G Sat broadcasts in DVB-S (for standard definition channels and audio channels) and DVB-S2 (for HD channels) on SES-9 satellite at 108.2°E. Originally, prior to its system upgrade in August 2016, a loophole has been discovered that half of G Sat's channels were free-to-air, which can be received using an existing free-to-air satellite receiver, this allowed viewers to watch some half of the channels without any existing subscription (in a way to United Kingdom's
Freesat service). However, as of August 2016, due to its system upgrade and migration to SES-9, all of the channels are now encrypted (except Golden Nation Network and BBC World Service), which now requires subscription. In January 2017, G Sat announced to their subscribers to rescan their subscriber's receivers for the channel line-up's change.
Frame rates in some
NTSC-relying TV channels, including
GMA,
Kapamilya Channel,
A2Z,
TAP Movies, and others have been dropped from 30/60
FPS to 25/50 FPS (which 25/50 frames per second is based on
PAL). ==Status of competition and controversy==