Welcome to joinfreesat.co.uk, the unofficial Freesat news site. Find out the very latest information on the Freesat satellite television service, available throughout the UK. This site includes all the latest news, reviews and product details, plus where to buy online at the best price.
Jan 27 2012
Inspired by a comment made recently, I thought it would be a good idea to produce a list of all fta/ftv channels currently available within the UK (astra2/eurobird1) that Freesat don’t have included in the EPG. Now obviously some of these channels may be classed as “less exciting” but as you may know, these channels would pay an annual fee for inclusion within the Freesat EPG (tv guide), which means money in the Freesat pocket for future growth, and an increased possibility of more good folk becoming Freesat viewers/customers to enjoy their fav channels. …read more »
Jan 17 2012
Latest update scan on all Freesat receivers:
0 added –
1 deleted – 814 Speedauctiontv
1 changed – Channel 5 regional/postcodes moved to 1N
Jan 05 2012
Latest update scan on all Freesat receivers:
1 added – 516 Chart Show TV +1
1 deleted – 516 NME TV
4 changed – 142 True Entertainment renamed 142 True Ent, 302 True Movies renamed 302 True Movies 1, 605 Tiny POP renamed 605 Tiny Pop, 606 Kix! renamed 606 Kix
Dec 14 2011
It would appear that NME TV will be closing on all platforms (not just Freesat) from the 5th January 2012. Posted on their Facebook page, they announced: …read more »
Dec 08 2011
Latest update scan on all Freesat receivers:
0 added –
1 deleted – 725 Absolute Classic Rock
0 changed –
Dec 06 2011
Latest update scan on all Freesat receivers:
5 added – 128 Channel 5 +1, 129 5USA, 130 5USA +1, 131 5*, 132 5* +1
0 deleted –
1 changed – 691 Daystar TV frequency change (to 11261 H 27.5 2/3)
Dec 06 2011
(official Freesat press release)
Freesat announced that it is adding a range of popular channels from Channel 5 to the platform from today, Tuesday 6th December: Channel 5 +1, 5USA, 5USA +1, 5* and 5* +1.
Freesat viewers will be able to watch some of the best comedy, sport, classic American action movies and popular dramas on 5USA including CSI New York, Numbers and Law and Order. …read more »
Nov 29 2011
Latest update scan on all Freesat receivers
2 added – 875 Red Light, 907 BoxOffice365
0 deleted –
0 changed –
Nov 23 2011
Channel 5 have announced that Channel 5 +1, 5 USA and 5* (plus their +1 timeshift channels) will all be joining the Freesat platform in December.
This is fantastic news for the platform and clearly shows Channel 5′s intentions to bring all their channels to the wider audience (plus confirms they have kicked Sky in to touch!). …read more »
Nov 03 2011
According to an interview between The Guardian and Richard Desmond, head of Channel 5, they will be launching a time-shift channel next month on all platforms, including Freesat.
This is a good step forward for a broadcaster that has been very slow in moving forward over the past few years, and might result in 5* and 5US joining the platform at the same time. …read more »
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