Free to Air | FTA

FTA - Free to Air Satellite Equipment, Parts, and Supplies

Need Free To Air Satellite TV Equipment?  Need some Dish Parts?  We sell a complete line of Satelite Parts for your FTA Satellite Dish.  We carry both Standard and Universal LNB s from suppliers such as Invacom, Fortec, DMSI and More.  Need help selecting the correct Free To Air LNB? Call us at 330-633-7133 for immediate assistance M-F 9:00-5:00 est.

What is Free To Air? 

Free to Air Satellite refers to a certain type of satellite broadcasting. Everyone in the US understands pay per view TV but very few understand FTA Satellite. DIRECTV and Dish Network gained great popularity because they had stationary satellite systems with small dishes. They also had something called "encryption" to prevent signal theft.

With FTA satellite there is no "Encryption". Dishes are not 18 inches, but rather 30 inches. Free to Air is not as popular because it's more complex requiring a rotator for best channel selection. You do not have premium channels like HBO or Cinemax. Optimum performance is realized by using a 30 inch dish with a rotator to pick up 20 to 30 receivers in your viewing arc.