Over half a million UK homes have satellite digital TV dishes installed that are not in use according to research by Harvard International, the distributor of Grundig and Goodmans digital TV kit.
Harvard director of communications John Edwards said that these "digitally dormant" households can easily re-connect to subscription-free satellite digital TV via the Freesat service.
"We really want to help digitally dormant homes to get connected to the best TV experience possible. It's particularly simple for homes to enable Freesat or Freesat+ if they already have a satellite TV dish connected to their home," he said.
With DSO (digital switchover) well underway, this leaves many households potentially able to get digital TV from Freesat or Sky, without needing an aerial upgrade as part of a Freeview installation. Aerial upgrades cost £80 or more on top of the cost of the Freeview box.
However dormant satellite dishes may not be usable, depending on their state of disrepair, so they may need checking by a qualified digital satellite installer.
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