Freesat 'to add all regions during June'

All BBC and Channel 3 regional variations will be viewable on Freesat receivers by the end of June, the service has told Digital Spy.

Just six variations of BBC One and ten ITV1/Channel 3 franchises are currently transmitted free to air on satellite for the ITV and BBC-backed service.

In a post on the Digital Spy Freesat forum, Freesat said that the "remaining 28 regional services have been prioritised for launch between the end of May and the end of June".

The operators of the service blamed the absence of the services to date on "technical constraints associated with co-existence on the satellite platform".

They added: "If you are in an area with a regional service that is not available yet, your temporary default is BBC London and ITV Central West. When your region becomes available, it will automatically become your default."

Receivers can select the appropriate regional services using a postcode entered by the user.