All 19E analogues off air by the end of 2012

Analoguesat

SES Astra will terminate analogue TV distribution on its satellite system in three years’ time at the latest.

“Astra will say goodbye to the phase-out model of analogue television by the end of 2012,” writes Wolfgang Elsäßer, managing director of Astra Deutschland, in the cover letter of the September edition of the company’s newsletter Astra aktuell. “The way will then be free for television that’s new, more advanced and appropriate for the 21st century.”



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Llew

Seems a short timescale considering the number of national and local stations transmitting in analogue on 19E. I'm sure that'll upset a few diehard analogue receiver owners in Germany.

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Analoguesat

The big problem seems to be the number of analogue c&ble systems that take the channels off satellite & dont want to update their infrastructure....

In the home the split is about 74/26% digital/analogue now.

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Tivù

Slightly O/T on the specifics, but still broadly the same subject: Have there been any discernible rumblings about the French Analogues on 5W?

johnneyboy

hi guys ,pick brains time can one remember what size sky,s analogue dish was 60/ 80cm i am in south dublin its getting revamp for 19e and 13e

Tivù

Just measured SWMBO's and it is 69cm high * 64cm wide

Takes a 6 degree Monoblock nicely.

(And before the purists witter, I know there are two bolts in a mortar course, but they were pre-existing and my risk assessment was that the loading would be insufficient to cause problems given that the other two are in engineering brick!)

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johnneyboy

thanks for the info i should get good 80% signal

Analoguesat

Id guess the end of 2011 when the analogue tv transmitters are due to go off - the anna signals feed the txers..

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Tivù

Hmm, that seems reasonable enough, I suppose.

Ta

johnneyboy

the germany analogue switch off , all good things must come to a end, its move on time

Turok

the next question would be,what all of us do with all the analouge receivers,after the swtich off?
keeping for memory,or put it in the basket,and say good buy forever!

does in brazil the also swtich off the analouge signal?
or not?

maybe we have to move to the rainforrest then,and our old treasures,came back to life

3 years ago i bought something in brazil on Ebay,the seller told me,we have not many digital channels,and for 27 analouge channel we need very larage dishes,does the situation changed in the meantime?

dasteelman

@ Analoguesat ...my friend one day you will have to change your name to 'Digisat'.... I know it will hurt you.....but you will still be the man hehehehe

Nice but Dim

Analoguesat

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dasteelman

u are at the borders arnt you? I have a caravn at berwick...I will rename it 'AnalogueSat' heheheheheh

Nice but Dim

Turok

you have to wait,until the signal swtich off,maybe analuge sat change,then his name automaticly to digitalsat!

skydish

End of an era!

dardruba

End of an era!

NOT YET

Analoguesat

April 30th 2012 is likely to be the end of the era on 19E - ARD / ZDF have set this as a firm switch of date.

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ghinzani

So whats on 5w if I retune to there in 2012? Or does this signal the demise of 'em all analouge wise???

Analoguesat

Nobody knows at the moment, although I wouldnt be at all surprised if the 5W analogues have already gone by Spring 2012

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Tivù

5W carries France 2, France 3, France 5, Arte , TF1 and M6.

But don't expect them to go on for the long term, either.

Edit: Drat that man got there first - again!