PBS ANALOG CLEAR FEED FOR BACKYARD DISH USERS
WILL TRANSITION TO AMC-4 SATELLITE BEGINNING APRIL 1, 2006
Arlington, VA – On April 1, 2006, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) will begin a two month transition that will move the PBS C-Band analog satellite service from the Intelsat Americas 6 satellite at 93 degrees West Longitude to its new home on SES Americom’s AMC-4 satellite located at 101 degrees West Longitude. The PBS program service on the analog C-Band satellite is required by Congress to be made available for users who employ “backyard dishes” to receive television programming for personal use. The two month transition, from April 1, 2006 to May 31, 2006, will provide identical program services on both satellites, allowing dish owners time to make technical adjustments needed for receiving the PBS program service from its new home on SES Americom’s AMC-4 satellite.
The C-Band Clear Feed from PBS has been on Transponder C-8 (Horizontal Polarity) of the Intelsat satellite for the past 10 years and that service will terminate on May 31, 2006. The PBS services on SES Americom’s AMC-4 will begin on April 1, 2006 on Transponder 16-C (Horizontal Polarity). The overlap of services gives users a two month window when the programs can be received from either satellite.
This change of satellite services is necessary because the lease for the current satellite capacity that PBS uses to distribute this program service expires on May 31, 2006. .
PBS is a private, nonprofit media enterprise that serves the nation's 348 public noncommercial television stations, reaching nearly 90 million people each week through on-air and online content. Bringing diverse viewpoints to television and the Internet, PBS provides high-quality documentary and dramatic entertainment, and consistently dominates the most prestigious award competitions. PBS is the leading provider of educational materials for K-12 teachers, and offers a broad array of educational services for adult learners. PBS' premier kids' TV programming and Web site, PBS KIDS Online, PBS KIDS Online pbskids.org, continue to be parents' and teachers' most trusted learning environments for children. More information about PBS is available at pbs.org, one of the leading dot-org Web sites on the Internet.
CONTACT:
Lea Sloan, 703/739-5021, lsloan@pbs.org
Jan McNamara, 703/739-5028, jmcnamara@pbs.org
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WILL TRANSITION TO AMC-4 SATELLITE BEGINNING APRIL 1, 2006
Arlington, VA – On April 1, 2006, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) will begin a two month transition that will move the PBS C-Band analog satellite service from the Intelsat Americas 6 satellite at 93 degrees West Longitude to its new home on SES Americom’s AMC-4 satellite located at 101 degrees West Longitude. The PBS program service on the analog C-Band satellite is required by Congress to be made available for users who employ “backyard dishes” to receive television programming for personal use. The two month transition, from April 1, 2006 to May 31, 2006, will provide identical program services on both satellites, allowing dish owners time to make technical adjustments needed for receiving the PBS program service from its new home on SES Americom’s AMC-4 satellite.
The C-Band Clear Feed from PBS has been on Transponder C-8 (Horizontal Polarity) of the Intelsat satellite for the past 10 years and that service will terminate on May 31, 2006. The PBS services on SES Americom’s AMC-4 will begin on April 1, 2006 on Transponder 16-C (Horizontal Polarity). The overlap of services gives users a two month window when the programs can be received from either satellite.
This change of satellite services is necessary because the lease for the current satellite capacity that PBS uses to distribute this program service expires on May 31, 2006. .
PBS is a private, nonprofit media enterprise that serves the nation's 348 public noncommercial television stations, reaching nearly 90 million people each week through on-air and online content. Bringing diverse viewpoints to television and the Internet, PBS provides high-quality documentary and dramatic entertainment, and consistently dominates the most prestigious award competitions. PBS is the leading provider of educational materials for K-12 teachers, and offers a broad array of educational services for adult learners. PBS' premier kids' TV programming and Web site, PBS KIDS Online, PBS KIDS Online pbskids.org, continue to be parents' and teachers' most trusted learning environments for children. More information about PBS is available at pbs.org, one of the leading dot-org Web sites on the Internet.
CONTACT:
Lea Sloan, 703/739-5021, lsloan@pbs.org
Jan McNamara, 703/739-5028, jmcnamara@pbs.org
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