Digital Satellite
Radio stations broadcasting via Satellite to the United Kingdom usually use SES' Astra series of satellites at 28.2° east or the Eutelsat 28A satellite at 28.5° east. Radio stations broadcast free-to-air via the Sky Digital, Freesat from Sky platforms and any DVB-S compliant set-top box. The Freesat platform has all the BBC's national and regional digital radio stations as well as BBC London 94.9 from the launch on 6 May 2008 on the EPG.
WorldSpace was planning a subscription based digital radio satellite service on the upper frequencies of the L band, if it had secured the frequencies from the Ofcom auction of L band frequencies in 2008. However, Qualcomm beat WorldSpace in securing the L band frequencies in the Ofcom auction process.
Ondas Media plan to launch a subscription satellite service across twenty seven European countries including the UK in 2012, signing up car manufacturers such as BMW and Nissan as well as doing a deal with UK jazz station, Jazz FM to provide original content on the service.
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