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UK Freesat channels using Sky HD box in Spain?

itmitm Posts: 225
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We recently stayed at an apartment in Mallorca which had a satellite feed, pointing at the Astra 19.2E satellite. The only English channel was Sky News, but I was wondering whether it would have been possible to receive the UK free-to-air satellite channels (e.g. BBC & ITV) if we brought a Sky HD box from the UK? I have an old Sky viewing card, but have not been a Sky subscriber for several years.

Does anyone know whether it's possible to view UK channels this way?

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    TelevisionUserTelevisionUser Posts: 41,417
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    Does anyone know whether it's possible to view UK channels this way?

    There's a limited free to air/Freesat selection of English language channels but a larger selection of paid Sky channels.

    The only applicable channel groups are those marked with a Europe heading, i.e. they're broadcast to Western Europe and not just to the UK and ROI: http://en.kingofsat.net/pos-28.2E.php
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    itmitm Posts: 225
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    Presumably there's no way of getting any more English language channels if the dish is pointed at 19.2 degrees?
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    davemurgatroyddavemurgatroyd Posts: 13,328
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    There are a few English language channels (nearly all Freesat channels) on 19.2 - Insight HD (same as on Sky/Freesat), CNBC, France 24 English, Euronews, BBC World News, Russia Today, CNN, Bloomberg, NHK World (same as on Sky/Freesat), and Al Jazeera English. Most are news channels but do show documentaries. Many of the channels do show Movies and some US entertainment shows with alternative "original language" audio channels.
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