South East Europe, North Africa, Middle East, Central Asia

  • BVN can be received free-to-air, 24 hours a day in South East Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia with a digital satellite receiver via the Eutelsat Hotbird satellite on 13 degrees east. Information regarding frequency change on Hotbird satellite.
  • A second option in Europe is reception via the Astra 1 satellite.
  • In these regions all you need is a modern free-to-air (FTA) DVB receiver and a good quality satellite dish.
  • The size of dish required will depend on where you intend to receive BVN. The correct size of satellite dish is extremely important for good interference-free reception.

 

Satellite

Eutelsat Hotbird

Transponder

115

Position

13 degrees east

Frequency

10,815 MHz

Polarization

Horizontal

Symbol Rate

27500Msyb

System

DVB-S

FEC

5/6