Astra 1 at 19.2 Degrees East

The Astra 1 constellation of satellites is located at 19.2 degrees east of south, and are primarily used for transmitting to Europe. Many European countries use this satellite for their Pay TV services, including Spain's D+, most of the Canal+ services, and German. Reception of Astra 1 in Spain can easily be received on a 60cm satellite dish, a small sized dish.

Many channels are available for free on this satellite, but they do tend to be German. One bonus is the availability of a free Eurosport - although the language is in German.

There are a few free English audio channels of interest on Astra, that you can view on any generic digital satellite receiver. These include BBC World News, Sky News, The Travel Channel,  The God Channel.

Eurosport (Germany) - frequency 11259 V

Sky News International - frequency 11604 H 22000 5/6

BBC World News - frequency 11597 V 22000 5/6

There are also some free to air Spanish TV channels available to watch on the Astra 1 satellites.

Spanish TV Channel Name - Frequency Settings

TVV Internacional 10818 V 22000 5/6

TV Canaria 10979 V 22000 5/6

TV de Galicia 11509 V 22000 5/6

TVE Internacional 11568 V 22000 5/6

TV 3 Cat 11686 V 22000 5/6
Andalucia TV 11686 V 22000 5/6
ETB Sat 11686 V 22000 5/6
TeleMadrid Sat 11686 V 22000 5/6
Canal Club 11686 V 22000 5/6
TV de Galicia 11686 V 22000 5/6