BFBS, BBC One, BBC Two & ITV – Global Reception

BFBS is the British Forces Broadcasting Service and incorporates television and radio services for the British Forces in the UK and around the world. BFBS TV and Radio are considered one of the most important arms of the MOD’s welfare services for its soldiers, sailors, airmen and women and their dependents. BFBS is run by SSVC (the Services Sound & Vision Corporation), a charity, under contract to the Ministry of Defence.

The MOD funds the BFBS Broadcasting Contract for Radio and Television overseas. However, SSVC funds additional channels from its charitable resources as an enhancement to Forces welfare.
While civilian satellite viewers cannot view any of the channels offered by SSVC, it is quite interesting to see how some of the domestic UK channels have gone global.

Channels available to the armed forces are BBC One, BBC Two, ITV, Sky News, BFBS Extra, BFBS Sports, Forces TV, Sky Sports 1, Sky Sports 2 and Nepali TV (for the Ghurkhas).
The services available can vary depending on the region and the needs of the British Armed Forces.
These global feeds now make it possible to rebroadcast British TV to the Overseas Territories, in 2013, BBC One and BBC Two replaced BFBS 1 and BFBS 2 on Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic.
Please note, these services are encrypted and intended for the British Armed Forces overseas, subscriptions are not available to the general public.

For more information see:
www.bfbs.com

Listed below are the satellites, frequencies and footprints for BFBS/SSVC around the globe.

Eutelsat 10A at 10.0° East