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All posts by Briantist

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Arthur McParland: I have no idea why you were told you are in a bad Freeview reception area, as you can get a perfect service from the Chatton transmitter, as long as you use a rooftop aerial.

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Pete: Yes, wait and see.

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David: No one has to "apply" to be on Freesat, Channel 5 HD can be shown on Freesat at any time.

However, Sky have a signed an "satellite exclusive" deal with Channel 5 so the station will have to wait for that to expire before it can appear on Freesat.

However, also see 5* and 5USA coming to Freesat by Christmas | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .

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NottsUK: I suspect it will also be used by other companies too.

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David: Yes, but it does show that Channel 5 are taking capacity on Astra 1F.

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Mike Dimmick: And, of course, the channel is making a profit, rather than a loss, which did seem to be Ofcom's sticking point last time.

Hopefully the deal Sky did with RTL was only for a year because now we have ASTRA 1N satellite has entered commercial service | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice Channel 5 HD could also be on Freesat.

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