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Alhurra now available on two new satellites

March 3, 2020

Springfield, VA — Alhurra Television HD channel will now be available on two new satellite systems, Eutelsat 8 and Yahsat. This raises the number of satellites Alhurra is on to five. The news and information network is currently located on Nilesat, Arabsat and Eutelsat 7.

“We continue to improve and grow Alhurra Television and are excited that our unique content will be available to even more people in the Middle East,” stated Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN) President Amb. Alberto Fernandez. MBN manages and oversees Alhurra.

The parameters for the new satellites are as follows:

EUTELSAT 8 WEST B – ALHURRA HD Video

Satellite: Eutelsat 8 West B at 8oW/352oE

Transponder: BEM10

Downlink Beam: MENA

Downlink Frequency: 11.137 GHz

FEC: 3/4

Symbol Rate: 27.5 MSym/s

Downlink Polarization: V

Modulation: DVB-S2, 8-PSK

VC/SID: 7303 (Alhurra HD video)

PIDs: Video: 7307, Audio: 7308

YAHSAT – ALHURRA HD Video

Satellite: Yahsat Y1A (52.5oE)

Transponder: 12

Downlink Beam: East

Downlink Frequency: 11.938 GHz

FEC: 3/4

Symbol Rate: 27.5 MSym/s

Downlink Polarization: H

Modulation: DVB-S2, 8-PSK

VC/SID: 452 (Alhurra HD video)

PIDs: Video: 900, Audio: 901

In November 2018, MBN extensive transformation of Alhurra Television, building new studios outside of Washington, D.C. and Dubai, increasing the amount of news to 12 hours a day and launching new programming of relevance to regional audiences, such as hard-hitting investigative reporting, lively opinion journalism, and unfettered examinations of social and political issues. The network recently was nominated for five New York Festival-TV and Film Awards for its investigative reporting, analysis and visual graphics.

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