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TVP with DVB-S2 transponder on 19,2E
- 2009-02-22 10:44:32 / Rafal Tomasiak
- last update: 2009-02-25 23:02:38
- source: Inf. własna
TVP (Polish Television) made some unexpected changes on its transponders on Astra 1KR satellite (19,2E). One of the transponders was switched to DVB-S2 and all TVP channels were transferred to MPEG-4. On DVB-S2 frequency there are 11 SD channels and 1 HD - TVP HD. At the same time, TVP HD is no longer available in DVB-S.
Four channels on tp. 53 (10,773 GHz, pol. H, SR: 22000, FEC: 5/6, DVB-S):
- TVP 1 (517/700/517/17105, encoding: Videoguard)
- TVP 2 (518/710/518/17106, encoding: Videoguard)
- TVP Info (519/720/519/17107, chosen programmes encoded in Videoguard)
- TVP Sport (520/730/520/17108, encoding: Videoguard)
TVP HD is no longer available on tp. 53. Transonder 59 (10,862 GHz, pol. H) has been switched to DVB-S2, SR 22000, FEC 5/6, modulation 8PSK.
Full package of TVP channels is available in MPEG-4 on the released transponder:
- TVP 1 (512/650/512/7100; encoding: Videoguard)
- TVP 2 (513/660/513/7101; encoding: Videoguard)
- TVP Info (514/670/514/7102; chosen programmes encoded in Videoguard)
- TVP Sport (515/680/515/7103; encoding: Videoguard)
- TV Polonia (516/690/516/7104; FTA)
- TVP Historia (517/700/517/7105; FTA)
- TVP Kultura (518/710/518/7106; FTA)
- Test3 - Belsat TV (519/720/7107; FTA)
- INT6 - feed channel (520/730/520/7108; encoding: Videoguard)
- Test1 (521/740/521/7109; encoding: Videoguard)
- Test2 (522/750/522/7110; encoding: Videoguard)
- TVP HD (530/850/530/7130; encoding: Videoguard)
This new form of transmission (in MPEG-4) can be used to facilitate the distribution of these channels for DVB-T transmitters. So far, the signal has been sent to the test multiplexes by fibre.
