Guide to watching and listening to Ethnic Satellite TV & Radio in the UK
Posted: Sunday, July 30, 2006
by silas mante
http://www.mantesat.com
The list below is a list of popular satellites which can be received in the UK. We have also given an idea of the size of Satellite Dish needed to watch and listen to programmes from that satellite including the various languages that are broadcasted.
Satellite Dish sizes are split into North and South.
North are all towns/cities in the North of England and Scotland including the Scottish highlands.
South are all towns/cities in the South East and South of England.
Before installing a satellite dish check with your local council office on their policies on satellite dish installations. Some local councils do not allow the installation of satellite dishes above 90cm.
Satellite: Turksat 1C - 42.0E
Dish Size: North - 1.2m, South - 80cm
Languages: Turkish
Satellite: Seasat/Eutelsat W4 - 36.0E
Dish Size: North 90cm, South 70cm
Languages: Azerbaijan, Russian, Arabic, French, Italian, Kurdish
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Satellite Dish sizes are split into North and South.
North are all towns/cities in the North of England and Scotland including the Scottish highlands.
Before installing a satellite dish check with your local council office on their policies on satellite dish installations. Some local councils do not allow the installation of satellite dishes above 90cm.
Satellite: Turksat 1C - 42.0E
Dish Size: North - 1.2m, South - 80cm
Languages: Turkish
Satellite: Seasat/Eutelsat W4 - 36.0E
Dish Size: North 90cm, South 70cm
Languages: Azerbaijan, Russian, Arabic, French, Italian, Kurdish
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Satellite: Eurobird1 - 28.5E
Dish Size: North 60cm, South 45cm
Languages: English
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Satellite: Astra 2 - 28.2E
Dish Size: North 60cm, South 45cm
Languages: English, Hindi, Cantonese, Punjabi
Satellite: Astra 2 - 28.2E
Dish Size: North 60cm, South 45cm
Languages: English, Hindi, Cantonese, Punjabi
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Satellite: BADR 2/3 - 26.0E
Dish Size: North 1.2m, South 1m
Languages: Arabic
Satellite: BADR 2/3 - 26.0E
Dish Size: North 1.2m, South 1m
Languages: Arabic
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Satellite: Astra 3A/1D - 23.5
Dish Size: North 70cm, South 60cm
Languages: German, Czech
Satellite: Astra 3A/1D - 23.5
Dish Size: North 70cm, South 60cm
Languages: German, Czech
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Satellite: Astra 1B/1C/1E-1H/2C - 19.2E
Dish Size: North 80cm, South 60cm
Languages: German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Hungarian
Satellite: Astra 1B/1C/1E-1H/2C - 19.2E
Dish Size: North 80cm, South 60cm
Languages: German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Hungarian
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Satellite: Eutelsat W2 - 16.0E
Dish Size: North 70cm, South 70cm
Languages: Albanian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Satellite: Eutelsat W2 - 16.0E
Dish Size: North 70cm, South 70cm
Languages: Albanian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
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Satellite: Hot Bird 1/2/3//6/7A - 13.0E
Dish Size: North 80cm, South 80cm
Languages: Polish, Arabic, Tamil, Dutch, English, French
German, Italian, Cantonese, Russian, Hindi, Kurdish,
Serbian, Japanese, Dutch, Croatian, Farsi, Greek
Azerbaijan, Mandarin, Bengali
Satellite: Hot Bird 1/2/3//6/7A - 13.0E
Dish Size: North 80cm, South 80cm
Languages: Polish, Arabic, Tamil, Dutch, English, French
German, Italian, Cantonese, Russian, Hindi, Kurdish,
Serbian, Japanese, Dutch, Croatian, Farsi, Greek
Azerbaijan, Mandarin, Bengali
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Satellite: Eutelsat W1 - 10.0E
Dish Size: North 70cm, South 70cm
Languages: Italian, Armenia, Serbian
Satellite: Eutelsat W1 - 10.0E
Dish Size: North 70cm, South 70cm
Languages: Italian, Armenia, Serbian
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Satellite: Eutelsat W3 - 7.0E
Dish Size: North 70cm, South 70cm
Languages: Polish, Italian, Turkish
Satellite: Eutelsat W3 - 7.0E
Dish Size: North 70cm, South 70cm
Languages: Polish, Italian, Turkish
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Satellite: Sirius 2/3 - 5.0E
Dish Size: North 80cm, South 80cm
Languages: Albanian, Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian
Satellite: Sirius 2/3 - 5.0E
Dish Size: North 80cm, South 80cm
Languages: Albanian, Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian
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Satellite: Thor 2/3 & Intelsat 10-02 - 1.0W
Dish Size: North 50cm, South 45cm
Languages: Swedish, Icelandic, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian
Romanian, English, Hungarian
Satellite: Thor 2/3 & Intelsat 10-02 - 1.0W
Dish Size: North 50cm, South 45cm
Languages: Swedish, Icelandic, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian
Romanian, English, Hungarian
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Satellite: Atlantic Bird 3 - 5.0W
Dish Size: North 60cm, South 45cm
Languages: French, Arabic, Tagalog
Satellite: Atlantic Bird 3 - 5.0W
Dish Size: North 60cm, South 45cm
Languages: French, Arabic, Tagalog
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Satellite: Nilesat 101/102 - 7.0W
Dish Size: North 1.5m, South 1.2m
Languages: Arabic
Satellite: Nilesat 101/102 - 7.0W
Dish Size: North 1.5m, South 1.2m
Languages: Arabic
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Satellite: Telecom 2D/Atlantic - 8.0W
Dish Size: North 80cm, South 60cm
Languages: Arabic, Turkish, German, Italian, Croatian, Serbian
Satellite: Telecom 2D/Atlantic - 8.0W
Dish Size: North 80cm, South 60cm
Languages: Arabic, Turkish, German, Italian, Croatian, Serbian
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Satellite: Atlantic Bird 1 - 12.5W
Dish Size: North 80cm, South - 60cm
Languages: Bosnian, Italian, Turkish, Sinhala
Satellite: Atlantic Bird 1 - 12.5W
Dish Size: North 80cm, South - 60cm
Languages: Bosnian, Italian, Turkish, Sinhala
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Satellite: Telstar 12 - 15.0W
Dish Size: North 60cm, South 60cm
Languages: Cantonese, Greek, Farsi, English, Azerbaijan
Hungarian, Polish
Satellite: Telstar 12 - 15.0W
Dish Size: North 60cm, South 60cm
Languages: Cantonese, Greek, Farsi, English, Azerbaijan
Hungarian, Polish
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Satellite: Intelsat 901 - 18.0W
Dish Size: North 1.5m, South 1.5m
Languages: English, Spanish
Satellite: Intelsat 901 - 18.0W
Dish Size: North 1.5m, South 1.5m
Languages: English, Spanish
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Satellite: PAS 9 - 58.0W
Dish Size: North 1.5m, South 1.4m
Languages: Hindi, Spanish
Satellite: PAS 9 - 58.0W
Dish Size: North 1.5m, South 1.4m
Languages: Hindi, Spanish
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Satellite: PAS 3R/6B - 43.1W
Dish Size: North 1m, South 90cm
Languages: Spanish, English
Satellite: PAS 3R/6B - 43.1W
Dish Size: North 1m, South 90cm
Languages: Spanish, English
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Satellite: Hispasat 1C/1D - 30.0W
Dish Size: North 70cm, South 60cm
Languages: Spainish
Satellite: Hispasat 1C/1D - 30.0W
Dish Size: North 70cm, South 60cm
Languages: Spainish
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Satellite: Telstar 12 - 15.0W
Dish Size: North 60cm, South 60cm
Languages: English, Hungarian, Polish, Norwegian, Farsi, Cantonese, Greek
Satellite: Telstar 12 - 15.0W
Dish Size: North 60cm, South 60cm
Languages: English, Hungarian, Polish, Norwegian, Farsi, Cantonese, Greek
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Satellite: NSS 7 - NSS 7 at 22.0W
Dish Size: North 60cm, South 60cm
Languages: English, Italian, Arabic
Satellite: NSS 7 - NSS 7 at 22.0W
Dish Size: North 60cm, South 60cm
Languages: English, Italian, Arabic
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Satellite: Express AM22 - 53.0E
Dish Size: North 80cm, South 80cm
Languages: Russian, Ukrainian
Satellite: Express AM22 - 53.0E
Dish Size: North 80cm, South 80cm
Languages: Russian, Ukrainian
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Satellite: Amos 1/2 - 4.0W
Dish Size: North 2.8m, South 2m
Languages: Hungarian, Romanian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovakian
Satellite: Amos 1/2 - 4.0W
Dish Size: North 2.8m, South 2m
Languages: Hungarian, Romanian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovakian
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Top-level comments on this article: (3 total)Can PAs 10 - 68.5 degrees east be viewed in the UK?
Your list is a list of KU Band satellites for Europe. Thanks for this article. Would you have any details for C-Band satellites over Europe. Could be a topic for another article.
finally an article in the satellite tv section from the UK.
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