新唐人更换欧洲卫星T-12的公告

【大纪元3月31日讯】为了更好地为全世界的观众服务，新唐人将于美国东部时间2004年3月31日凌晨零点转由热鸟6号（Hot Bird 6）播放新唐人电视频道。原播放卫星T-12的信号将于同时停止。新唐人在热鸟6号上的频道参数如下：

位置（Position）东经13度（13°East）
下载频率（Downlink freq）11585
极化（Polarity）垂直（Vertical）
前向纠错率（FEC） 3/4
符率（Symbol Rate） 27.5Mbaud/s

热鸟卫星群是欧洲最大的卫星群，拥有一亿观众。另外与T-12不同的是热鸟是广播卫星，信号强，接收天线小。进入热鸟卫星只是新唐人成为主流媒体和打入主流社会的不懈努力中的重要一步。近日内新唐人还将发布更多的进展和消息。请及时查看。

Notice of Replacing Telstar-12 with Hotbird 6

To better serve worldwide audience, starting midnight March 31st, 2004, US Eastern time, NTDTV will transmit its European signal via Hotbird 6. The transmission on Telstar-12 will cease at the same time. The satellite/transponder parameters of NTDTV channel on Hotbird 6 are:

Position: 13°East
Downlink Freq 11585
Polarity Vertical
FEC ¾
Symbol Rate 27.5Mb/s

Hotbird cluster is European’s most popular and well known satellite platform. It reaches an audience of 100 million. In contrast to T-12, it is also a Direct-to-Home broadcast satellite with stronger signal and smaller dish requirement. Entering Hotbird is just one important step in NTDTV’s relentless striving to become main stream media and stepping into the main stream society. In recent days, NTDTV will announce more development and news. Please stay tuned.