freesat have announced that Talksport Radio will be joining the freesat (EPG) Electronic Programme Guide next Tuesday 19th May on channel number 731
Talksport is the UK’s largest commercial radio station, broadcasting sports phone-ins and discussions, live sports commentary, and lively phone-in discussions. Talksport is the UK’s only national commercial speech radio station and is home to talent that includes former international footballers Ian Wright, Andy Townsend, Stan Collymore and Alan Brazil, TV talk show host Jeremy Kyle and politician George Galloway.
Emma Scott, Managing Director of freesat commented; “Talksport is a respected name in sports broadcasting and its launch onto freesat is a big plus for our radio portfolio. With the FA Cup and UEFA Champions League finals on ITV HD this month, and Wimbledon coverage on BBC HD next month, the addition of Talksport builds on freesat’s first class and free sports coverage.â€
Piers Collins, Talksport business development manager added, “The launch of Talksport on freesat is a fantastic opportunity to grow Talksport reach new audiences.” Â
Although a welcome addition to the freesat EPG we would like to see further TV channels especially more High Definition content joining the EPG.
Your freesat set top box or freesat TV should automatically retune for the new channel.
We will update channel list as soon at Talksport goes live on channel 731 next Tuesday, link to Talksport website here.
