On 30 April 2012 at 3:00 am will end analog broadcasts on the European Astra satellite system at 19.2 Wed East. The term end of an era satellite reception is fast approaching and thus the moment when an analog satellite receiver will have no application. Switching off analogue is the number one event in particular in the German speaking countries. However, outside these regions are still receives analog broadcasts and monitors. On Monday, the option expires.

April 30th, 2012 at 3:00 am and will end analog satellite two hours later - that is, at 5:00 o'clock in the morning will begin broadcasting new programs in high definition televisions (HDTV), making use of the capacity released following analogues.

German public television ARD and ZDF after switching off analogue of preparing a major expansion of HD offerings. In the last day of April will be running programs BR HD (Bayerisches Fernsehen HD), HD NDR, SWR HD, HD WDR, Phoenix HD, HD 3sat, Kika HD. In early 2014, offering high-definition terrestrial TV expands on the HD HR, MDR and RBB HD HD and also the programs Eins Extra, Eins Festival Eins Plus and. Make an offer and HD stations, which launched HD channels Arte and Das Erste HD in 2009, respectively. The 2010th

With the end of analogue satellite and launch new German unencrypted HD channels will be moved to April 30, 2012 Das Erste programs HD and Arte HD on the new frequency. Viewers who watch the HD mutation Das Erste and Arte must remain at the earliest Monday, April 30, 2012 at 5:00 am retune your set top box to the new parameters.


Parameters German HD programming from April 30, 2012

* TP 10, freq. 11,347 GHz, pol. V: Kika HD, 3sat HD, ZDFinfo HD

* TP 11, freq. 11,362 GHz, pol. H: ZDF HD, ZDFkultur HD, ZDFneo HD

* TP 19, freq. 11,494 GHz, pol. H: Das Erste HD, Arte HD, SWR BW HD, SWR RP HD

* TP 25, freq. 11,583 GHz, pol. H: NDR FS NDS HD, NDR FS MV HD, NDR FS HH HD, NDR FS SH HD, BR Fernsehen Sud HD, BR Fernsehen Nord HD, Phoenix HD

* TP 101, freq. 12,422 GHz, pol. H: WDR Fernsehen HD Koln, WDR HD Bielefeld, WDR HD Dortmund, WDR HD Dusseldorf, WDR HD Essen, WDR HD Munster, WDR HD Siegen

* TP 111, freq. 12,604 GHz, pol. H: WDR Fernsehen HD Aachen, WDR HD Bonn, WDR HD Duisburg, WDR HD Wuppertal


Specifications multiplexes

* TP 10, 11, 19, 25: SR: 22000, FEC 2/3, DVB-S2/8PSK
* TP 101: SR: 27500, FEC 3/4, DVB-S/QPSK
* TP 111: SR: 22000, FEC 5/6, DVB-S/QPSK

All programs will be transmitted Free To Air (FTA).

Whether the viewer accepts analog or digital satellite signal could check on teletext German stations on the 198th page The distribution of analogue teletext displays the other information from the digital signal. Analog test page is using surveys for a period shorter than one year previewed total 13.54 million households. Test teletext page is intended for general audiences who are not into technical details broadcasting.

German TV in the last two years involved in the campaign "Klardigital 2012" to households in Germany highlighted the planned switch-off analogue satellite distribution and thus the need to upgrade the set of digital satellite receiver, which give viewers more services - other programs in the intake channel high resolution, additional services such as EPG, HbbTV and others.

With the analogue switch-off released a total of 29 transponders. Some will be used for customers in Germany, will occupy some other clients from Western Europe.