Free Channels
A number of FTA HD channels are available which do not require a subscription, only an HD capable digibox such as the Sky+ HD box. BBC One HD. BBC Two HD and Channel 4 HD are broadcast free to air. ITV HD launched on 2 April 2010 in England and Wales, and can also be viewed without an HD subscription, although viewers in some regions may require a viewing card. (Viewers in Scotland and Ireland, or viewers without viewing cards, can manually tune in the channel via the 'Other Channels' function.) Channel 5 announced on 17 March 2010 that Channel 5 HD would be added to the Sky platform in July 2010, however it requires a viewing card. NHK World HD was added to the EPG in July 2011, with channel number 518, becoming the second HD news channel (after Sky News HD). It is also free to air.
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