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What Channels Do You Get On A Freesat Box?

With so many ways to receive TV channels nowadays, it’s easy to lose track of the benefits of different boxes. For instance, Freeview or Freesat? What’s the difference? Well that’s an easy one to answer, Freeview relies on a terrestrial aerial to obtain a signal whereas Freesat uses a satellite dish to obtain a signal.

If you were once a customer of Sky, you might still have the Sky dish attached to your wall or chimney. You can use this same dish to hook up a Freesat box to. If you have never had sky, and you want Freesat, you will have to pay for the installation of a satellite dish. This will cost around £150 to £200 depending on where your property is situated.

How Many Channels Can You Get On Freesat?

Freesat has over 170 channels available including around 20 in HD. It sounds a lot but many are +1 channels that are the same as the regular channel but playing an hour later. Let’s have a look at what channels you can expect to receive through the Freesat box.

What Channels Can You Get From Freesat?

Freesat offers the following channels, bare in mind that some of the regional channels will not necessarily be available nationwide. Channels available through Freesat include: