As we are all aware there are many channels available for free on satellite, but with so many channels available it difficult to keep up to date. Anyone who wants English television without subscription is often left in a state of confusion. The aim of this article is to show you that without too much expense it is possible to receive a large amount of English programming without having to pay a subscription. These channels could be used to put together a viewing package for a SMATV head-end without any expensive subscriptions.

These channels are completely free to anyone with a suitable dish and satellite receiver. The figures next to the channels show Frequency, Polarity, Symbol Rate and FEC.

As you can see there are many English language channels available for free. You could have a free package of channels for a hotel or restaurant covering a range of interests, for example: Motors TV, Fashion TV, Extreme Sports, Euronews, TCM UK, Boomerang, CNN, Travel Channel, Sky News, MTV, Fox News, BBC World, Eurosport and Fox Sports. There are more than enough channels to meet most needs and all you need to receive these channels is a simple Free-To-Air receiver such as the Strong SRT4155 Evolution and a suitable motorised dish.

Along with these free English channels there are many others that broadcast in English with foreign subtitles, along with thousands of radio channels on offer.

Astra 28.2° East
11488V 27500 2/3 Chart ShopTV, Open ACCESS TV, Shop24/7, Shop&Enjoy
11527V 27500 2/3 Showcase TV, Thomas Cook TV, ShopAid TV, Christian Inspiration Network, Vision Channel, Motors TV
11546H 275002/3 Shop On TV, Thane Direct, Avago, Shopsmart TV, Stop and Shop
11585H 27500 2/3 Fashion TV, Chart Show, Lets Go Shopping, Best Direct, Auction World, The Dating Channel, Channel Health
11623H 27500 2/3 Wonderfull, TelSell Europe
11662H 27500 2/3 BEN Big Enterainment Network
11681V 27500 2/3 Extreme Sports UK, Euronews, God Channel, Revival Channel, The Dream, TBN Europe, Go Barking Mad, CDP Dental
11739V 27500 2/3 TV Travel Shop
11954H 27500 2/3 ScreenShop, ScreenShop+1, TV Travel Shop2, TV Travel Shop
12032H 27500 2/3 Idea World, QVC UK, TV Jobshop, Bid up TV
12051V 27500 2/3 TCM UK, Boomerang, CNN, Travel Channel, Travel Deals Direct
12129V 27500 2/3 BBC Parliament, S4C2 The info channel, You TV, Simply Einstein, Simply Nostalgia, Simply Home
12207V 27500 2/3 Sky News
12226H 27500 2/3 The Racing Channel, TRN International
12285V 27500 2/3 Game Network UK
12344H 27500 2/3 TV Shop, Life TV, TGH, The Shopping Genie, Shop USA, Shop America, TV Warehouse, Txt Me TV, Shop24/7, YES661, Shopsmart TV, Reality TV
12422H 27500 2/3 Simply Shopping, Simply Shopping+, Simply Holidays TV, Simply Health and Fitness, Simply Nature, Simply Jewellery, Simply Music

Intelsat 707 1° West
11540V 26000 3/4 BBC World

Atlantic Bird 2 8° West
11640H 6800 5/6 Eurosport

PAS3R/6/6B 43° West
12572H 19850 3/4 Fox Sports, Fox News

Eutelsat W2 16° East
11084H 11310 5/6 Fox News
11190H 5632 3/4 CBS News Feeds

HOTBIRD 13° East
11642H 27500 3/4 Bloomberg UK
10722H 29900 3/4 EWTN
12484V 8300 3/4 Worldnet