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Lots of information on moving to and living in Spain, including links to sites where you can house swap Spain to UK, or House SWAP UK to Spain.  Swap a house in UK to Spain and enable your move to Sun!!

Aimed mainly at people wishing to retire to, (or just to improve their lifestyle), by moving to Spain, but also full of useful information and links for British ex-pats, already living here.  Based on our experience of moving to Spain a few years ago - we have put it together in web-site form

The TV channels available in Spain are pretty dismal (even if you speak the lingo!).  To make life tolerable the only sensible thing to do (if only to keep up with home and world news), is to install a SKY or FREESAT digital satellite system.  This consists of:

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A SUITABLE digibox or digital receiver

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A suitable LARGE parabolic dish - what size?

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An LNB* - (Low Noise Block - downconverter)

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A viewing card (via SKY if desired)

*These are usually available from your dish supplier, or via the internet.

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Where you eventually settle, and 

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How much you are prepared to pay, (both in subscriptions to SKY, and installation costs) , you will be able to view a differing number of the 'several hundred'  channels available on the SKY system.

If you have a SKY contract in the UK, you could simply unplug the digibox bit, stick it in your hand luggage, and bring it to Spain.

Strictly speaking - if it was installed for free, or on one of the reduce price options, or still under a 'SKY Contract' - you shouldn't take it out of the country, and if it is still in the first year of the contract, it should be attached to a UK telephone line - (difficult if you are living on the Costa Brava!!).

However, if you bought it outright, - well it's yours, and  up to you!

There are a number of suppliers in Spain (Mostly advertising in the free 'Brit' press), who will provide you with either a full system, or just a dish and LNB to connect to 'your' digibox.  Some will even organise a viewing card for you, which can be useful if you haven't got a UK address, also see the advert below.

The cost of a 'full' system varies, depending on who you deal with, and the digibox and size of dish supplied.  Some boxes work better than others, and you will definitely need a larger dish than the 44cm one supplied with the SKY box. 

(Click here to see dish sizes needed)  

Just click on 2A, 2B and 2D to see the resultant 'footprint' or coverage, relative to the size of dish used.  The southern beam offers a few 'mainline channels', such as Sky News.  Be aware that many of the popular UK channels have been moved to 2D, which doesn't provides a southern beam, so a larger dish is definitely needed to view these.

Basically, in Andalucia, the minimum size dish needed is 1.3m and you may need a dish up to 2m diameter in the Costa Blanca region.

A good idea is see what the majority of your immediate neighbours are using.

NOT ALL Digi-boxes are suitable for use in Spain,  and if you plan to reside in southern Spain, a dish of at least 1.3 metres, or bigger is necessary if you want to receive most of the channels available for free.

The cheapest new systems bought and installed in Spain, start at around 350 Euros (320 quid approx. at Feb 2009), and go up to over 800 Euros for 'fully loaded system'.

Many suppliers are now offering FREESAT systems which are mainly sponsored by the BBC, though they still use the ASTRA satellite system.

So you really 'pays your money and makes your choice' when it comes to SAT TV.

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Try the links below for more Satellite info

Tuning in your Box in southern Spain
Good help to find those elusive signals

TV / Radio channels available in Spain at 03/112009

TV / RADIO PROGS IN THE RADIO TIMES
Check out what's on tonight!

Satellite for Caravans? -

Yes - I know you're going to say 'What have caravans to do with anything?' - but if you are planning DIY setup - this site might be helpful, provided you can put up with it's rather 'holier than thou self righteous attitude'

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UK TV on the Costa Blanca?

UK TV in Spain - Costa Blanca based English experts

So who are they? - they say:
"Predominantly a family business, established in Spain for more than a decade with many more years experience in the satellite television industry".  - Costa Blanca based.  - we say:  -"Give 'em a call"

SES ASTRA
Helps with calculating size and Installation
of dish for ASTRA 2A, 2B and 2D (SKY)

ASTRA - TV & Radio - FREE Channel Guides
shows channels that are broadcast, FREE!

Problems receiving Astra 2D?
Check this out

Channels Broadcast from 2D

Programming your Sky remote to work your TV


Satcure - An EXCELLENT!  starting point for NEW receivers, dishes, LNB's, tuning-meters, books and FREE advice.
 . . .  and . . . you get a £1 discount by buying from here! -

Why not persuade your community president to stop all the arguments about which Brits can connect on your system, by changing your Quad output LNB for the excellent 

Televes EIGHT- output LNB
This LNB can feed up to 8 Digiboxes or  up to 
4  SKY+ Digiboxes,
(or a combination of the two). 
(though SKY+ is ONLY available with a SKY subscription) 
 

Price £99.95 + p&p
( the Satcure web store gives accurate quotations of shipping costs to Spain)


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STOP PRESS - Moved, or moving to Spain, or thinking of it? - well either way, this site is designed to help - by pointing you in the right direction, so, even if you CANNOT SELL your current house to move to the sun - CLICK HERE, - you still have the freedom to choose! - We have a House in the Sun for EXCHANGE - PLUS! - Links to many other sites with permanent swaps or trade-in exchanges,- SO, if your home is not selling! - take a look and GOOD LUCK!

 

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