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Satellite Access

How To Receive A 24-Hour Linear Stream:

Satellite: Astra 1L (19.2°E)
Transponder: 1.105
Downlink Beam: Europe Ku
Downlink Frequency: 12.515 GHz
FEC: 5/6
Symbol Rate: 22.0 MSym/s
Downlink Polarization/Mod: H (X), DVB-S, QPSK
Filter Roll-Off Factor: 0.2
Video Format: 1080i25
VC/SID: 4160 (Current Time HD)

Satellite: Eutelsat 9B (9°E)
Transponder: E14
Downlink Beam: Wide
Downlink Frequency: 11.977 GHz
FEC: 2/3
Symbol Rate: 27.5 MSym/s
Downlink Polarization/Mod: H (X), DVB-S2, 8-PSK
Filter Roll-Off Factor: 0.2
Video Format: 1080i25
VC/SID: 510 (Current Time HD)

Satellite: Eutelsat 13G (13°E)
Transponder: 76
Downlink Beam: Wide
Uplink Frequency: 17826.16 MHz
Downlink Frequency: 12226.16 MHz
FEC: 3/4
Symbol Rate: 27.5 MSym/s
Typical L-band Frequency: 1476.0 MHz
Local Oscillator Frequency: 10.75 GHz
Downlink Polarization/Mod: V, QPSK
Network ID: 1 (H-pol uplink polarity setting to provide 19V for LNB Hi/Low band switch)
Video Format: 1080i25, 576i25
VC/SID: 1 (Current Time HD)
2 (Current Time SD)
340 (VOA Ch. 340 Global HD video

Digital Delivery:

• Reliable HLS (Primary+Backup): https://rfe-ingest.akamaized.net/hls/live/2033043/tvmc05/master.m3u8
• Primary: https://rfe-ingest.akamaized.net/hls/live/2033043/tvmc05/playlist.m3u8
• Backup: https://rfe-ingest.akamaized.net/hls/live/2033043-b/tvmc05/playlist.m3u8

Receive Individual Programs:

Satellite Delivery
Affiliates can receive individual programs from the satellite stream listed above or arrangements can be made to deliver programs via FTP. Please see Contacts for Distribution, Licensing and Affiliation.

Via USAGM Direct
https://www.usagmdirect.com

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