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Did you know?

There are many satellites with free TV channels in several languages, that can be watched for anyone with the proper dish and receiver. They are called Free-To-Air (FTA), Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) or sometimes, MPEG2.

What about C and Ku band?

These two terms mainly represent the way and frecuencies used to transmit the signals. C-band means big dishes (at least 6' or 180 cm of diameter in North America) and Ku-band uses smaller dishes (30" or 75 cm of diameter) to catch TV channels.

Ku-band is also used by commercial satellite TV companies as DirecTV, Bell ExpressVu, DishNetwork and Starchoice to transmit their signals.

Big dishes are expensive and dificult to install for instance, in an apartment balcony. Instead, Ku band dishes are very easy to install in small spaces. 

What do you need to have FTA channels?

Because the satellites are located on the equator line, of course you need clear and perfect sight to South if you are in North America. It doesn't represent a problem if you are in a house, but if you live in an apartment the balcony has to see the south.

Besides, you need the dish, the lnb for FTA (the device on the focal point of the dish) and a FTA receiver. Commercial lnb and receivers (DirecTV, etc) are not designed to get FTA signals.

For Ku band, 75 cm dishes are enough to have signals from most of the satellites with beam on North America. It is possible to find a satellite which needs bigger dishes (90, 100 or 120 cm)

To know more...

Please check the links below to find out more of Free To Air:

ARE THERE FREE CHANNELS IN MY LANGUAGE?

I have compiled a listing of two important satellites with Free To Air channels able to watch in North America in Ku-band (for C-band please click here). They are Galaxy 10R and Telstar 5. They transmit channels in many different languages:

 

                               Galaxy 10R                Telstar 5

Arabic                            2                              27

Armenian                       0                              1

Assyrian                         0                              1

Chinese                          0                              14

Croatian                         0                              2

English                          21                             13

Farsi                              0                              17

Filipino                           1                              0

French                           0                              4

German                         0                              2

Greek                            5                              0

Hindi Malayalee              0                              1

Hindi                             0                              1

Hungarian                     0                              1

Italian                           5                              1

Korean                          2                              5

Kurdish                         0                              2

Macedonian                  1                              0

Myanmar                      0                              1

Polish                           0                              2

Portuguese                   0                              1

Romanian                     0                              1

Russian                        1                              2

Serbian                        2                              0

Spanish                        4                              2

Tamil                           0                              1

Thai                             1                              1

Turkish                         1                              5

Vietnamese                   0                              1

 

There are many other satellites. If your language is not shown in this listing, please click here to see a diferent one. Note that both C and Ku band will be shown.

This is a very useful site for watching satellites and channels:

www.lyngsat.com

What about local channels?

Local channels can be watched with an indoor or outdoor antenna for free. You can also pay TV cable and have FTA simultaneously. I live in Toronto (Canada) and I have an outdoor amplified antenna to get local TV (7 or 8 channels) and a FTA system to get free satellite TV. I pay nothing for them. 

Important

FTA systems are not designed to watch subscription-based TV or commercial satellite TV. I do not support piracy nor burn cards to unscramble encrypted channels.

I can help you to install your FTA system in Toronto Area for a very affordable price. Free To Air systems can be bought at any of the links above. This store is located in Canada and will avoid you custom fees and international shipping rates.

How to contact me...

Please feel free to email me your question to:

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