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Changes to BBC services on satellite on 24th February 2012
Alix Pryde | 12:07 UK time, Monday, 20 February 2012</abbr>
I wanted to share some information with you about an upcoming change
to how we broadcast our satellite channels. You should not need to take
any action, but I thought you might like to know what will be going on
in the background.
As some people may already be aware, the satellite operator SES Astra
is making a number of changes to its fleet of satellites at the
28.2oEast orbital position over the next few years. These satellites
are used for broadcasting television and radio channels (including those
on Sky and Freesat) to homes in the UK.
The first of these changes will take place during February when the Astra 1N satellite, which was launched last summer, replaces the Astra 2D satellite, which is coming towards the end of its life.
The BBC currently broadcasts many of its television and radio
services on Astra 2D, so as part of this replacement process BBC
services that are currently located on Astra 2D will be moved across to
Astra 1N. The services affected are:
BBC One (including all National and Regional variants)
BBC One HD
BBC Two (including all National variants)
BBC Three
BBC Four
BBC HD
CBeebies
CBBC
BBC News
BBC Parliament
BBC ALBA
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
The migration will be taking place during the early hours of the
morning on Friday 24th February, between approximately 03:00 and 05:00
GMT. If you are watching or listening to BBC channels via satellite
during this time you may experience some intermittent disruption to
service. PVR recordings of BBC programmes made during this time may
also be disrupted.
The good news for satellite viewers is that the tuning details
used for BBC services on Astra 1N following the migration will be the
same as those used today for services on Astra 2D. The signal strength
of the new satellite will also be the same or possibly better in some
parts of the country. This means that the change of satellites should
be invisible to most viewers - there should be no need to update or
retune your set-top box.
If viewers do experience any problems, your platform operator (which
we have briefed about this change) would be best placed to provide
assistance:
Alix Pryde is the Director of BBC Distribution.
Bomo videli. Iz 1N z mojo antenco lovim FTA ITV HD, res da, če je vreme OK.
Alix Pryde | 12:07 UK time, Monday, 20 February 2012</abbr>
I wanted to share some information with you about an upcoming change
to how we broadcast our satellite channels. You should not need to take
any action, but I thought you might like to know what will be going on
in the background.
As some people may already be aware, the satellite operator SES Astra
is making a number of changes to its fleet of satellites at the
28.2oEast orbital position over the next few years. These satellites
are used for broadcasting television and radio channels (including those
on Sky and Freesat) to homes in the UK.
The first of these changes will take place during February when the Astra 1N satellite, which was launched last summer, replaces the Astra 2D satellite, which is coming towards the end of its life.
The BBC currently broadcasts many of its television and radio
services on Astra 2D, so as part of this replacement process BBC
services that are currently located on Astra 2D will be moved across to
Astra 1N. The services affected are:
BBC One (including all National and Regional variants)
BBC One HD
BBC Two (including all National variants)
BBC Three
BBC Four
BBC HD
CBeebies
CBBC
BBC News
BBC Parliament
BBC ALBA
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
The migration will be taking place during the early hours of the
morning on Friday 24th February, between approximately 03:00 and 05:00
GMT. If you are watching or listening to BBC channels via satellite
during this time you may experience some intermittent disruption to
service. PVR recordings of BBC programmes made during this time may
also be disrupted.
The good news for satellite viewers is that the tuning details
used for BBC services on Astra 1N following the migration will be the
same as those used today for services on Astra 2D. The signal strength
of the new satellite will also be the same or possibly better in some
parts of the country. This means that the change of satellites should
be invisible to most viewers - there should be no need to update or
retune your set-top box.
If viewers do experience any problems, your platform operator (which
we have briefed about this change) would be best placed to provide
assistance:
Alix Pryde is the Director of BBC Distribution.