The Sat and PC Guy is your local supplier and installer of digital satellite television systems for your home, community, apartment or bar on the Costa Blanca. We install satellite television systems for the reception of many English television channels BBC TV , ITV, Channel 4, Five, Sky TV and Freesat TV channels. We also supply and install Spain's Digital Terrestrial Service (TDT - Freeview) television systems.

We  install satellite television systems for the Costa Blanca area of Spain covering the Communidad Valencia region from Calpe to Valencia and inland areas including Alcoy and Ontinyente and Xativa.




English Satellite Television Installations and Service for the Costa Blanca

We will install and maintain digital Satellite and Terrestrial Television equipment along the Costa Blanca North areas to meet your British television viewing needs, and perform servicing, maintenance and upgrades to current Satellite Television systems.

We can supply and install 80cm, 1.8m (1.9m) 2.4m and 3.1m (Famaval "Portuguese") satellite dishes.

We can supply and install a wide range of Sky TV and Freesat TV and Generic satellite receivers (digiboxes), including Sky+ Sky HD Freesat+ and Freesat HD

We can supply and install TV aerials / antennas, amplifiers and TDT (Spanish Freeview) receivers / digiboxes, to allow you to receive up to 30 Spanish Digital Terrestrial televisions channels - Spain's "Freeview TV service"

Our digital satellite TV systems allow you to watch UK TV in Spain, as our systems receive their signals direct from the satellites - they are not the "illegal" third party retransmitting / rebroadcast systems. This means crystal clear digital television pictures, and Digital sound.


INFORMATION ABOUT RECEIVING UK TV CHANNELS IN SPAIN

Reception of English TV Channels in Spain: This website is the biggest source on information regarding the reception of UK Sky TV for the Costa Blanca area of Spain.

We have TV News, Channel Frequencies and transponder settings for Sky and Freesat channels, secret installer tricks to receive certain "additional and extra" channels, like ITV and Channel Four on a small satellite dish, the best and strongest BBC and ITV frequency and channels (like BBC Channel Islands) and the latest news on the Sky viewing card / Sky replacement card process from the old Blue cards to the new white sky viewing cards.




LATEST NEWS ON SKY and FREESAT TV COSTA BLANCA SATELLITE RECEPTION

Have you lost Channel Five? Are you no longer receiving Channel Five? You can add the free to air version of Five by using an stronger alternative frequency Channel Five Frequencies.

If you have recently lost Five, Five USA and Fiver channels on TV in Spain then you will need a new white replacement Sky card, as your old blue Sky card has been deactivated and you are getting a "This programme is not available" message (March 2010). You can still watch Five for free without a Sky card using an alternate frequency. Channel Five reception problems?.

Have you lost TTon4? Has your Channel 4 viewing on TTon4 gone? TTon4 is no longer available Lost TTon4 / Channel 4.

Old "blue yellow house" Sky viewing cards ceased to function March 2010. The new white Sky viewing cards are also not working 100% in non-Sky boxes like Darkboxes. Sky Replacement WHITE Viewing cards.

ITV HD Channel - on Sky HD and Freesat HD. Sky HD with a Sky viewing card can receive ITV1 HD on a small satellite dish.

Sky News HD - on Sky from April 2010.

Hallmark HD - on Sky HD from July 2010



Sky Sports News HD - on Sky HD from August 2010. Sky Channel 455

Channel Five HD - on Sky HD July 2010. It will require a Sky card / freesatfromsky viewing card and Sky HD box. Five HD

Channel Five HD to launch on Sky HD on Tuesday 13th July 2010. Five HD on frequency 12266 H.

Sky Sports News HD to launch on Sky HD August 2010.

BBC One HD coming to Freesat HD and Sky HD Autumn 2010. New BBC One HD channel in 2010 - in addition to the existing BBC HD. Eastenders, Casualty and Top Gear all available in HD BBC One HD

Sky HD price changes - Sky are reviewing their HD pricing options - there is a rumour that the £10 HD charge will be dropped for people who subscribe to the full sky package (6 mixes and Sky Sports and Sky Movies) 

Sky HD Receivers - NOW IN STOCK - SAMSUNG SKY HD Receivers. These are the latest models and have a 500gigabyte hard drive. (note we do not stock Amstrad or Thomson HD Sky receivers due to the number of complaints about their poor performance not only from clients in Spain, but from Sky customers in the UK !)




SKY TV AND FREESAT TV TROUBLESHOOTING AND RECEPTION ISSUES FOR SPAIN

We can help troubleshoot your TV reception issues: are you getting "No Satellite Signal Is being Received" on you Sky box? Need help with your Sky Default Transponder Frequency Settings for Costa Blanca and Spain? Default Transponder Frequency Settings for Costa Blanca Spain

 Need to know about any "secret" Sky Freesat ITV and BBC Channel 4 Five channel and transponder frequencies and the best frequency settings for a Sky Digibox? Secret and extra Sky and Freesat channels

Have you lost ITV? Poor signal reception for ITV? Are you losing ITV channel signals in the evenings in Spain? For how to set up the new stronger frequency in Spain for ITV Stronger ITV frequencies for Spain

"ITV1 Central S" and "ITV1 Central E" (ITV Central South and ITV Central East) have been removed from Astra 2D and have reappeared on the Astra 2B South beam. A Sky viewing card is required for these regions, that used to be free to air - no sky card required. You can add these ITV1 regions using Other Channels. The frequency is: 11973 V 27500 2/3 Its on Astra 2B south beam, so very easy to receive even on a smaller 60cm dish in many areas of Spain as this is a much stronger frequency than those on Astra 2D - reception will be similar to Sky News!

Have you lost Channel 4? For how to set up the new stronger frequency in Spain for Channel 4 Stronger Channel 4 frequencies for Spain

Have you lost Channel 5? For how to set up the new stronger frequency in Spain for Channel 5 Stronger Five frequencies for Spain

(Note: Some digital satellite installers on the Costa Blanca Spain charge up to 75€ for these alternate frequencies, saying they have realigned your satellite dish or changed the LNB, yet all they do it to put these channel frequencies into your Sky digibox, we give these alternate and stronger frequencies for BBC, ITV, Channel Four and Five FREE!)

Freesat TV and Sky TV Frequencies and Transponder settings
BBC TV Channel Frequencies
ITV Channel Frequencies
Channel Four / Film 4 Channel Frequencies
Five, Fiver Five USA Channels Frequencies



WHAT IS FREESAT, WHAT IS FREEVIEW, WHAT IS SKY TV, FREESAT TV ON THE COSTA BLANCA

Yes you can receive UK TV In Spain. Yes you can get Sky TV in Spain. Yes you can get Freesat in Spain. Yes you can get BBC ITV and C4 in Spain. Yes you can receive great crystal clear satellite high definition channels in Spain. (although the number of channels received depends on the size of your dish and location!)

No - you cannot receive Freeview in Spain - it is a UK only service! You cannot get UK Freeview in Spain. Find out about Freesat TV and Freeview TV reception in Spain. Freeview TV in Spain

UK satellite television is transmitted from 4 satellites: Astra 2a, Astra 2b, Astra 2D and Eurobird 1. Each of these satellite have different "signal footprints" and so reception of channels transmitted by these satellites can vary around Europe and Spain. The size of satellite dish you will need to receive signals from these satellites will depend on what channels you want to receive and where you are located.

UK / British Television Satellite Systems - BBC1, BBC2, BBC Radio, ITV1, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4, Channel 4, E4, More4, Film4, Five, Five USA, Fiver, Freesat, Sky TV in Spain UK Satellite TV in Spain

High Definition TV Systems: receive crystal clear satellite TV channels including BBC HD, ITV HD and C4 HD, some with digital surround sound with Freesat HD and Sky HD.. High Definition HD Channels in Spain

We install satellite dishes - from the small 80cm dish required for some basic UK TV Channels like BBC News and Sky News,  to the "big (Portuguese) dishes" of 1.8m (1.9m) and 2.4m required to get the BBC and ITV (Astra 2d) signals in the Valencia region. Satellite TV Dishes / Parabolicas

1.8m / 1.9m satellite dishes can be wall mounted, but 2.4m satellite dishes should not be wall mounted!

Many UK TV channels can be received in Spain on an 80cm dish. You will not be able to receive the main BBC and ITV channels (they are on the weaker Astra 2d satellite) but you can get enough channels to keep you in tough with the world - like BBC News, BBC Radios, a few music channels, a few movie channel, ideal for a holiday home, where it may not be worth while installing a big dish for BBC and ITV reception! UK TV channels on a small satellite dish.

For reception of the the UK TV channels in Spain your satellite dish need to be pointing at the Astra 2 group of satellites located at 28.2 to 28.5 degrees east of south. - with free to air channel from the BBC and ITV to pay TV packages operated by Sky and ESPN. Sky and Freesat Frequencies

Costa Blanca Satellite Television installations for English language TV - some English language programmes and channels are also available on other satellite, like Astra 1, Hotbird, Badr / Arabsat, Nilesat.


SKY VIEWING CARDS / NEW REPLACEMENT SKY CARDS / SKY SUBSCRIPTIONS

You still require a Sky Viewing card to watch Fiver and Five USA - these are free to view channels and require a new white sky viewing card (either freesatfromsky or Sky subscription card). These channels are NOT available on Freesat or without a Sky viewing card.

From April 2009 Sky have been issuing new white Sky replacement viewing cards. These new white Sky cards will replace you old "Blue Yellow House" Sky viewing cards, that have been deactivated March 2010. New White Sky card being issued

Blue Sky cards have been deactivated from the 1st March 2010. You need a new white Sky card to watch any of the encrypted Sky TV channels in Spain.


SKY TV AND FREESAT TV DIGIBOXES / RECEIVERS / SET TOP BOXES

Receivers / Decoders : Basic Sky Freesat, PVRs like Sky+ and Freesat+, and High Definition, Pace, Thomson, Sky+ and SkyHD. Sky and Freesat receivers / digiboxes.

Sky+ Freesat+ and other PVRs: allow you to watch one channel and record another AT THE SAME TIME, using the inbuilt hard disk drive. Pause Live TV, instant rewind and series linking recording.

If you request a Freesat system, and you are supplied with a receiver without the Freesat logo, then you are not getting Freesat - including the Freesat programme guide and interactive features. Freesat is more than just channels, it is also the functions of the receiver as well!

For the best viewing of satellite TV in Spain High Definition channel provide crystal clear pictures quality and will make use of your Plasma TV, LCD TV, and LED TVs.

High Definition : BBC HD and ITV HD are available for free on both Sky HD and Freesat HD digiboxes.

High Definition : Sky HD has over 40 (and soon to be over 50) high definition channels - crystal clear satellite television channels is available in Spain



3DTV : Sky to launch the UKs first 3Dtv service in 2010. Use a Sky HD box and a 3DTV for the ultimate viewing experience. (The 2010 Football World Cup is due to be the first big event for 3DTV) Sky 3D TV Channel Frequencies and details here

Sky 3D TV: For Sky subscribers from the 1st October - Sky 3D TV details here

Freesatfromsky cards and Sky TV subscription viewing cards in Spain - Sky cards Spain

Sky Cards in Costa Blanca - New White Sky Viewing Card Replacement Information strong> - New white Sky cards information




FREE (NON SUBSCRIPTION) AND LEGAL UK TELEVISION IN SPAIN AND EUROPE

UK TV Direct from the satellites: Our UK TV systems come direct from the main UK TV satellites (Astra 2 and Eurobird). Any other system offering UK TV from any other satellites are illegally rebroadcasting them without the channels permissions.

You can legally watch the free to air UK TV channels direct from the satellites anywhere in Spain and Europe where the signals can be received via a satellite dish.

European Law allows the viewing of Free to Air TV channels from another country - but even under "Television Without Frontiers" and "AVMS" EU Directives, you are NOT given the automatic right to watch all UK TV Channels in Spain! EU Law (Television without Frontiers and AVMS) Directives

Direct from Satellite : our UK TV satellite systems use only signals direct from the satellites : no illegal rebroadcasting / micromesh systems. Just direct satellite TV from Astra 2a, Astra 2b, Astra 2d and Eurobird 1.

We do not and never have supplied illegal rebroadcasting system - we only supply systems for satellite TV signals direct from their source...not third party systems. Illegal rebroadcasting of TV channels without permissions.

And you can only get Sky TV in Spain by using an official Sky TV Viewing card. If you are getting Sky TV subscription channels in Spain without using a Sky TV Viewing card then you are getting the channels illegally.

Irish TV Channels on Sky: The Irish TV channels (RTE, TG3, TV3) and the Ireland variations of UK channels (Channel 4, Sky One Ireland) require a Sky viewing card to be viewed. This card needs to be registered at and address in Ireland.

Our company has never endorsed or installed REBROADCASTER systems, only systems whose signals come direct from the source, not a third party! Rebroadcasting TV in Spain

Update Summer 2009: more rebroadcasters shutdown. Rebroadcasters: Police raids and closures

FOOTBALL WORLD CUP 2010, OLYMPICS and SPORT ON SATELLITE TV

  

2010 Football World Cup matches on UK BBC ITV TV Channels - BBC Sports / ITV Sport / Eurosport 2010 Football World Cup - South Africa

2010 Winter Olympics - Vancouver - UK TV Channels - BBC Sports / Eurosport / TVE 2010 Winter Olympics

Wimbledon Tennis 2010 on the BBC - Wimbledon Tennis

BBC Sports Interactive "Streams" Guides - BBC Sports Streams and Guides

SPANISH DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION (TDT) CHANNELS - SPANISH "FREEVIEW" TV SYSTEM



Television Digital Terrestrial (TDT) – Spain's “Freeview” TV - Around 30 Crystal Clear Digital Spanish TV channels via your TV aerial. Areas of Spain will lose their analogue signals on 31st December 2009 as part of the analogue switch off scheme. Other areas will lose their analogue TV signals in April 2010. TDT Spain

Spanish TDT - Digital TV required three components: a TV aerial, an masthead amplifier and power supply, and a TDT Digital TV receiver (this is built into many flat screen Plasma and LCD TVs these day, otherwise you will require a separate TDT Set Top Box / decoder)

You cannot receive ANY UK TV channels via TDT - it is a Spanish broadcast system only. However, in many cases, UK and USA imported programmes can be watched in their own language (i.e. English)

Spanish TDT - Many programmes on Spanish Digital Terrestrial TDT care broadcast with two audio soundtracks, meaning that in many cases, many programmes from the UK and USA can be watched with  English sound simply by pressing a button on your remote control to change the language from Spanish to English.

Spanish TDT - UK Freeview boxes may work in Spain and the Costa Blanca, but they may have some issues that may mean that they do not work 100% correctly.

Spanish Television Channels - Spanish Digital Channels - TVE - Teledeporte - La Sexta - Telecinco - GOL Television - Digital + - Disney Channel - Cuarto - Sony TV - Spanish TV Channels.

Update 1 May 2010: Sony SET TV has been removed from TDT. If you try and watch Sony Entertainment TV on TDT then you will get the scrambled or encrypted message on the screen. This is because SET has been replaced by AXN, the second pay TV channel on TDT. So you will have to subscribe to this channel to view it.
More information here Sony SET No longer available

New Channels soon on TDT in Spain : Canal Nitro (Antena 3 Action chanenl): Lunes 23 Agosto Monday August 23 - Canal + Dos (A pay TDT channel) : Lunes 23 de Agosto Monday August 23 at 8:00 am replacing 40 Latino - MTV (Free music TV Channel): 30 de Agosto August 30 - La 10 : 20 de Septiembre September 20 - Marca TV (Similar to Sky Sports News) : 28 de Agosto August 28th at 9:00 hours - Boing (children's TV channel) : 1 de Septiembre September 1 at 8:00 am




UK TV PROGRAMMES GUIDES / NILESAT / ARABSAT / MBC FOX CHANNEL LISTS

We have UK TV programme guides, TV listings for all the main UK TV channels, and some listings for the Arabsat Nilesat satellite channels like MBC Max, MBC Action, MBC2, MBC4, Dubai One, Fox Movies and Fox Series channels. Arabsat / Badr and Nilesat English TV Channels.





English Premier League Football - All game LIVE on ADMC Sport in High Definition - ADMC Sport in HD available on Nilesat 7 West and Badr at 26 East - ADMC HD Satellite Frequencies. All 380 English Premiership Football games Live and in HD on ADMC Sport on Nilesat and Badr.

Many other satellite have English Language programmes on them, including Astra 1, Hotbird, some for free, others as part of PAY TV packages, like Digital+, Showtime.

We have information on the laws, rules, and regulations (like planning permission) affecting a legal satellite dish installation - confused about European Directives and Television without Frontiers? Legal UK TV, Planning permission and EU Laws

Extra / additional and "secret" channel frequencies for Freesat TV and Sky TV channels in Spain. Extra Sky and Freesat TV Channels

Freesat TV and Sky TV Frequency and transponder setting lists Sky Freesat Frequency settings

ITV HD on a Sky HD digibox - here is the frequency and how to do it  ITV HD Channel

THE HISTORY OF TELEVISION AND SATELLLITE TELEVISION TECHNOLOGY

We have many pages full of information about the history of television, the changes in television technology, from HDTV to 3DTV, Plasma TVs LCD TVs and LED TVs, and videos about satellite television technology, including the first satellite TV broadcaster by Telstar, and clips from programme about how satellites are made and launched. How satellite TV works

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