Can you get free to air channels on a Sky box?

Our answer; You can of course use your sky box to receive free to air TV channels if you so decide.

What’s the most basic Sky package?

Sky Signature
Sky Signature is the new TV package that includes all the channels you would get on the Entertainment package but now combines the Sky Box Sets package with it as standard. It is the most basic Sky TV package you get when signing up for any Sky broadband & TV package. It includes over 300 TV channels and 500 box sets.

How much does basic Sky TV cost?

In 2020, Sky Signature replaced Sky Entertainment as the basic TV package. This package costs £30 (though new customers or those who re-contract will currently be able to pay less £5 to start – if not more).

Does Sky TV include Freeview channels?

Freeview channels on Sky TV You can access all of the 250 Freeview channels directly through your Sky TV set-top box, including BBC One, BBC Two, ITV, and Channel 4 (including HD) as well as Dave, Yesterday and Challenge and movie channels like Film4 and TCM.

Can I watch Freeview on my old skybox?

It is not possible to plug an aerial into a Sky Digibox to receive Freeview channels because the boxes have not been designed this way. You will continue to get the full Sky EPG listings; you just will not be able to watch subscription channels.

Can I use a Sky dish for Freeview?

No, Freeview is only available through an aerial, not through a satellite dish. Most flatscreen TVs have Freeview built in, so all you need to do is plug in the aerial.

Can I use my Sky dish as an aerial?

You cannot use a dish as an aerial, though people have ways of repurposing an old Sky dish. Their version of repurposing is to make the satellite dish the mount. You can take out the LNB and attach your clip-on aerial there. Your coaxial cord will run from the TV aerial and not the dish itself.