Freesat Sri Lanka is a subscription-free Digital Satellite TV service offering local and international television channels for Sri Lankan households. Nowadays it's a trending topic on social media because their service is awesome. Let's Talk About Freesat.
Digital TV History in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has been using analog TV for over 40 years. But because of Sri Lanka's topography, not everyone can get clear views from this. Because of this issue, A Company Called "Communiq Broadband Networks (CBN)" started a project to provide a satellite tv service called "CBN SAT". It is the 1st digital tv service in Sri Lanka. After that, the Dialog Axiata Company brought that company for 523.8 Million LKR. This is the turning point of the Srilankan satellite tv industry. They started a satellite tv project called Dialog TV. Dialog is a multi National Company so they have many resources. Their marketing is pretty Good. after 3 or 5 years everyone knows about dialog tv in Sri Lanka. After some years Sri Lankan popular Telecommunication provider called "Sri Lanka Telecom" Started a cable TV Project with ADSL AND Fiber. It's good that Dialog TV. Because the quality of the tv channels is very good. But the disadvantage of these two digital tv services is their installation prices are very high and monthly rentals very high. As an example, Dialog TV's minimum monthly rental is 490 LKR. Peo Tv monthly rentals start with 590/= LKR. So it cants affordable for some Srilankan people. so they are still using analog TV technology. Another very bad thing is they are charged for Free to Air (FTA) Channels and local free channels too. it is unethical. But people can't do anything about this. Big companies had spread their dominance in Sri Lanka. But turning all this upside down, The Freesat Sri Lanka was introduced this year(2022). It's very useful for watching clear tv without any monthly rental.
Freesat Sri Lanka Owners
According to the Consumer Affairs Authority, "Union Network International Pvt Ltd" is the Owning Company of the Freesat Sri Lanka. It is a Government registered company with Registered Company No: PV 00203126. And their address is 20 Nelson Place, Colombo 6. They have said their company is a licensed Digital Television Broadcasting Service by the Ministry of Mass Media & Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka. We have checked it and it's true. As I heard about this company investor, he has invested trillions of LKR for this service. So we can't tell, this will close after a short period.
As i know Freesat CEO (Chief Executive Officer) is Mr. Kaminda Samarakoon. And Mr. Hiran Jaliya works as the head of marketing. And Also he is the founder of Hitz 99 TV Channel which is on channel 99 in Freesat Sri Lanka. It is an FTA Channel for south Asia. We will talk about the all channels below.
What is Freesat? Q/A
Q. What is Freesat?
A. Freesat is a Television Network that provides digital television coverage to the whole of Sri Lanka via satellite using DVB-S2X technology.
Q. Is this really free?
A. Yes. This is a 100% free service for viewers. Although not yet available in Sri Lanka, the network that successfully provides Free TV, which can be seen in many countries around the world, is very popular. (England - Freesat, India - Freedish)
Q. What channels are there in this?
A. Freesat is a network that mainly provides Sri Lankan channels for free to the audience using Digital technology. So it's mainly local channels. In addition, a certain amount of foreign channels that are not Pay-TV are also provided through this.
Q. Even though it is free, will you ever have to pay?
A. Never. This is a 100% free service every day.
Q. Do I have to buy a kit to receive?
A. Yes. Like other Digital TV services, you need to get a receiver set to get this service. It will soon be available from dealers across the island.
Q. Can we install the kit ourselves?
A. Fixing this is not a complicated process. But it is important to get the help of a professional installer to get a high quality service.
Q. Can this be viewed on the Free-to-Air STBs we currently have?
A. Although Freesat is free to the audience, it is not a Free-to-Air service. We call this Free-to-View. That means the service is encrypted. Therefore, a separate STB should be purchased for this purpose. The main reason for this is that according to the copyrights of most of the content broadcasted on the channels we broadcast, it is prohibited to go outside the borders of Sri Lanka. Because the satellite signal extends throughout the region, the service must be encrypted according to the above law.
Q. If you buy this, won't you need Pay-TV?
A. If your need is to watch all the local channels and the foreign channels provided by this for free with Digital technology without paying any monthly fees, then it is not necessary. But if you want to watch Pay-TV channels like Discovery, National Geographic, you have to get that service from an organization that provides that service.
Q. How is Freesat better than Digital Terrestrial TV?
A. Terrestrial Broadcasting is a very difficult process in a country with a lot of topography like Sri Lanka. This is something we are already experiencing very clearly. There are many places that are not visible due to this topography, even the currently functioning Analog Television. This is why broadcasting through satellite, which is an extra terrestrial relay, is more practical. It can provide equal Digital TV coverage to every home in Sri Lanka. And due to the limitations and discrepancies in the electrical frequencies, it is very difficult to provide high-quality HD and 4K quality services through Terrestrial, and Freesat is ahead in all these aspects.
Q. Can I be a sales representative or installer?
A. Freesat has invited applications to appoint representatives for 160 service coverage areas covering the entire island. If you are also interested in this, have experience in distribution / installation of Satellite TV, CCTV, etc., apply today through https://freesat.lk/apply.
Freesat Channel List (Last Updated: 2022/08/05)
- Freesat promo
- Sri Dalada Maligawa HD
- Rupavahini
- Channel Eye
- ITN (Sri Lanka)
- Vasantham TV
- TNL TV
- Sirasa TV
- Shakthi TV
- TV 1 (Sri Lanka)
- Swarnavahini
- TV Derana
- Ada Derana 24×7
- Siyatha TV
- Star Tamil TV
- Hiru TV
- Supreme TV HD
- The Buddhist TV
- Rangiri Sri Lanka TV
- Charana TV
- Verbum TV
- Freesat Movies HD
- Hitz99 HD
- KBS World
- Freesat test
- Edusat 1
- Edusat 2
- Edusat 3
- Edusat 4
- Edusat 5
- Edusat 6
- Edusat 7
- Edusat 8
- Edusat 9
- Edusat 10
- NHK World Japan
- Aljazeera English
- DW English
- ABC Australia Asia HD
- Arirang World
- Zing Asia
- 9XM
- B4U Movies India
- Kalaignar TV
- Sirippoli
- DD Sports
- France 24 English
- TV5Monde Asie
- EuroNews English
- TRT World
- CGTN
- KBS Korea
- KBS World
- Freesat promo
- Freesat promo
This Channel list Has 2 Local HD Channels and 5 International HD Channels. According to Freesat, a lot of new channels will be added to this list soon. Hitz 99 HD Channels is an FTA channel which is conducted by Freesat company. It is broadcasting New music videos. It's a good channel. Users Love it. Edusat channels are reserved for the Ministry of Education in Sri Lanka for the broadcast of educational programs for students. There are 2 slots for broadcast Katharagama Perahara and Dalada Perahara. it's special too.
How To get a Freesat connection
There are different ways to buy the Freesat connection.
1st Method - You can visit This Link https://freesat.lk/switch-to-digital and Click on Get Freesat Button. After that, you will see a form Like this,
You have to fill this form with the correct details, once you submit this form, Freesat will look into it and send a message to your phone with your nearest installation provider's contact details. After that, you can buy a connection from them.
2nd Method - If you want to buy Freesat connections directly, you can contact Freesat authorized dealers and get your Freesat set up the box immediately. If you don't know the authorized dealers, you can easily find your nearest dealer from this Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/611361023568455
Get Freesat On Daraz - https://www.daraz.lk/products/freesat-hd-box-i161264876-s1102936268.html
Get Freesat On Deells.lk- https://www.deells.lk/product/freesat-hd-set-top-box-satellite-tv-receiver (Introducing Price Lower than MRP)
What Contain inside of Freesat Box
- Freesat Set-Up Box
- Remote Control
- Power Adapter (12V)
- The warranty card with Manual
- A couple of AAA Battery
- HDMI Cable
- AV Cable
According to the Freesat, the MRP Of the Setup Box is 9250/= LKR. You can only get the Setup box which is called a decoder with this. But we want a satellite receiving dish and LNB to get satellite transmissions to our setup box. But Please Remember Freesat doesn't sell receiving dishes yet. So you have to buy them separately or connect the box with the old used dish. if you want to buy a dish you can easily do it with dealers. most of the dealers charge 45000 LKR - 5000 LKR.
Another Special thing is this Freesat service uses a fast encoding system and new technology can transmit a 4k Resolution stream. I can tell you Freesat has more than signal quality and signal strength than DTV. I can tell from my personal experience. We can watch Freesat even raining.
And According to Freesat, buying this setup box doesn't mean having an agreement with you and Freesat company. Another special thing is this box has PVR recording too. it means you can record programs when you watch the tv.
Warranty - 1 Year (Repair or Replacement)
Conclusion - Freesat Sri Lanka is a subscription-free TV Service provider and they have more than 40 local and international channels. You can buy this connection through the Freesat website, daraz, deells.lk, and through the authorized dealers. MRP of this setup box is 9250LKR and you have to buy a satellite receiver dish separately. The box has a 1-year warranty and they use mrew technologies for transmissions.
So This is the End Of This Article hope you will get a clear idea about Freesat Sri Lanka. And I can highly recommend this service to you Guys. Thank You.
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