Updated at 7-November

Frequency tables

This table gives information about europe's most popular Satellites and the channels on them.


Videocrypt 1 is used only in the U.K.( Sky ). Videocrypt 1 decoder + card required.
Videocrypt 2 is used in the rest of Europe. Videocrypt 2 decoder + card required.
Eurocrypt is Used by various Channels, D2mac decoder+ card required.
Luxcrypt is used by Dutch channels.( RTL 4/5 ,Veronica, SBS 6), Luxcrypt decoder required.
Syster is used in Germany and Spain. Systercrypt decoder + card required
Discret ? .... need info.

Mpeg is used by some channels. No decoder available.

The suggested dish diameter may vary when situated in other countries then Holland.



Astra 1A/B/C/D (19.2 deg East, Dia 0.6-0.8)

Station                 Freq.   Pol.    Scram

Arte                    10.714  H
NBC Superchannel        10.729  V
Veronica-6              10.744  H       Luxcrypt
RTL 4                   10.759  V       Luxcrypt
SBS 6                   10.773  H       Luxcrypt
Zee TV                  10.788  V       Videocrypt 1/2
The Chinese Channel     10.788  V
Teleclub                10.803  H       Syster
                        10.818  V
Astra Info              10.832  H
                        10.847  V
                        10.862  H
Sky Movies Gold         10.877  V       Videocrypt 1
                        10.891  H
                        10.906  V
Filmnet                 10.921  H       Videocrypt 2
The Adult Channel       10.921  H       Videocrypt 1/2
RTL 5                   10.936  V       Luxcrypt
ZDF                     10.964  H
UK Living               10.979  V       Videocrypt 1
TV X                    10.979  V       Videocrypt 1
The Chinese Channel     10.979  V       Nagravision
TCC/Family Ch.          10.994  H       Videocrypt 1/2
Minimax                 11.009  V       Syster
Cartoon/TNT             11.023  H
QVC                     11.038  V       Videocrypt 1/2
WDR                     11.053  H
Cineclassics            11.068  V       Syster
Discovery               11.082  H       Videocrypt 1/2
TLC                     11.082  H       Videocrypt 1
Bravo                   11.097  V       Videocrypt 1
The Playboy Channel     11.097  V       Videocrypt 1
MDR 3                   11.112  H
Galavision              11.127  V
Bayern 3                11.141  H
Nickelodeon             11.156  V       Videocrypt 1
Sky Sport 2/Soap/Travel 11.170  H       Videocrypt 1
Sudwest 3               11.185  V
RTL 2                   11.214  H
RTL                     11.229  V
TV 3 Sweden             11.244  H       Eurocrypt-M
Eurosport               11.259  V
Vox                     11.273  H
Sat 1                   11.288  V
TV 1000                 11.303  H       Eurocrypt-M
Sky One                 11.318  V       Videocrypt 1
Kabel 1                 11.332  H
3 Sat                   11.347  V
Filmnet plus            11.362  H       Eurocrypt-M
Sky News                11.337  V
Super RTL               11.391  H
Pro 7                   11.406  V
MTV                     11.420  H       Videocrypt 1/2
Sky Movies Plus         11.436  V       Videocrypt 1
Premiere                11.464  H       Syster
The Movie Channel       11.479  V       Videocrypt 1
ARD                     11.494  H
Sky Sport               11.509  V       Videocrypt 1
DSF                     11.523  H
VH-1                    11.538  V       Videocrypt 1
UK Gold                 11.553  H       Videocrypt 1
JSTV/CMT                11.568  V       Videocrypt 1/2
Nord 3                  11.582  H
The Disney Channel      11.597  V       Videocrypt 1
TV 3 Danmark            11.612  H       Eurocrypt-M
CNN                     11.627  V
N-TV                    11.641  H
Cinemania               11.656  V       Syster
TV 3 Norway             11.671  H       Eurocrypt-M
Documania               11.686  V       Syster
Astra Digital Test      11.710  H
Astra Digital Test      11.730  V
Astra Digital Test      11.750  H
Astra Digital Test      11.770  V

Eutelsat 2F3 (16 deg East, Dia 1.0-1.2)

RTM                     10.972  V
HTV/Feeds               10.987  H
RH TV                   10.987  H
RDV                     10.987  H       Eurocrypt
Feeds                   11.006  V
TV 10 Gold              11.015  H       Mpeg
TV 10 Gold/TMF          11.024  H       Mpeg
TVO Warsaw              11.049  H
Feeds                   11.063  V
                        11.080  H
ART Europe              11.095  V
Nile TV                 11.147  V
BT Channel/GSTV/Euratel 11.162  H
Triple X TV             11.162  H       Eurocrypt
Egyptian Sat Channel    11.178  V
TV Plus                 11.556  H       Eurocrypt
Euro 7                  11.556  H
Telepace/TVSH/Tamil     11.575  V
Slavyanski Channel      11.575  V
HTB                     11.575  V
Tripple X TV            11.575  V       Eurocrypt
Duna 7 Budapest         11.596  H
Canal Plus Polska       11.617  V
                        11.638  H
TV 7 Tunis              11.658  V
Algerian TV             11.681  H
Feeds                   12.523  H
Feed VTM 1              12.542  V
Horse Race Italy        12.563  H
Feed VTM 2              12.586  V
Feed                    12.625  V
Feed                    12.708  V

Hot-Bird 1 (13 deg East, Dia 1.0-1.2)

TVE International       11.221  H
VH-1 German             11.242  V       Videocrypt 2
EBN                     11.262  H
Sci-Fi Channel          11.283  V
MCM                     11.304  H
TV-5 Europe             11.325  V
TM-3                    11.345  H
Rai Uno                 11.366  V       Discret
Eurosport               11.387  H
Canal Horizons          11.408  V       Syster
Polsat                  11.428  H
Rai Due                 11.449  V       Discret
TV Polonia              11.471  H
                        11.492  V
EDTV Dubai TV           11.513  H
Erotica                 11.534  V       Eurocrypt

Eutelsat 2F1 (13 deg East, Dia 1.0-1.2)

Viva 2                  10.972  H
Eurosport               10.972  H
NBC Super Channel       10.987  V
Viva                    11.006  H
Kabel 1                 11.055  H       D2mac
Arte                    11.080  V
TV 13                   11.080  V
RTL 2                   11.095  H
Eurotica                11.148  H       Videocrypt
D Welle p2              11.163  V
TRT International       11.181  H
Landscape Channel       11.181  H
MBC                     11.554  H
Euro News               11.575  V
RTL Television          11.596  H
BBC World Service       11.617  V
BBC Arabic              11.638  H       Bmac
Test Belgacom           11.638  H
MTV                     11.655  V       Videocrypt 2
Polonia 1               11.680  H
                        12.521  H
Feeds/ITN/WTN           12.562  H
Feeds                   12.584  V

THOR (1 deg West, Dia 1.0-1.5)

CNN                     11.785  R       Eurocrypt
Eurosport               11.861  R       Eurocrypt
TCC/Discovery           11.938  R       Eurocrypt
Filmnet TCMC            12.015  R       Eurocrypt
MTV                     12.092  R       Eurocrypt

Telecom 2A (8 deg West, Dia 1.0)

MCM                     12.543  H       Syster
Planete                 12.585  H       Syster
Cine-Cinefil            12.627  H       Syster
Cine-Cinemas            12.669  H       Syster
TV Sport                12.771  H       Syster
Canal +                 12.522  V       Eurocrypt
Paris Premiere          12.564  V       Syster
France 2 (Supervision)  12.606  V       Eurocrypt
Canal +                 12.648  V       Syster
Cine-Cinemas            12.690  V       Eurocrypt
Canal J / Canal Jimmy   12.732  V       Syster

TDF (18.8 deg West, Dia 1.0)

                        11.727  R       Eurocrypt
Canal +                 11.804  R       Eurocrypt
Cine-Cinemas            11.881  R       Eurocrypt
                        11.958  R
Canal France Int.       12.034  R       Eurocrypt

Intelsat 601 (27.5 deg West, Dia 1.2-1.5)

BBC Prime               10.995  V       Eurocrypt
Feeds                   11.015  H
United Artists          11.055  H
Feeds                   11.094  V
Wire TV                 11.095  H       MPEG
Learning Channel        11.095  H       MPEG
Paliamentary Channel    11.095  H       MPEG
Feeds                   11.138  H
Feeds                   11.138  V
                        11.155  V
CMT Europe              11.171  V
Kindernet / VTV         11.175  H
Travel Channel          11.175  H
Feeds                   11.475  V
Feeds                   11.475  H
                        11.502  H
                        11.515  V
Feeds                   11.562  V
SIS                     11.591  H       Bmac
Filmnet                 11.647  V       MPEG
TV 1000 Cinema          11.667  H       Eurocrypt
Feeds                   11.675  V