Tamil FTA Channels (Ku-band) setup in Chennai

[ezhilraj82]

Hello friends,

I am looking to setup a satellite receiver system to receive as many Free-to-Air Tamil TV channels available over Ku-band in Chennai, please suggest which is the best satellite(s) and what equipment I need to buy, also suggest a store or site to buy them from and installation help available

After reading through several articles I think a combination of Eutelsat 70B at 70.5°E and ABS 2 at 75.0°E 
provides the maximum of Tamil FTA channels

Thanks & Regards,
Ezhil Raj

 

[mmadhankumar]

Rather than Ku band i would suggest you to go for C band setup hunting the Rajnikanth  :lol  of Satelittes  - Intelsat 17 at 66.0°E

Best satellite for Tamil FTA: Intelsat 17 at 66.0°E -  you can get around 40 Tamil channels FTA  :k

Equipment needed: Min. of 6' dish, C band LNB, DVB-S2 MPEG4 capable Set top Box

Store to buy from: There are 100s of stores in Narasingapuram Street or Ritchie Street in Mount Road. Check price from different shops and get the best bargain.

:win :win :win

 

[Johny]

As per various recent threads 70deg E doesn't have any channels now.. only 75 E , but i don't think it has any tamil channels.. 93.5E is having some tamil channels FTA.. all these can get in a 2ft ku band dish...

 

[airsky]

And eutelsat TP that carries Tamil and Malayalam channels was switched off one week ago

 

[ezhilraj82]

Rather than Ku band i would suggest you to go for C band setup hunting the Rajnikanth  :lol  of Satelittes  - Intelsat 17 at 66.0°E

Best satellite for Tamil FTA: Intelsat 17 at 66.0°E -  you can get around 40 Tamil channels FTA  :k

Equipment needed: Min. of 6' dish, C band LNB, DVB-S2 MPEG4 capable Set top Box

Store to buy from: There are 100s of stores in Narasingapuram Street or Ritchie Street in Mount Road. Check price from different shops and get the best bargain.

:win :win :win

Thanks Madhan for the information  :k
Yes the channel list on Intelsat 17 at 66.0°E does look impressive but I don't wanna spend much
I will be happy with just a handful of Tamil TV channels primarily News channels

- Ezhil Raj

 

[ezhilraj82]

As per various recent threads 70deg E doesn't have any channels now.. only 75 E , but i don't think it has any tamil channels.. 93.5E is having some tamil channels FTA.. all these can get in a 2ft ku band dish...

Hi Johny,

Is that freedish?

- Ezhil Raj

 

[Johny]

Hi Johny,

Is that freedish?

- Ezhil Raj

93.5 is DD freedish along with some dish TV FTA channels. flysat.com 93.5 for more details and channel list.

 

[M.J.Sadiq]

As many said, no good Ku band satellite are having FTA Tamil channels except Dish TV's NSS6 and SES 8 located at 95e. Right now there are few Tamil channels FTA from these satellites. But not sure till what time they will be FTA.

Eutelsat 70 B signals are turned off.
ABS 2 have FTA channels but only UFX is the Tamil FTA channel.

..

 

[csmanien]

Hello friends,

I am looking to setup a satellite receiver system to receive as many Free-to-Air Tamil TV channels available over Ku-band in Chennai, please suggest which is the best satellite(s) and what equipment I need to buy, also suggest a store or site to buy them from and installation help available

After reading through several articles I think a combination of Eutelsat 70B at 70.5°E and ABS 2 at 75.0°E 
provides the maximum of Tamil FTA channels

Thanks & Regards,

95e is better so far as 70.5e is turned off. As mmadhankumar said, better to go for 66e (C-Band) for Tamil channels. :c

 

[supermachi]

why to buy c band buy tata sky u get lot of channels including 60 tamil channels