The satellite Astra 1F (19,2nd East) will release from the first of July the regular and official emission of this franco-German cultural channel in high definition.

His starter, late, is preceded of several "frustrated" announcements on the starting of Art HD. Nevertheless, now it seems that this date is definitive, as have confirmed his persons in charge.

In the first stage, Art HD will take German as an original language version but also it will be able to be listened in French across a secondary audio channel.

Art HD will be able to receive in the frequency 11.362-H MHz, with a 26 MHz band and that at present is used either by any television nor any service. The sign will be transmitted in DVB-S2 / MPEG4 / H264-AVC. The forecasts also aim that Art HD will have his second version only in French from October, also across 19,2nd East of the satellites Astra.

Although at present several French operators of ADSL or cable are already distributing the codified sign of Art HD in his respective offers, the programming of this chain has not anything in common with the one that will start already on July 1 of official form and in addition to free form for all the viewers.

For pronounced German of the television in high definition, the starting of Art HD is very positive after the disappearance openly of Sat.1 and Kabel HD.


Image of Art HD in tests


(SatCesc, 22/05/08)