There have been several changes to satellite channel availability on April 4th, 2024, affecting viewers on SES-12, Intelsat 20, and ABS-2A satellites.
SES-12 (95° E):
- Sri Dalada Maligawa: This channel has ceased broadcasting on SES-12.
Technical Details:
- Sri Dalada Maligawa (SES-12):
- Transponder: 12224 H
- Modulation: DVB-S2/8PSK
- Symbol Rate: 40000
- FEC: 2/3
Intelsat 20 (68.5° E):
- New additions: Several Filipino channels have been added to Intelsat 20:
- ANC Global
- TFC Asia-Pacific
- Cinema One Global
- Myx USA
- Cine Mo! Global
Technical Details:
- New Filipino channels on Intelsat 20:
- Transponder: 3868 V
- Modulation: DVB-S2/8PSK
- Symbol Rate: 15000
- FEC: 2/3 (Applies to all new Filipino channels)
ABS-2A (74.7° E):
- New additions: A bouquet of Russian channels has been added to ABS-2A:
- STS International
- Domashnij Telekanal International
- Peretz International
- REN TV International
- 5 Kanal International
- STS Kids International
- Channel updates: Mir, Mir 24, and Mir (+4h) have all undergone a Forward Error Correction (FEC) update on ABS-2A.
- Channel removals: Two channels have been removed from ABS-2A:
- TBN Rossiya
- LDPR Live
Technical Details:
- New Russian channels and updated Mir channels on ABS-2A:
- Transponder: 10985 H (for STS International, Domashnij Telekanal International, Peretz International, REN TV International, 5 Kanal International, STS Kids International)
- Modulation: DVB-S2/8PSK
- Symbol Rate: 35007
- FEC: 3/4
- Transponder: 11490 V (for Mir, Mir 24, Mir (+4h))
- Modulation: DVB-S2/8PSK
- Symbol Rate: 7487
- FEC: (changed to) 3/5
- Transponder: 10985 H (for STS International, Domashnij Telekanal International, Peretz International, REN TV International, 5 Kanal International, STS Kids International)
- New Russian channels on ABS-2A (different transponder):
- Transponder: 12527 H (for STS International, Domashnij Telekanal International, Peretz International, REN TV International, 5 Kanal International, STS Kids International)
- Modulation: DVB-S2/8PSK
- Symbol Rate: 35000
- FEC: 3/4
- Transponder: 12527 H (for STS International, Domashnij Telekanal International, Peretz International, REN TV International, 5 Kanal International, STS Kids International)
- Removed channels on ABS-2A:
- TBN Rossiya: 12533 V, DVB-S2/QPSK, 44950, 4/5
- LDPR Live: 12533 V, DVB-S2/QPSK, 44950, 4/5
Please note that viewers may need to rescan their channels to receive the newly added channels or the updated FEC information for the Mir channels.