Free To Air Television

Free to Air television is exactly what it sounds like: television that is free to watch. So called Free to Air satellites broadcast television and radio programs to receivers and can be watched for free, although they are usually digitally encoded and restricted to certain geographic areas.

Most of the channels are delivered via satellite television, although some are available through UHF or VHF bands. In Germany, there are over 100 digital TV channels that are free to air, and nearly all satellite radio in Europe is free to air. All you need to receive these channels is a suitable free to air receiver, which is often a dish and a digibox of some description. The many free to air television signals available are often of better quality than those that you may be paying for, because they are more educational programs, contain less violence in the free movie channels, have updated news and science, sports, and even channels in different languages. Your receiver should be capable of receiving up to about 5000 tv and radio channels from around the world, although usually you would be watching the tv channels from your own country.

If you can settle for just watching the free programming you will save loads of money and more than enough channels to keep you content.