Several channels are free to air now from Star Times TV package on Eutelsat 8 West B @ 8 West.
Note technical detail.
4172 R 30000 3/4
DVB-S2/8PSK
MPEG-4
channels which are FTA
Bundesliga
ST Bollywood
Star Plus
Star Gold
MTV Base Africa
Fox News Channel
Fox Entertainment
ST Novela E1
ST Movies 1
Fine Living
Fox Life Africa
JimJam Europe
Fox Sports 2
AMC Series
ST Series E1
POP Africa
Bloomberg TV Africa
Al Jazeera English
Juce TV
Soac (Smile of a child TV)
ST Guide
Star Luganda Bollywood
StarTimes Guide
4136 R 30000 3/4
DVB-S2/8PSK
MPEG-4
CGTN
Africa 24
a new channel CRBC Calabar started on
3791 R 1082 5/6
DVB-S2/8PSK
MPEG-4
CBC TV Zambia, Prime TV and Revalation TV are encrypted on
3854 R 6888 3/4
DVB-S2/8PSK
MPEG-4
City TV & TBN Zaimba have left from above paramaters.
StarSat, South Africa is a subsidiary of the Chinese satellite television provider, StarTimes, operating in South Africa that began broadcasting on 1 May 2010. StarSat is owned by On Digital Media, who were granted a pay-TV license by ICASA in September 2007. On Digital Media is 20% owned by TV satellite operator SES and 20% owned by Chinas StarTimes. StarSat’s service is aimed at the LSM 6-9 demographic, targeting middle class viewers. Until 31 October 2013, the service was known as TopTV.