American FTA Channels?

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I searched and read up on this but can't find clear info--

Can you get FTA American channels here in Ireland? If so, which satellite should one point their dish at?

ScrubsfanChris

Sorry, don't think so. We are just to far away to pick anything up.

List of North + South American satellites here:
http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Satellites/Satellite-List.htm

St Senan

OK-Cancel-Apply wrote: »

I searched and read up on this but can't find clear info--

Can you get FTA American channels here in Ireland? If so, which satellite should one point their dish at?

CNN on astra 2 at 28.2east

ScrubsfanChris

scaller wrote: »

CNN on astra 2 at 28.2east

Ya, forgot about the news channels.
Bloomberg is FTA aswell I think.

OK-Cancel-Apply

Ah yeah thanks lads - already pick up those ones on Astra 28.2E. Shame that the others are too far away!

Just a shot in the dark here: Do any of you get the TV station 'Spike' on any in-range satellite?

bk

If you have family/friends in the US, you could look at a slingbox solution.

Mossy Monk

OK-Cancel-Apply wrote: »

Do any of you get the TV station 'Spike' on any in-range satellite?

Not available on this side of the Atlantic I am sorry to say.

Sponge Bob

OK-Cancel-Apply wrote: »

. Shame that the others are too far away!

Just a shot in the dark here: Do any of you get the TV station 'Spike' on any in-range satellite?

What about the Klaus Schumacher solution, he did not take no for an answer...I mean how did the Americans get to the moon ??!!?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCBxYDBsVPw

Cupart

I read on another forum that a bloke on the West coast of Ireland did indeed pickup US channels, but the elevation is very very low so you need to have a perfect line of sight with no obstacles in the way and an US box. This might have been back in the good old analouge days though as the pictures I saw of the reception was quite sparked... Believe he used a 3 meter dish.

Otherwise there are plenty (well not like bucket loads) on C-Band covering Europe as well, but the actual size of the dish might put you off. Quite costly things as well...

Sponge Bob

I have seen the "Dish Network" Echostar 3 packages in the West of Ireland but these are not FTA . Yer man has the dish on the ground .

Clear view to west , no mountains in the way , located high up and at least a 1.5m dish .

polyfusion

For individual channels, Voice of America and The Pentagon Channel on 13E for your daily dose of ... whatever you want to call it.

There are a tonne of bible bashing channels too, (pick any satellite position!) that seem to be American derived, if you're into that.

Are you looking for anything specific?

Apogee

Sponge Bob wrote: »

I have seen the "Dish Network" Echostar 3 packages in the West of Ireland but these are not FTA . Yer man has the dish on the ground .

Clear view to west , no mountains in the way , located high up and at least a 1.5m dish .

Someone is pulling in Echostar 3 on a 1.5m dish???

Gargantuan

You can get NBC and MSNBC feeds FTA on 15W easily. I got a 85cm and was getting 79% on Technomate 1500 last week.
Only problem is the prime time programs don't start till 1am in morning