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Typically an IRS will provide all homes with:
Analogue TV (BBC1, BBC2, ITV, C4, C5)
Digital TV (Freeview)
Satellite TV (Sky, Sky+, Sky HD ,Freesat)
With an IRS residents receive the full range of
free-to-air and pay TV channels direct to their TV 
outlet - the only difference is they don't need dishes and
aerials. They must however have a TV license and they
will need a Sky subscription to view Sky services.
The communal antennae are of a similar size to ordinary
domestic aerials and dishes and are receiving only, so
there are no issues with health and safety. They are
unobtrusively located, either out of sight on the top of
a suitable building, or in a suitable landscaped position 
on the development perimeter. An IRS provides many
benefits for your development:
• Improves the marketing proposition by making
homes 'plug and play' - purchasers can move in and watch
TV without the hassle and expense of an aerial installation.
• It supplies the full range of off-air and Sky satellite
TV services, maximising customer choice.
• Residents take out their own subscriptions for pay
TV - the developer is not involved. 
• Enhances urban design by eliminating the visual clutter
of TV and radio aerials and satellite TV dishes. Can help
win bids and planning applications.
• Guarantees good off-air reception even on sites with poor
signal levels and high densities.
• Can be combined cost-effectively with services such as
CCTV, Community TV, Community Broadband etc and future
proofs the development.
An IRS helps differentiate your development and adds to
your sales proposition.