Diganta Television is a private satellite TV

Satellite television

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 channel in Bangladesh

Bangladesh

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, founded in 2007. This is a project of Diganta Media Corporation, which also publishes a daily newspaper "Daily Naya Diganta". Diganta TV formally started its broadcasting on the 28th August, 2008 with 16 hours of news and 8 hours of entertainment programs. Now, it is one of the most reputed news broadcasting channel in Bangladesh.

Downlink Parameters

Downlink Frequency : 4163.0 MHz

Symbol Rate : 04.3400 MSym/s

FEC : 3/4

Orbital Position : 76.5°E

Polarization : Horizontal

Modulation Type : QPSK

Type of Carrier : MPEG-2/DVB

Name of Satellites : Apstar 2R