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Originally Posted by gamejester  When people say 'channel 4 has moved over.....' I do not belive there is an actual satellite for freesat, it is just an agreement (or service) that has been set up with Astra by BBC and ITV; Astra have no new satellite, they are still being beemed from Astra2D. |
I believe when people say Channel 4 has moved over they were talking about its move from Astra 2A to Astra 2D. Astra 2D has a tighter, more UK focused beam (although it can be received elsewhere). When channels have changed to go Free To Air they have tended to move from one of the other Astra 2s to 2D.
You are right that Freesat is just a brand and an EPG for channels that are Free To Air on Astra 2 and Eurobird 1 satellites. Most of these such as BBC and ITV have been Free To Air with a now and next EPG for a number of years but this was not advertised.
Mew