BBC News and BBC World Service satellite frequency guide

Europe/UK feeds

Channel (Service ID)	Tuning Parameters
BBC News HD (5001) Europe Feed	Satellite: Astra 1KR 19.2°E Frequency: 11229 Polarisation: vertical Symbol Rate: 22000 FEC: 2/3 Mode:  DVB-S2 8PSK
BBC News (13104) Europe Feed. SD. MPEG-4.	Satellite: Eutelsat Hot Bird 13°E Frequency: 11727 Polarisation:  vertical Symbol Rate: 29900 FEC: 3/4 Mode: DVB-S2 8PSK
BBC News (236) Europe Feed. SD, with EPG for cable headends.	Satellite: Eutelsat 9B, 9°E Frequency: 11862 Polarisation: horizontal Symbol Rate: 27500 FEC: 2/3 Mode: DVB-S2 8PSK Service ID: 236
BBC News (2) Europe Feed. SD. Third-party distributor for viewers in SE Europe	Satellite: Hellas Sat 3 39°E Frequency: 12241 Polarisation: horizontal Symbol Rate: 13381 FEC: 3/4 Mode: DVB-S2 QPSK
BBC News HD (8921) UK feed. For viewers in NW Europe/British Isles only.	Satellite: Astra 2E, 28.5°E Frequency: 11024 Polarisation: Horizontal Mode: DVB-S2, 8PSK Symbol Rate: 23000 (23.0 Mbaud) FEC: 3/4

Middle East and Africa feeds

Channel (Service ID)	Tuning Parameters
BBC News HD (307) Middle East Feed.	Satellite: Badr4, 26°E Frequency: 12073 Polarisation: horizontal Symbol Rate: 27500 FEC: 3/4 Mode: DVB-S2 8PSK
BBC News (522) Middle East Feed. SD.	Satellite: Nilesat 201 7°W Frequency: 11765 Polarisation: horizontal Symbol Rate: 27500 FEC: 5/6 Mode: DVB-S QPSK Service ID 522
BBC News (11) Africa Feed. SD. Primary feed for Tanzania DTV Network. Southern Africa beam (not receivable in Europe)	Satellite: Eutelsat 10A 10°E Frequency: 3759 (C-Band) Polarisation: horizontal Symbol Rate: 7610 FEC: 5/6 Mode: DVB-S2 8PSK Service ID 11

Rest of the World

Outside of the above regions, there are no regular free-to-air feeds.

Here, BBC News is distributed as an encrypted service via satellite. Please contact your local satellite TV operator to enquire about BBC News availability and subscription packages.

CABLE AND IPTV

Various cable and IPTV networks carry BBC News TV. Please contact your local operator or visit their websites for details of the services they carry.

UK

Satellite Astra 2E 28.2°E
Frequency 10788
Polarisation vertical
Symbol Rate  22000
FEC  5/6
Mode  DVB-S QPSK
Service ID  10385
Status: UK feed for Sky and Freesat users. UK spotbeam.

EUROPE

Satellite Astra 1N 19.2°E Frequency 12285
Polarisation vertical
Symbol Rate 29700
FEC 2/3
Mode DVB-S2 8PSK
Service ID 9142
Status: FTA feed for Europe. Canalsat for BBC.

Satellite Eutelsat Hot Bird 13°E
Frequency 11727
Polarisation vertical
Symbol Rate 29900
FEC 3/4
Mode  DVB-S2 8PSK
Service ID  13128

Status: FTA feed for Europe
Middle East feed on same transponder. SID: 13129

 

MIDDLE EAST

Satellite Eutelsat Hot Bird 13°E
Frequency 11727
Polarisation vertical
Symbol Rate 29900
FEC 3/4
Mode DVB-S2 8PSK
Service ID 12129
Status: Middle East feed.
Europe feed on same transponder. SID: 13128

Satellite Badr 4 26°E
Frequency 11996
Polarisation horizontal
Symbol Rate 27500
FEC 3/4
Mode DVB-S2 8PSK
Service ID 46
Status: Middle East feed. Horn of Africa on the same transponder.

Satellite Nilesat 201 7°W
Frequency 11843
Polarisation horizontal
Symbol Rate 27500
FEC 5/6
Mode DVB-S QPSK
Service ID 622
Status: Middle East feed. Horn of Africa on the same transponder.

VARIOUS FEEDS (EUROPE, AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST)

Satellite Intelsat 10-02 0.8°W C-Band
Frequency 3985
Polarisation R
Symbol Rate  11341
FEC 4/5
Mode  DVB-S2 QPSK
Service IDs  13907 (Europe)
13908 (Mid East)
13901 (E Africa)
13902 (W Africa)

Status: Various BBC language feeds including Swahili and French (for Africa) on same transponder.
**Transponder used as feed source for onward distribution by local providers. C-Band. Requires suitable satellite equipment.

DIGITAL RADIO

The BBC World Service is available on DAB/DAB+ platforms in UK, Denmark, Italy, The Netherlands and Flanders (Belgium).

FM

The BBC World Service is available on FM frequencies in various locations around the world. Full BBC list of FM relays…