Archive:List of channels on British Satellite Broadcasting

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British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB) was a television broadcaster founded on 11 December 1986, with its headquarters in Marco Polo House, London. BSB launched its channels on 25 March 1990 (listed below). On 2 November 1990, BSB merged with Sky and became part of British Sky Broadcasting

The channels were broadcast on the Marcopolo 1 satellite (31°W).

Key

Packages	Price per month
Free-to-view	£0
The Movie Channel	£10

Channel List

LCN	Logo	Name	Owner	Encryption	Transponder	Broadcast hour	Launched	Closed
1		The Movie Channel	British Satellite Broadcasting (25/03/90-01/11/90) British Sky Broadcasting (02/11/90-31/10/97)	The Movie Channel	12.092	13:30-03:15	25/03/90	Renamed to Sky Movies Screen 2 on 31/10/97.
2		The Sports Channel	British Satellite Broadcasting (27/03/90-01/11/90) British Sky Broadcasting/Sky Digital/Sky (02/11/90-present)	Free-to-view	11.938	10:50-01:00	27/03/90	Renamed to Sky Sports on 20/04/91
		The Computer Channel	British Satellite Broadcasting (10/04/90-01/11/90) British Sky Broadcasting (02/11/90-29/11/90)	?		?	10/04/90	29/11/90
3		Galaxy	British Satellite Broadcasting (26/03/90-01/11/90) British Sky Broadcasting (02/11/90-02/12/90)	Free-to-view	11.861	08:00-02:00	26/03/90	02/12/90
4		The Power Station	British Satellite Broadcasting (29/03/90-01/11/90) British Sky Broadcasting (02/11/90-08/04/91)	Free-to-view	12.015	08:00-00:30	29/03/90	08/04/91
5		Now	British Satellite Broadcasting (28/03/90-01/11/90) British Sky Broadcasting (02/11/90-01/12/90)	Free-to-view	11.785	10:30-02:00	28/03/90	01/12/90

Sources

• BSB instruction manual (Channel numbers)
• SetTopBoxing - 1990, March (Pricing)

See also

• List of line-up changes on Sky (UK and Ireland) from 1982 to 1999