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07-20-2008, 02:37 PM
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French language satellites/channels
Hi everyone, a neighbor's wife is from Belgium so I'm researching french programming.
Anyone know where there's some FTA programs in french?
On a side note, Atlanticbird 3 at 5 west has some, I'm in Virginia, is there a ghost of a chance of getting anything like that? Elevation from my location is 5 degrees, provided a clear line of sight is available, would I need some huge dish? Would the broadcast be in PAL rather than NTSC? Does PAL vs. NTSC matter?
Thanks for your indulgence.
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07-21-2008, 01:42 PM
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there are some french speaking channels on Aniki F1r c band side. 
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07-21-2008, 03:53 PM
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There is occasional french stuff on 82W mostly from Quebec.
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07-23-2008, 10:14 AM
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hey CruzBay
worldview mhz has french 24 news on a couple of times a day
also, i see some french programing on nyn2 (new york net)
in the late afternoon/early evening est
hope that helps
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07-23-2008, 07:27 PM
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For the 5W you might need something like 6' or bigger.
Did you tried 43W? There could be something...
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07-31-2008, 02:30 PM
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Sorry, I think, based on the Lyngsat Map coverage for Eurobird 3, you would need a 600cm (18 feet) dish and that may be iffy...
Atlantic Bird 3 at 5.0°W - LyngSat Maps
You can get dutch programming BVN on a couple of sats in the US... but to get the french programming your wife would desire.. perhaps the internet is the best option.
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08-03-2008, 11:56 AM
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107.3 Anik F1R
I just got my 6 ft dish aimed at 107.3 and there are a few french language stations on the C-Band. Religious and documentary programs... and even Martha Stewert in french...
There is an Algierian station on 97 Ku sat that has programs in french.
What sort of system are you looking into? You probably could get a small dish, 36" I'd recommend, and subscribe to a Canadian sat provider on 107.3 and maybe 111.1.
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08-15-2008, 07:52 AM
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French TV
Try Starchoice.com
They have French TV channels
36-inch dish here in Miami Fl.
Here's a link
Forfaits de programmation - Téléfureteur - Star Choice
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I installed a fta 33 inch dish with a universal KuLNBF, Input freq 11.7-12.2 GHZ and output
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08-15-2008, 03:25 PM
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sacre blue..c'est tres cher...
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