Astra 1 news archive 2002
(27th December) ZDF Theaterkanal may be taking over the 10774 H capacity which will be vactated by Arte on 31st Dec. Arte continues full time on 10994H.
(9th December) TV Shop left 10921H a few days ago. Its back on 10847V. Looks like Sonnenklar TV may be gearing up for a full analogue launch in the near future.
(19th November) Astra 1K launch to be carried live on 10744H on the evening of 28th Nov. Premiere 11464H is to close during the first half of 2003 :-(
(13th November) God Channel seems to have left 10921H. Its started digital on Hotbird. 1 less English language service on analogue :-(
(12th November) 9 Live seems to carry Sonnenklar TV quite regularly, so dont be surprised if you run across it.
(3rd November) TV Shop has reappeared on 10847V ! Its still being carried on 10921H as well.
(9th October) Dont know what happened to 9 Live the other night, but they are back to normal now. TV Shop has stopped on 10847V, and is now on 10921H only. The SES Astra web site is carrying a news article that Arte has signed a long term analogue carriage deal. Apparently Arte on 10714H will cease at the end of December, leaving Arte on 10994H.
(5th October) 9 Live seems to have disappeared. The holiday shopping channel Sonnenklar TV is now being carried in its place on the analogue and digital platforms.
(1st October) 10994H has fired up again after months off air. Its now carrying Arte 24 hours.
(7th September) TV Shop Germany is still transmitting on 10847V. Its carrying a scrolling message saying it will be moving to 10921H from the beginning of October.
(2nd September) Tango TV has left 10847V as expected, and is now digital only. TV Shop Germany has moved from 10847V to 10921H and is sharing time with the God squad channel.
(8th August) 2 transponders now carrying Astra Vision info cards
(31st July) 11568 V lost to digital.
(1st July) TV Puls on transponder 10744 H has closed down, continues on 11671 H. 10744H currently carrying colour bars.
(18th June) The transponder vacated by Bayern Alpha (11686V) a couple of days ago has been switched over to a digital signal :-(
(2nd June) God Channel reported back on new 10921H. TV Puls is changing transponders - it has started on 11671 H, and 10744 H is carrying a scrolling message which I think roughly translates as "this frequency is closing 30th June". Astra 1B is carrying a digital signal - for the first time ever?
(31st May 2002) 4 more ex-analogue transponders have gone over to a Spanish digital supplier... 11156 V / 11318 V / 11436 V / 11479 V :-(
(30th May 2002) 11538 V has reappeared :-) However, 2 off air transponders have gone over to a Spanish digital service 10877 V / 11038 V.
(29th May 2002) yet another transponder lost to digital. The God squad channel on 11538 V has disappeared :-( Several transponders seem to have swapped satellites in the last few days. 11568 V / 11686 V has gone over to 1E, so I would hazard a guess they will probably carrying a digital service in the near future.
(28th May 2002) another transponder lost to digital :-( 11097 V has gone.
(19th May 2002) Sonnenklar TV - a German holiday shopping channel is reported to be joining Astra later this year. They have recently started in digital.
(18th May 2002) BR Alpha has started on 11082 H . The parallel 11686 V will close on 16th June. As far as I can tell from the BR Alpha website, the transponder move will improve their coverage in the eastern part of Europe. SFB1 / Bloomberg has shut down 11568 V
(11th May 2002) 10773 H has been lost to a digital service.
(4th May 2002) 11568 V is carrying a scrolling message about the frequency change for Bloomberg / SFB1.
(30th April 2002) Reports are circulating that Tango TV is leaving analogue at the end of August, and going digital only. Tele 5 Germany launched full service as expected on 28th April.
(27th April 2002) TV stations reported to be joining the Astra 1 platform in analogue this year: Game.TV, Knowledge TV, Onyx TV, & possibly a new RTL service. Reported closing is the Premiere encrypted channel on 11464 H. Bloomberg / SFB1 are closing 11568V on 15th May.
(18th April 2002) Forget 11597 V. Its gone over to a Polish digital service.
(16th April 2002) Tele 5 is testing on 11553 H and appears to be starting full services on 28th April. Bloomberg UK / SFB 1 are moving transponders (the old 11568V is running in parallel to 11171 H at the moment).
(20th February 2002) Tele 5 is reported to be joining Astra 1 fta on the 1st April. Astra 1A may be put back into service within the next few weeks :-)
(2rd February 2002) Tango TV a Luxembourg youth channel is new on 10847 V, (0600-2200 CET). TV Shop has cut back their hours to 2200-0600 CET. Fox News closed at midnight on the 31st Jan - the transponder was switched off..
(26th January 2002) Fox News Channel is carrying a caption during the American ad breaks that it is leaving Astra at the end of January.
(15th January 2002) A new station! 10847 V has fired up again and a German version of TV Shop has appeared.
(8th January 2002) Viva Zwei has been replaced by Viva Plus.
(1st January 2002) Channel 5 disappeared off 10921 H around midnight last night. The transponder was turned off. (Several other transponders were also turned off - on analogue ZDF and TV Puls disappeared - but came back after about 10 minutes!)
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