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Animal Planet HD in CYFRA+
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TVP channels from Astra on CYFRA+ decoders
- 2009-09-17 08:48:18 / Rafal Tomasiak
- last update: 2009-09-17 17:17:12
- source: media2.pl/CYFRA+
CYFRA+ has reacted very quickly to free-to-air signal of TVP channels from Astra and since 15th of September subscribers have gained an access to these stations. Operator added all TVP and Polish Radio stations to its list of channels. As a result, platform's offer has been unofficially extended with TVP HD and TVP Historia.
TVP stations are available on channels 950-963:
950 - TVP 1
951 - TVP 2
952 - TVP Info
953 - TVP Sport
954 - TV Polonia
955 - TVP Historia
956 - TVP Kultura
957 - TVP HD
958 - PR Jedynka (Polish Radio Channel 1)
959 - PR Dwójka
960 - PR Trójka
961 - PR Euro
962 - PR dla Zagranicy
963 - Obrady Parlamentu
To access these channels CYFRA+ subscribers have to adapt their antenna system by installing an additional converter on Astra (19,2E) or use a monoblock LNB for 80cm dishes. Of course, the possibility of reception is reserved exclusively for users of HD decoders.
Cyfrowy Polsat subscribers with HD receivers can also watch TVP channels but in this case users have to found them by themselves, entering the correct parameters:
Frequency: 10,862 GHz
Polarisation: H (pozioma)
SR (Symbol Rate): 22000
FEC: 5/6
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