TV 3
-675High Street TV 4
-732Hum Masala
-751Hum TV
-664
Ideal World
-671Ideal World Extra
-584Inspiration TV
-782Ion TV
-778Iqra Bangla
-742Iqra TV
-793Iran International HD
-737Islam Channel
-755Islam Channel Urdu
-744Islam TV
807674
Jewellery Maker
-661
JML Direct
-772Kanshi TV
-589KICC TV
-585Loveworld TV HD
-746Madani Channel English
-711MATV Channel
-731MTA 1
-510NDTV 24x7
209507
NHK WORLD
-739Noor TV
-780NTV
-791Phoenix CNE
-680Psychic Today
-766PTC Punjabi
-735PTV Global
800660
QVC
802682
QVC Extra
803677
QVC Style
801663
QVC2
692581Revelation TV
-329Rok
-769Sangat TV
-725Sanskar TV
-768Sikh Channel
-749Takbeer TV
-582TBN UK
-679Thane
-587The Word Network
809662
TJC
810668
TJC Beauty
-781TV One
-676TV Warehouse
-524TVC News Nigeria
-756UK 44

Astra 2G UK

Astra-2G-UK.png satellite footprint
FreesatSkyTelevision channels
127137
4seven
132150
5Action
133153
5SELECT
131128
5STAR
141228
5STAR +1
129141
5USA
130241
5USA +1
108116
BBC Four HD
200503
BBC News HD
110-
BBC Scotland HD
-187
BBC Scotland SD
601608
CBeebies HD
-104
Channel 4 (Wales)
104104
Channel 4 HD
-805
Channel 5
128205
Channel 5 +1
105105
Channel 5 HD
113118
ITV 2
115119
ITV3
117120
ITV4
103103
UTV HD