FTA Gems

remlap · 27/01/06 - 18:59

Since this section is starting to kick off maybe have a permant thread going of temporary and permant FTA gems that are out there that are in English.

Im flicking through Hellsat now.

System · 27/01/06 - 19:03

So would you like me to flick through Heavensat?

Seriously, that's a good idea.

Best kept to stuff that isn't too recent, as we can all look at flysat and kingofsat.

remlap · 27/01/06 - 19:41

rai man wrote:

So would you like me to flick through Heavensat?

Seriously, that's a good idea.

Best kept to stuff that isn't too recent, as we can all look at flysat and kingofsat.

Haha how typos can be funny

Kingofsat is a great resource I often go looking there and lyngsat for tables since they easier layed out but if its in a nice recent thread go to the last page and tune um in.

Heavensat has to have a good few US Stations I bet

far · 28/01/06 - 01:42

Not sure if it quite fits into the remit of this section but 3Sat on 19.2E usually has some superb jazz, almost always from American artists recorded during concerts or festivals in Europe, late night Friday nights (technically Saturday morning) somewhere between 12.30am and 2am and it's well worth staying up for in my opinion!

remlap · 28/01/06 - 01:50

Sure it fits anything thats fta and is a gem can go in here

remlap · 28/01/06 - 01:55

TV 3 Eesti

Sirius 2 at 4.8°E 12674 V 5064-3/4

Caught the last half hour of the Catch Me If You Can on this last night with Estonia subtitles.

System · 28/01/06 - 09:03

Odd that - I saw TV3 had gone FTA on that frequency, but couldn't find it yesterday.

I then trimmed the dish on a weak TP, brought my TP list up to date from flysay and rescanned - This brought up several new stations at good Strength/Quality, but still nothing on that particular TP apart from something called "FSS Filmimee".

Must be doing something wrong: Will try again.

System · 28/01/06 - 09:19

hmm, I get FSS Filmimee only too

Strange as im in the best place for sirius coverage in the UK (from what people have told me), as I can get all the tps on all the beams as they just hit the suffolk coast

EDIT: FSS Filmimee seems to have a TV3 logo

System · 28/01/06 - 09:37

Aha!

Do you know, I never thought to actually watch it! :eek:

I'll pop down and have a look...................

System · 28/01/06 - 09:41

ok cool, I think it is TV3 Eesti

System · 28/01/06 - 09:47

Cool -- positively icy!

Diagnosis confirmed, label changed - Thankyou

logjam · 28/01/06 - 10:27

Obviously one person's gem could be someone elses piece of grit

but I would like to nomate 'Arirang' from Korea
Hotbird (13E)
122206 H
27.5
3/4

It is a general channel with quizzes, documentries, news, soaps, music etc. either in English or with English subtitles.

astra19E · 28/01/06 - 10:37

Arirang is a great channel.
Canal+ unencrypts ever early evening and a lot during the day. Up until a month or so ago, they showed Family Guy FTA, in English.

timo_w2s · 01/02/06 - 21:39

TV3 Eesti is on satellite?! Cool, I love that channel. I can get it easily via a terrerstial aerial pointing at Tallinn from Helsinki.

[Deleted User] · 01/02/06 - 21:44

TV3 Eesti has indeed been fta for a few days. Enjoy - its certain to encrypt in the near future.

TV21 & Koha TV are fta on 5E as well. Both were showing films in English last night with Albanian subtitles

[Deleted User] · 02/02/06 - 23:40

TV3 Poland now reported fta on 19E 10862H

remlap · 02/02/06 - 23:51

Analoguesat wrote:

TV3 Poland now reported fta on 19E 10862H

You sure?

I only get the two fta's listed on Lyngsat.

[Deleted User] · 03/02/06 - 01:09

Was definitely free to air this morning. Still flagged as encrypted. If i've read transponder-news right this is a permanent change.

[Deleted User] · 03/02/06 - 07:27

TVP3 must be only free at times - they were definitely encrypted late last night

[Deleted User] · 03/02/06 - 07:38

I got if FTA last night - as mentioned it was still showing as an encrypted channel but it was there - though not really worth shouting about from what I've seen so far!

[Deleted User] · 03/02/06 - 07:44

Talking about FTA gems, the Six Nations kicks off tomorrow and all the Welsh games are FTA on S4C digidol. Wales V England tommorow.

timo_w2s · 03/02/06 - 09:48

TV3 Eesti seems to have gone this morning unless it's just my reception (60cm dish) but it was coming in strong all yesterday.

remlap · 03/02/06 - 12:33

No its gone ive checked reports nothing yet.

[Deleted User] · 03/02/06 - 18:25

Gems for Radiorob is the approximately 15 classical music radio stations from public broadcasters (RAI Italy, RNE Spain, all the German public orgs, SRG Swiss) doing their uninterrupted thing day and night on Hotbird and Astra 19.2 degrees.

It's such a luxury to have these advert-free stations to relax to.

remlap · 04/02/06 - 00:29

TCM is fta on Astra 2

12051 V 27500 2/3 ID "7101"

It is blocked to regular SKY Digiboxes.

[Deleted User] · 04/02/06 - 08:37

remlap wrote:

TCM is fta on Astra 2

12051 V 27500 2/3 ID "7101"

It is blocked to regular SKY Digiboxes.

I wonder what all of this is about and how long it will last. TCM is starting up a second channel. Wouldn't it be nice if it made one of them FTA (the slight crackling, rustling sound you can hear is me clutching at straws).

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