BBC World closedown

[solly]

the some news bbc world will be down in analog

no date yet

the source sat kurier

 

[Analoguesat]

Im expecting most if not all of the remaining analogue services on 13E to cease in the not too distant future - Eutelsat need every spare transponder for more digital capacity..

 

[nitrosat]

I heard from other forums that analogue transmission of BBC World on 13e will end in march 2006.

 

[Analoguesat]

BBC World confirmed closing mid April:

BBC World to go fully digital on satellite in Europe as analogue frequency is switched off

BBC World will end its transmissions on analogue satellite in Europe in mid-April, in line with the industry trend of switching off such signals across the continent.

Viewers receiving the BBC's international news and information channel in analogue on the HOT BIRD (tm) 6 satellite will have to retune to a digital frequency - using an appropriate set-top box - in in order to continue viewing programmes.

Those using the analogue signal on transponder 130, frequency 11114 MHz, on the satellite HOT BIRD (tm) 6 will need to use a DVB-compliant digital receiver and retune to transponder 94, the digital frequency 12597 MHz. BBC World will remain unencrypted and free-to-air.

source: http://www.bbcworld.com/content/template_clickpage.asp?pageid=2753&home=1

 

[Analoguesat]

Closedown for BBC World is 18th April.

 

[Analoguesat]

BBC World now carrying a scrolling ticker confirming the analogue transmission ceases on April 18th

 

[BadWithComputer]

Shame, BBC world analogue was the first channel i ever watched on satellite. End of an era.

 

[Analoguesat]

BBC World ceased about midday uk time today. The frequency is now carrying a "we have gone digital" upgrade screen.

 

[Analoguesat]

The BBC World analogue info card ceased this morning. The transponder was immediately reconfigured for digital distribution