The Analogue Channel Graveyard.
These channels have either left their analogue satellite homes mainly for the exciting new world of digital broadcasting, or swapped transponders. This list covers the period since the beginning of 2001. There have been a couple of channels swap satellites. This list only covers the main orbital positions covered by this web site in Ku band.
December 2008
Astra 1
Comedy Central (11303H) (moved to timeshare with Nick Germany on 11421H)
Hotbird
TVN (11509V)
October 2008
Astra 1
MusicMax / Eso TV (11023H)
September 2008
Astra 1
Primetime (11023H)
August 2008
Hotbird
M2 (12128H)
June 2008
Astra 1
1.2.3.tv (11171H)
February 2008
Astra 1
Bloomberg Germany (11362V)
December 2007
Astra 1
TV Shop (10744H)
February 2007
Astra 1
Megavision (11436V)
Hispasat
Cuatro (12591 H)
January 2007
Astra 1
Viva Plus (11303 H)
September 2006
Astra 1
XXP (11377 V)
July 2006
Thor 2
DR 2 (11474 V) (D2Mac scrambled)
Turksat 1C
Cine 5 (11006 V)
May 2006
Thor 2
TV3 Denmark (11341 V)
(D2Mac scrambled)
3+ Denmark (11747H) (D2Mac scrambled)
April 2006
Hotbird
BBC World (11113 V)
February 2006
Eutelsat W2
RTM 1 (10972 V)
January 2006
Turksat 1C
Fantasy (11006 V)
November 2005
Hispasat
Canal+ (12591 H) (replaced by Cuatro)
October 2005
Hotbird
TV Polonia (11474 H)
September 2005
Astra 1
MTV2 Pop (11421 H)
April 2005
Astra 1
RBB Berlin (11171 H)
Eutelsat W2
Jamahirya Satellite Channel (11328 H)
Hotbird 1 - 4 / 6
RAI Uno (11363 V)
RAI Due (11446V)
RAI Tre (11531 V)
TV 4 Poland (11431 H)
Sirius 2
TV3 Sweden (12092 V)
(D2Mac scrambled)
ZTV Sweden (11862 V) (D2Mac scrambled)
March 2005
Hotbird 1 - 4 / 6
TRT International (10974 H)
February 2005
Turksat 1C / Eurasiasat 1
TRT Turk (11123 H) - (East Beam on T1C)
January 2005
Hotbird
Deutsche Welle (11161 V)
Eutelsat W2
Sat 7 (11178 V)
Turksat 1C / Eurasiasat 1
TRT 2 (11085 H) - (East Beam on T1C)
December 2004
Astra 1
K1010 (10861 H)
BTV 4U (11023 H)
Turksat 1C / Eurasiasat 1
BBC World (11782 H) - (East
Beam on T1C)
November 2004
Eutelsat W2
Canal Algeria (11095 V)
Egyptian Space Channel (11471V)
Hotbird 1 - 4 / 6
Arte (11079V)
France 5 (11079V)
Sirius 2
Sirius Promo Channel (12437
V)
September 2004
Eutelsat W2
Light for All Nations
(11178V)
Zeitona TV (11178V)
August 2004
Hotbird 1 - 4 / 6
RTP International (11727 V)
June 2004
Eutelsat W1
Herbalife Europe (11163 H)
May 2004
Hotbird 1 - 4 / 6
TBN Europe (11562 H)
Sirius 2
TV 3 Sweden (12092 V)
(D2Mac scrambled) (returned in June!)
ZTV Sweden (11862 V) (D2Mac scrambled) (returned in
June!)
Turksat 1C / Eurasiasat 1
Kanal D Fun (11569 V - T1C
west beam)
Samanyolou TV (11122 H - T1C east beam)
April 2004
Eutelsat W2
Good News (11178 V)
Miracle (11178 V)
Sirius 2
ZTV Norge (11919 H)
(D2Mac scrambled)
Thor 2, 3, Intelsat 707
TV 3 Denmark (11473 V)
(D2Mac scrambled))
TV 3 Norway (11096 H) (D2Mac scrambled)
TV 3 Norway (11357 H) (D2Mac scrambled)
March 2004
Thor 2, 3, Intelsat 707
TV 4 (11389 H)
Turksat 1C
TRT 3 / TRT Gap (11467 H -
T1C east beam)
TRT 4 (11497 H - T1C east beam)
February 2004
Eutelsat W1
Voice of America (11163 H)
December 2003
Sirius 2
Cyprus Sat (12265 H)
November 2003
Eutelsat W2
TV7 Tunisia (11599 V)
Thor 2, 3, Intelsat 707
Kanal 5 (11341V)
(D2Mac scrambled)
Turksat / Eurasiasat
Star TV (12725 V)
October 2003
Astra 1
Bloomberg UK (11171 H)
Sirius 2
Sirius promo tape (12437
V) (returned in November)
September 2003
Eutelsat W2
Syria Satellite Channel
(11572 H)
August 2003
Hotbird
CTV (10853 H)
Mesopotamia TV (10853 H)
Medya TV (10853 H)
July 2003
Turksat / Eurasiasat
TV 8 (11830 V)
May 2003
Hotbird
Telefonica promo (11224 H)
Thor 1, 2, 3, Intelsat 707
TV 2 Zulu (11727 V) (D2Mac scrambled)
Turksat / Eurasiasat
Bayrak TV (11093 V)
Eurasiasat Promo (11766 V)
TRT International (11093V)
April 2003
Astra 1
B.TV (11023 H) - service continued as BTV 4U
SFB1 (11171 H) - service continued as RBB Berlin
ORB (11656 V) - service continued as RBB Brandenburg
Eutelsat W1
NTV (10987 H)
March 2003
Arabsat 3A
Abu Dhabi (11858 V)
Eutelsat W2
Chaine Nord Afrique (11178V) (no exact close
date, but believed to have ceased mid March)
February 2003
Arabsat 3A
Algeria 3 (11897 V)
Astra 1
Premiere Analogue (11464H)
TV Puls (11671 H)
January 2003
Astra 1
Arte (10714 H) - (continues on 10994 H)
Hotbird
ERT Sat (12284 H)
December 2002
Astra 1
TV Shop Germany (10921 H) - (returned to 10847 V)
November 2002
Astra 1
God Channel (10921H)
Atlantic Bird 3
TV5 (12585 H)
Eutelsat W2
ESC 1 (11516 V) - (moved to 11471 V)
Nile TV International (11471 V)
Sirius 2
Kanal 5 (12476 V) (D2Mac scrambled).
October 2002
Astra 1
TV Shop Germany (10847 V ) -
(continues on 10921H)
Eutelsat W2
TVX The Fantasy Channel (11178 V) - (Videocrypt encoded)
Hotbird
Polsat 2 International (11345 H)
September 2002
Eutelsat W1
Juzny Vetar (11163 H)
TVL (11163 H)
Hotbird
TVN (11148 H) - (continues on 11489 V)
TVN Siedem (11489 V)
Thor 1, 2, 3, Intelsat 707 (all
D2Mac scrambled)
NRK 1 (11357 H)
NRK 2 (11325 H)
TV2 (11261 H)
August 2002
Astra 1
Tango TV (10847 V)
July 2002
Eutelsat W1
AssyriaSat (11163 H)
June 2002
Astra 1
Bayern Alpha (11686 V) - (continues on 11082 H)
TV Puls (10744 H) - (continues on 11671 H)
Hotbird
TVE International (11224 H)
Thor 1, 2, 3, Intelsat 707
TV Norge (11421 H) - (D2mac encoded) (end of all transmissions)
Turksat / Eurasiasat
ATV Avrupa (10966V)
May 2002
Astra 1
Bloomberg UK (11568 V) -
(continues on 11171 H)
God Channel (11538 V) - (returned beginning of June on
10921 H)
SES Global promo (11568 V) - (continues on 11171 H)
SFB 1 (11568 V) - (continues on 11171 H)
Eutelsat W2
Al Mustakillah TV (11163 H)
April 2002
Eutelsat 2F3
TV Shqiptar (11593 H)
Thor 2, 3, Intelsat 707
Eurosport (11823 H) - (D2mac encoded)
TV Norge (11421 H) - (for DTH reception)
March 2002
Eutelsat W2
Kurdistan TV (11163 H)
Turksat / Eurasiasat
Kral TV (11725 V)
Star 2 (11725 V)
February 2002
Eutelsat W2
FTV (11148 V)
Hotbird
RTL 7 (11489 V) (believed to have closed end of February)
Turksat / Eurasiasat
Maxi TV (11683 V)
SuperSport (11683 V)
TeleOn (11725 V)
January 2002
Astra 1
Fox News Channel (11436 V)
Viva Zwei (11303 V) (replaced by Viva Plus)
Thor 1, 2, 3, Intelsat 707 (*
- Thor 1)
Eurosport (11862 R (*) - (D2Mac encoded)
Telenor test service (11485 H)
TV3 Sweden (11597 V)
December 2001
Arabsat 3A
Al Manar (11823 V) (moved to Arabsat 2A after electronics failure
on Arabsat 3A)
Arabic News Network (11977 V)
Iraq Satellite Channel (11937 V) (moved to Arabsat 2A after electronics
failure on Arabsat 3A)
Astra 1
Channel 5 (10921 H) (soft Videocrypt scrambled)
November 2001
Eutelsat W1
TV Melos (11163 H) (disappeared after a couple of weeks back).
Hotbird
Canal + Bialy (11516 H) (normally scrambled)
Polsat (11431 H)
TVN 24 (11178 H)
October 2001
Arabsat 3A
Kuwait Space Channel (11855V)
Astra 1
NHK (10773 H) (Videocrypt scrambled)
Eutelsat W1
Samanyolu TV (11622
V)
TV Hakk (11163 H) (reappeared mid November!)
Eutelsat W2
Al Jazeera (11446 H)
Thor 1, 2, 3, Intelsat 707
(all D2Mac encoded)
Canal + Gul
(12054 H)
Canal + Norge (11293 H)
September 2001
Astra 1 (all Videocrypt
scrambled)
Sky One (11318V)
Sky Premier (11478 V)
Sky Sports 2 (11509 V)
Thor 1, 2, 3, Intelsat 707
(all D2Mac encoded) (* = from Thor 1)
Animal Planet (11797 R ?) (*)
Canal + Norge (11293H)
Cartoon Network (11001 V)
CNN International (11485 H ?)
Discovery (11938 R) (*)
Fox Kids (11797 R ?) (*)
Turner Classic Movies (11001 V)
TV Denmark 1 (11216 V ?)
August 2001
Astra 1
TM 3 (10936 V) (appears to have changed name to 9 Live)
Eutelsat W1
Euro Trans Med (11163 H) (scrambled)
Turksat / Eurasiasat
Isik TV (12515 H)
July 2001
Arabsat 3A
Palestine Satellite Channel (11977 V)
TV Algeria (11897 V) - (replaced by Algeria 3. Continues on Eutelsat W2)
Astra 1
TVX The Fantasy Channel (10832 H) - (moved to Eutelsat W2)
(Videocrypt scrambled).
Hotbird
RAI Med (11390 H)
June 2001
Astra 1 (* = Videocrypt
scrambled).
Cartoon Network (11023
H) (*)
Disney Channel (11597 V) (*)
Private Blue (11671 H) (*)
QVC UK (11038 V)
Sky MovieMax (11436 V) (*)
Sky News (11377 V)
Sky Sports 1 (11509 V) (*)
Sky Sports 3 (11671 H) (*)
TCM (11023 H) (*)
Eutelsat W2
RTK 1 (11431 V)
Hotbird
Rai News 24 (11390 H)
Turksat 1C / Eurasiasat 1
Kanal 7 International (11144 V)
May 2001
Astra 1 (* = Videocrypt
scrambled).
MTV UK (11421 H) (*)
Nickelodeon (11156 V) (*)
Paramount Comedy Channel (11156 V) (*)
TV Travel Shop (10818 V)
VH1 UK (11538 V) (*)
Eutelsat W1
Star TV (11178 V)
TGRT (11095 V)
Hotbird
123 Sat (11585 V)
69 X TV (11585 V)
Eurosport News (11390 H)
Thor 1, 2, 3, Intelsat
707 (D2 MAC encoded)
TV 1000 (11054 V)
TV 1000 Cinema (11823 H)
April 2001
Eutelsat W1
TV Melos (11163 H) (returned in October)
Eutelsat W2
Assyria TV (11163 H)
Hotbird
Canal + Horizons (11405 V)
March 2001
Astra 1 (all Videocrypt
scrambled).
Animal Planet (10744 H)
Bravo (11097 V)
Challenge TV (10994 H)
Discovery (11082 H)
Discovery Home & Leisure (11082 H)
History Channel (11568 V)
Living (10979 V)
SciFi Channel (11568 V)
Trouble (11097 V)
UK Gold (11553 H)
UK Horizons (10832 H)
UK Play (10832 H)
Hotbird
Eurosport (11390 H) - (continues on Astra 1)
February 2001
Hotbird
Viva Zwei (11178 H) - (moved to Astra 1)
Thor 1, 2, 3, Intelsat 707
(D2Mac encoded) (* = from Thor 1)
K-World 12054 H (*)
January 2001
Astra 1 (*) = Videocrypt scrambled
Granada Men & Motors (11244 H) (*)
Granada Plus (11244 H) (*)
Shop America (11244 H)
The Adult Channel (11568 H) (*)
TV Shop Europe (11671 H)
Eutelsat W1
TV Montenegro (11080 H)
Hotbird
Arabic News Network (10949 V) - (returned later in year on
Arabsat)
No exact date currently available
Eutelsat W1
Hakk TV (11163 H) (summer 2002?)
Eutelsat W2
BHT Sat (11148 V) (late 2001)
Intakt (11148 V) (July 2002?)
Turksat / Eurasiasat
BRT (11513 V) (summer 2001)
Thor 1, 2, 3, Intelsat
707 (all D2Mac encoded)
TV Denmark 1 (11216 V) (towards end 2001?)
Telenor test (11485 H) (towards end 2001?)
TV3 Sverige (11597 V) (towards end 2001?)
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