Transponder Monitor

105.5 degreesE:
Asiasat 3S

D The new domestic and international Pakistani TV channel, PTV National, has launched with a free-to-air service on 4108 MHz vertical, SR 6666, FEC 3/4, VPID 308, APID 256 along with Radio Pakistan on APID 257. PTV National will broadcast a mix of programmes in the Urdu, Punjabi, Balochi and Sindhi languages

A PTV World, PTV 2 and Radio Pakistan have all left 4100 MHz vertical where they had been available in clear PAL. PTV World has switched to MPEG-2 [see above].

75 degreesE:

D The Philippine channel ABS-CBN has been replaced by Pinoy Central TV on 12610 MHz horizontal, SR 20000, FEC 3/4, VPID 1023, APID 1024. ABS-CBN has moved to another stream on this frequency via PIDs V1279, A1280.

48 degreesE:
Eutelsat II-F2

D Two of the Italian channels here, Napoli International on 11603 MHz horizontal and SET on 11609 MHz horizontal, have re-located to NSS 7 at 22 degrees West.

42 degreesE:
Turksat 1C & Eurasiasat 1

D TGRT FM has launched on 11882 MHz vertical, SR 3400, FEC 7/8, APID 257 alongside TGRT television. Radyo Sweet is a newcomer at 11858 MHz vertical, SR 2400, FEC 7/8, APID 259. Nev TV is the new name for Hot TV on 12652 MHz horizontal, SR 22500, FEC 5/6, VPID 5168, APID 5169 within the StarDigital digital platform. Radyo Gold is new on 11727 MHz vertical, SR 27500, FEC 7/8 via APID 5267 in the StarDigital bouquet. In the same package, Eurosport and TRT 1 have launched in Nagravision-encoded MPEG-2 via VPIDs 5120/5136. APIDs 5121/5137. PTV World and Radio Pakistan have vacated the RR Satellite Comms package at 12613 MHz vertical, SR 3900, FEC 7/8. Turkiye Jokey Kulubu, the Turkish racing channel, has started regular free-to-air programming on 10975 MHz vertical, SR 5632, FEC 3/4, VPID 33, APID 34.

36 degreesE:
Eutelsat W4 & Sesat

D The PIDs for Lider TV from Azerbaijan on 12521 MHz horizontal, SR 4340, FEC 1/2 have been changed to V308, A256.

30.5 degreesE:
Arabsat 2B

D Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea, an Eritrean radio station, has opened on 12659 MHz horizontal, SR 3000, FEC 3/4, APID 111 alongside Eritrea TV. Following the failed coup attempt last week in Mauritania, TV de Mauritanie and Radio Mauritanie were switched off for around 24 hours. This affected all of their outlets, on 3911 MHz RHCP here and 11938 MHz vertical and 11623 MHz vertical on Arabsat at 26 degrees East. The channels returned to all of these frequencies the following day.

A Somalia TV has launched on 4079 MHz RHCP in clear PAL with audio via the 6.60 MHz sub-carrier. The channel airs here for just one hour a day, 17:00-18:00. Apparently the presence of Somali TV on satellite is to air the proceedings from the Somali peace talks so presumably it is temporary.

28.2 degreesE:
Astra 2A, 2B & 2D & Eurobird 1

D London’s LBC 97.3 FM news station has officially launched on 12324 MHz vertical and, so far, is in the clear. Two new channels planned for the Sky Digital line-up are The Horror Channel and The Romance Channel. They are slated for a December launch. BBC Parliament is now on air 24 hours a day on Ch.508. During the night the channel broadcasts recorded coverage of select committees and a round-up of European politics. BBC regional news programmes will not be available on satellite for the duration of the forthcoming tennis championship from Wimbledon. The streams normally used the carry the local programming will be in use with extra interactive coverage of the major tennis event. A new interactive text messaging channel entitled Chat Box is testing on 11390 MHz horizontal in readiness for a June 16 launch. A new Asian channel, MATV, is set to join the Sky Digital line-up within the next few days. The channel will be well known to terrestrial viewers in the Leicester area as it has been broadcast there for some time. MATV broadcasts in Hindi, Gujarati and Punjabi. ACTV launched on 12 June and appears in the Sky EPG at Ch.271. It is the first UK channel aimed at the African and Caribbean communities and covers a broad mix of music, health, current affairs, documentaries, news, movies and business programming. Six new adult channels from the ‘Red Hot’ stable are to launch very soon. They are currently testing on 11584 MHz horizontal. The Asian music channel B4U Music is to switch to encryption on July 1 after several years in the clear. The channel occupies Ch.801 in the EPG. The BBC and Sky have finally reached an agreement over the long-running EPG saga. The BBC channels will retain their coveted 101 and 102 slots in the EPG when they go free-to-air on 10 July. BBC regional channels will use a new extended section of the EPG. Following agreement the BBC have dropped their complaint lodged with the ITC. New home shopping channel, Price-Drop TV, has launched on 11954 MHz horizontal. The channel airs Wednesday-Sunday 16:00-00:00 at present but is expected to go full-time soon.

26 degreesE:
Arabsat 2A, 2C & 3A

D The two Orbit multiplexes on 11727 MHz horizontal and 11804 MHz horizontal, which were both in MPEG 1.5, have been switched off.

25.8 degreesE:
Arabsat 2D

D Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea, the radio station from Eritrea, has launched via two streams on 11623 MHz vertical, SR 27500, FEC 3/4, APIDs 2121 – Arabic, Saho, Afra, Blien, Oromo and Amharic service and 2222 – Tigre, Tigrinya, Kunama, Hdareb and Nara service.

24.2 degreesE:
Astra 1D

A The Astra/SES testcard has now left 10773 MHz where it had been available in clear PAL for some time.

19.2 degreesE:
Astra 1B,C & E-H, Astra 2C

D Seasons Espana has been replaced by Caza y Pesca [Hunting and Fishing] in the Spanish Canal Satlite package on 11156 MHz vertical, SR 22000, FEC 5/6, VPID 169, APID 116. TV Trwam, a Krakow, Poland based children’s and religious TV channel, has launched on 12640 MHz horizontal in free-to-air MPEG-2.

16 degreesE:
Eutelsat W2

D On 31 May at 10:54 12547 MHz horizontal, SR 11281, FEC 3/4, ID:’SERVICE 1′ was carrying a still shot of the Monte Carlo skyline. This was one of the main feedpoints from the Monaco F1 Grand Prix for RTL along with 12559 MHz horizontal, SR 11264, FEC 3/4, V33, A34. Video footage of President Bush’s visit to Poland was fed over 12702 MHz horizontal, SR 5640, FEC 3/4, VPID 308, APID 256, ID:’TVN24 WROCLAW’ on 31 May at 10:55 for the Polish news channel TVN24 from Krakow. The Italian channels La 7 and MTV Italia vacated 12630 MHz horizontal last week but have now returned. Radio Citta Futura, which broadcasts terrestrially in Rome on 97.7 FM, has launched in the EtilSat bouquet at 11084 MHz horizontal, SR 11315, FEC 5/6 via APID 769.

13 degreesE:
Hotbird 1/2/3/4/6

D FilmNet Summer has joined the Nova line-up for Greek subscribers on 12169 MHz horizontal, SR 27500, FEC 3/4, VPID 513, APID 660 in Irdeto 2 encoded MPEG-2. The French children’s channel TFOU has launched within the Television par Satellite package on 10911 MHz vertical, SR 27500, FEC 3/4, V520, A530 in Viaccess encoded MPEG-2. A free-to-air promo for Satisfaction Channel TV, the Italian erotic channel, has opened on 11221 MHz horizontal, SR 27500, FEC 3/4, VPID 4128, APID 4129. Radio Slovenia International has joined the Croatian Hrvatska TV bouquet at 12520 MHz vertical, SR 27500, FEC 3/4 via APID 206. BBC Prime has launched within the Polish Cyfra+ package at 11513 MHz horizontal, SR 27500, FEC 3/4, VPID 167, APID 108 in Cryptoworks/Mediaguard encoded MPEG-2. The Farsi-language channels IPN and AssyriaSat have launched on 12211 MHz horizontal, SR 6161, FEC 3/4, VPIDs 33/35, APIDs 34/36. Polis TV and TV Peiraias are new in the Greek OTE package on 12284 MHz horizontal, SR 27500, FEC 3/4, VPIDs 512/514, APIDs 650/670 in clear MPEG-2. Within the same package, a 902 Tileorasi test card has started via V513, A660 and a Kriti TV testcard can be found on VPID 515, APID 680. Both of the Made in Italy streams have left 11179 MHz horizontal and have been replaced with testcards. Videolina and Radiolina have both vacated the Croatian package at 12520 MHz vertical and have moved to the BT multiplex at 11137 MHz horizontal, SR 27500, FEC 3/4, VPID 3528, APIDs 3648/3668. BBC World Service Persian has launched within the BBC package at 11131 MHz vertical, SR 5632, FEC 3/4, APID 657. A Sailing Channel caption replaced the Nova TV promo on 12169 MHz horizontal last week and the channel has now launched here in Irdeto 2 encoded MPEG-2. A Telefonica promo has launched on 11205 MHz horizontal, SR 4000, FEC 3/4, VPID 4130, APID 4131 in clear MPEG-2. Several channels joined the OTE bouquet on 12284 MHz horizontal last week and then promptly left again. They were MKTV Sat, RTS Sat. Tele Asty, ERT Sat, Balkania TV, High TV, Extra Channel, 0-6 TV and MagicPeiraia. ITV [Poland] has joined the Cyfra+ line -up at 11513 MHz horizontal, SR 27500, FEC 3/4, VPID 168, APID 112 in clear MPEG-2. Radio Citta Futura has joined the Antenna Hungaria bouquet at 12149 MHz vertical, SR 27500, FEC 3/4, APID 257. Iran TV, Channel One and Tapesh TV, all Farsi-language channels, have launched on 12520 MHz vertical, SR 27500, FEC 3/4, VPIDs 300/302/306, APIDs 301/303/307 in free-to- air MPEG-2. TVN and TVN Siedem have joined the Polish TVN package at 11408 MHz vertical, SR 27500, FEC 3/4, VPIDs 515/516, APIDs 680/690 in free-to-air MPEG-2. In the Spanish TSA package at 12092 MHz horizontal, SR 27500, FEC 3/4 there are two new free-to-air promo channels. They come from Sex.tv – V4600, A4601 and Sex Gay.tv – V4720, A4721.

10 degreesE:
Eutelsat W1

D The Turkish channel Hakk TV has launched a part time service on 11631 MHz vertical, SR 3214, FEC 3/4, VPID 188, APID 204. The channel airs here in clear MPEG-2 on Sundays only from 19:00-20:00. MKTV Sat from Macedonia has started on 11191 MHz horizontal, SR 2532, FEC 3/4, VPID 308, APID 256 in clear MPEG-2. The channel was previously on Eutelsat Sesat at 36 degrees East.

Turkish feed traffic from CIHAN is carried on 11587 MHz vertical, SR 3785, FEC 5/6, V308, A256 in free-to-air MPEG-2. The traffic carries a ‘CIHAN’ DOG in the top right of the screen.

7 degreesE:
Eutelsat W3

D The primary EBU feedpoints from the G8 Summit in Evian last week were to be found here. 10986 MHz horizontal, SR 13343, FEC 7/8 carried three streams in MPEG 4.2.2 from the meeting. These were Path 1 – V4194, A4195, ID:’B0OUT1′; Path 2 – V4450, A4451, ID:’B0OUT2′ and Path 3 – V4706, A4707, ID:’B0OUT3′. When not airing any feed material the streams displayed this caption ‘NEWSOPERATIONS PATH 1/2/3. EUROVISION EVIAN G8. EUROVISION NEWS EVIAN. RETURN SOUND, IFB N-1. +33 4 5006 9333′ over colour bars. TV5 Orient has joined the GlobeCast package at 11283 MHz vertical, SR 27500, FEC 3/4, VPID 2523, APID 2533 in clear MPEG-2. On 14 June at 08:20 11107 MHz vertical, SR 6671, FEC 7/8, ID:’CYBC3’ was fired up with colour bars overlaid with ‘JT TOKYO’ in MPEG-2 4.2.2. Romantica has been replaced by a DigiTurk promo on 11658 MHz vertical, SR 30000, FEC 3/4. Live and recorded video footage from the 24 hour Le Mans race was fed over 11108 MHz horizontal, SR 13343, FEC 7/8, VPID 512, APID 4112, ID:’GCR’ over the weekend of 14/15 June in clear MPEG-2 with English commentary. On 15 June at 0610 feed traffic from Israel was fed over the EBU stream at 11078 MHz vertical, SR4437, FEC 7/8, VPID 512, APID 4112, ID:’ILIBA1′ in MPEG 4.2.2.

5 degreesE:
Sirius 2 & 3, Astra 1A

D TV3 Latvia has returned to 11843 MHz horizontal, SR 27500, FEC 3/4, VPID 6281, APID 6282, within the Viasat package, after a short break.

0.8 degrees/1 degreesW:
Thor 2 & 3 & Intelsat 707

D BBC Food has commenced regular programming on 11325 MHz horizontal, SR 24500, FEC 7/8, VPID 517, APID 656, home of the Canal Digital bouquet for Scandinavia. The Danish channels DR1 and DR2 are now encoded in Conax in the Canal Digital package on 11677 MHz horizontal, SR 26000, FEC 3/4. NTV Hayat [Turkey] has launched on 11095 MHz vertical, SR 4066, FEC 3/4, VPID 308, APID 256 and at 11540 MHz vertical, SR 26000, FEC 3/4, VPID 513, APID 644. Both streams are free-to-air.

A TV 2 Zulu has ceased D2-MAC transmissions on 11727 MHz vertical.

5 degreesW:
Telecom 2C & Atlantic Bird 3

D The French radio stations France Bleu and France Info have opened within the GlobeCast France multiplex on 12543 MHz horizontal, SR 27500, FEC 3/4 via PIDs 3201/3202 in clear MPEG-2. Channel One and Jaam-e-Jam International have launched in the GlobeCast New York platform on 12711 MHz horizontal, SR 30000, FEC 5/6 via PIDs V262/264, A263/265.

7 degreesW:
Nilesat 101 & 102

D On 11900 MHz vertical, SR 27500, FEC 3/4 an Entertainment TV promo loop is playing out via V1122, A1123 in the clear. On the same frequency Nogoom FM and Nile 1 FM are new via PIDs 1013/3017. In the ADD package at 11881 MHz horizontal, SR 27500, FEC 3/4 six ART testcards have appeared on PIDS V3113/3123/3133/3143/ 3153/3163, A3114/3124/3134/3144/3154/3164 in clear MPEG-2. Radio station Dubai Arabic AM has joined the UAE multiplex at 11785 MHz vertical, SR 27500, FEC 3/4, APID 1002. EuroNews, Nile TV International, Nile News and Tamima have left this frequency and have re-located to 12015 MHz vertical. On 12015 MHz vertical there are several newcomers, namely Dubai 33, Space Toon, EDTV Channel, Dubai Sports, Ajman TV, Dubai Business Channel, EDTV Europe, Sharjah TV, Channel 4 FM and Sharjah FM.

8 degreesW:
Telecom 2D & Atlantic Bird 2

D On 31 May at 0917 preparations for a live feed for France 3 from Evian, the venue for the G8 Summit, were fed over 12731 MHz horizontal, SR 4218, FEC 7/8, VPID 308, APID 256, ID:’FRANCE3ALPES 6.8.420′ in free-to-air MPEG-2. Live coverage of the French Tennis Open in Paris was fed over 11670 MHz vertical, SR 6117, FEC 3/4, VPID 2021, APID 2031, ID:’GCPOCC2′ in clear MPEG-2 complete with Italian commentary. At 18:00 on 1 June a corporate presentation entitled ‘La SNCF présente Le Train Capital’ was carried on 11614 MHz vertical, SR 6117, FEC 3/4, VPID 512, APID 4112, ID:’FTR/F.37/1/6111 SDI’ in clear MPEG-2. Rolling regional news feeds for RTL were fed over 11520 MHz vertical, SR 6671, FEC 3/4, V308, A256, ID:’TELEPORT KOELN’ on June 1 at 18:05. The Polish channel Tele 5 has launched on 11598 MHz horizontal, SR 27500, FEC 3/4, VPID 1124, APID 1134 within the GlobeCast multiplex.

11 degreesW:
Express 3A

D Mediterraneo Sat has returned to 11516 MHz vertical, SR 2200, FEC 5/6, VPID 512, APID 768 after a short break.

12.5 degreesW:
Atlantic Bird 1

D Live Irish football for Setanta Sport was fed over 12740 MHz vertical, SR 6111, FEC 3/4, VPID 512, APID 650, ID:’SETANTA’ on June 1 at 17:35. The match featured was Fermanagh-v-Donegal. At the same time 12732 MHz horizontal, SR 13343, FEC 7/8, VPID 512, APID 4112, ID:’T—–S—–‘ was relaying live coverage of the action at the French Tennis Open at Roland-Garros for NBC Sports with English commentary. The former Russian republic of Moldova made its first foray into satellite DTH last week when Moldova 1 Television carried out some test transmissions on 12536 MHz vertical, SR 6111, FEC 2/3, VPID 4194, APID 4195. Although the tests were short-lived they must be a good sign that the channel will return with a full time service in the near future.

15 degreesW:
Telstar 12

D The Iranian channel Jaam-e-Jam Network has been replaced by Jaam-e-Jam International on 12595 MHz horizontal, SR 31830, FEC 3/4, VPID 84, APID 85 in clear MPEG-2. In parallel with their outlet on Eutelsat W1 at 10 degrees East, Hakk TV has opened here on 11017 MHz vertical, SR 3332, FEC 3/4, VPID 308, APID 256 in clear MPEG-2 on Sundays from 19:00- 20:00. Avante has vacated the UPC TV packages on 11124 MHz horizontal, SR 18386, FEC 3/4 and 12054 MHz vertical, SR 18386, FEC 3/4. The Central Europe version of Avante has left 11150 MHz horizontal, SR 18386, FEC 3/4.

22 degreesW:
NSS 7

D CNN Newsource feeds are using 11563 MHz horizontal, SR 6117, FEC 3/4, VPID 33, APID 34 in clear MPEG-2. The Italian channel SET has launched here at 11618 MHz horizontal, SR 1642, FEC 7/8 in free-to-air MPEG-2.

30 degreesW:
Hispasat 1B/C/D

D In the MultiCanal multiplex at 11535 MHz vertical, SR 24500, FEC 5/6 Sol Musica Portugal is a new arrival via VPID 4224, APID 4225 in free-to-air MPEG-2. In the Portuguese TV Cabo package at 11851 MHz horizontal, SR 27500, FEC 3/4 Telecine Gallery and Telecine Premium are now called Lusomundo Gallery and Lusomundo Premium. Also in this multiplex, Playboy TV Iberia has been replaced by a testcard. In the GlobeCast Espana package on 11615 MHz vertical, SR 27500, FEC 3/4 an RTV Amistad testcard has launched via PIDs V7711, A4213 in clear MPEG-2. RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias and RNE Radio 1 have started within the Retevision package at 11675 MHz horizontal, SR 17000, FEC 5/6, APIDs 1222/1422. This multiplex carries feeders for the Canary Islands from the Spanish mainland and is in MPEG-2/PowerVu.

43 degreesW:
PAS 3R & PAS 6

D A live church service was relayed on 12540 MHz vertical, SR 6117, FEC 3/4, VPID 308, APID 256 on June 1 at 14:55 in free-to-air MPEG-2. The feed carried the rather unfortunate ID:’27 ANAL SING C’. Over the weekend of 14/15 June 12702 MHz horizontal, SR 20000, FEC 5/6 was relaying the action from the Canadian F1 Grand Prix for RTL via two streams, ‘MAIN FEED’ – V33, A34 and ‘PIT CAM’ – V36, A37, both in clear MPEG-2.