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Originally Posted by Chris T
Let's not confuse Free To View (FTV) and Free To Air (FTA). Until the BBC took the initiative and shifted its content to Astra 2D, it was impossible to see their channels on satellite without buying a Sky viewing card.
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I'm not confusing anything
You said "the *only* way to get any of them via satellite in the UK was to pay Sky for a subscription."
I pointed out that before they went FTA, they were FTV - which meant that although they required a viewing card, due to being encrypted, they were still "free" & did not require a
subscription.
Paying a one-off £20 for a viewing card - or simply using an expired viewing card - isn't the same as having to "pay Sky for a subscription".