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A satellite minidish. This is a list of the free-to-air channels that are currently available via satellite from SES Astra satellites (Astra 2E/2F/2G) at orbital position 28.2 °E, serving Ireland and the United Kingdom.
The BBC broadcasts all of the BBC One and BBC Two regional variations on digital satellite television from the SES Astra satellites at 28.2° east; [1] providing local news programmes and other regional programming with local continuity and presentation for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The BBC refers to the whole UK regional network as ...
Operated by BBC World Service. BBC News Persian: Persian news channel available in Europe, Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Operated by BBC World Service. BBC America: United States, a mixture of comedy, drama and lifestyle programming. Joint venture between BBC Studios Channels with AMC Networks. BBC Entertainment: Light entertainment ...
There are four major forms of digital television (DTV) broadcast in the United Kingdom: a direct-to-home satellite service from the Astra 28.2°E satellites provided by Sky UK, a cable television service provided by Virgin Media (known as Virgin TV); a free-to-air satellite service called Freesat; and a free-to-air digital terrestrial service called Freeview.
The satellite underwent tests at 43.5°E [15] and began commercial operations at 28.2°E on November 21, 2012. [1] As of June 2013 five transponders are active on Astra 2F's UK beam and two on the West Africa beam. [16] This released Astra 2B for its planned relocation to the Astra 19.2°E position in February 2013. [17]
The Astra 28.2° East orbital position was established in 1998 to provide digital television, digital radio and multimedia services to the United Kingdom and Ireland, and Astra 2E's primary mission is to continue this provision as replacement and follow-on capacity to the Astra 2A, Astra 2D and Astra 1N satellites.
This table contains examples of downlink frequency assignments; Satellite Frequency Band Terra: 8212.5 MHz: 8175-8215 MHz METEOROLOGICAL-SATELLITE SERVICE Earth exploration-satellite service Aqua: 8160 MHz: 8025-8175 MHz: Earth exploration-satellite service NOAA 17,18 1707 MHz 1700-1710 MHz: Meteorological-satellite service: ERS-2 (High rate ...
BBC iPlayer via the Red Button on internet-connected devices. BBC 07:00 – 19:00 Timeshares with BBC Three (SD). PSB1 16:9 SDTV 202 CBeebies: 06:00 – 19:00 Timeshares with BBC Four (SD). 203 CBBC HD 07:00 – 19:00 Timeshares with BBC Three HD (England and Northern Ireland), BBC Scotland HD (Scotland) and S4C HD (Wales). PSB3 1080i/1080p ...