GlobeCast World TV
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GlobeCast World TV is a direct-to-home provider of free-to-air and Nagravision
Nagravision
Nagravision is a company of the Kudelski Group that develops conditional access systems for cable and satellite television. The name is also used for their main products, the Nagravision encryption systems.-Digital systems:...

-encrypted ethnic television and audio channels via the Galaxy 19
Galaxy 19
Galaxy 19 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 97° West longitude, serving the North American market. Galaxy 19 replaced Galaxy 25 which is nearing the end of its design life and has been moved to 93.1°W longitude. It was built by Space Systems/Loral, as part of its FS-1300...

 satellite received in North America. GlobeCast World TV is a division of GlobeCast, which is owned by French telecom giant France Telecom
France Télécom
France Telecom S.A. is the main telecommunications company in France, the third-largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. It currently employs about 180,000 people and has 192.7 million customers worldwide . In 2010 the group had revenue of €45.5 billion...

.

In North America, the satellite broadcasts dozens of arabic and asian channels.

In Europe, the GlobeCast World TV service was officially launched in June 2007, but was discontinued in 2008. It was received via Intelsat
Intelsat
Intelsat, Ltd. is a communications satellite services provider.Originally formed as International Telecommunications Satellite Organization , it was—from 1964 to 2001—an intergovernmental consortium owning and managing a constellation of communications satellites providing international broadcast...

 905 satellite and was providing a bouquet of ethnic TV channels from India and Pakistan.

It is the North American satellite television service that carries Al Jazeera English.

TV

Subscription services
  • Amrita TV
    Amrita TV
    Amrita TV, launched in 2005, as a 24-hour Malayalam, general entertainment & news satellite channel with a global footprint, has been honoured with 54 State Awards for Excellence in Television—the only channel in India to be bestowed with such a recognition in just two years since inception...

     (India)
  • Armenia Public TV
    Armenian Public Television
    Public Television of Armenia , is Armenia's public television station that began transmissions in 1956.-Early years:Armenia Public Television dates back to September 5, 1955 when the USSR Council of Ministers made the decision to construct 27 programme centres and five transmission stations in the...

     (Armenian)
  • Asianet USA
    Asianet
    Asianet Communications Limited is an Indian media conglomerate jointly owned by STAR TV and Jupiter Entertainment. Formed in 1991 and headquartered in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in the south Indian state of Kerala, the company owns several television channels including Asianet, the first...

     (India- Malayalam)
  • Asianet News
    Asianet
    Asianet Communications Limited is an Indian media conglomerate jointly owned by STAR TV and Jupiter Entertainment. Formed in 1991 and headquartered in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in the south Indian state of Kerala, the company owns several television channels including Asianet, the first...

     (India- Malayalam)
  • Asianet Plus
    Asianet
    Asianet Communications Limited is an Indian media conglomerate jointly owned by STAR TV and Jupiter Entertainment. Formed in 1991 and headquartered in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in the south Indian state of Kerala, the company owns several television channels including Asianet, the first...

     (India- Malayalam)
  • BN Music
    RTV BN
    Radio Televizija Bijeljina, is a radio-television company based in Bijeljina, Bosnia & Herzegovina. RTV Bijeljina has been said to be aligned with hardline Serbian nationalists. RTV Bijeljina is more commonly known as RTV BN. The company was founded in 1998...

     (Bosnia)
  • BN TV
    RTV BN
    Radio Televizija Bijeljina, is a radio-television company based in Bijeljina, Bosnia & Herzegovina. RTV Bijeljina has been said to be aligned with hardline Serbian nationalists. RTV Bijeljina is more commonly known as RTV BN. The company was founded in 1998...

     (Bosnia)
  • Bostel
    Bostel
    RTV BosTel or BosTel is a Bosnian TV station in North America.RTV BosTel's program started airing in September 2001 with a 2 hour program in the Chicago radio market, but has since then expanded into a 24 hour TV station throughout North America...

     (US- Bosnian)
  • Cambodian Television Network
    Cambodian Television Network
    Cambodian Television Network was launched in March 2003 as a joint venture between local conglomerate the The Royal Group and Stockholm-based Modern Times Group, this free-to-air terrestrial television channel Cambodian Television Network is now part of Mobitel...

     (CTN) (Cambodia)
  • DFH (1-6) (Turkish)
  • Duna II Autonómia
    Duna TV
    Duna TV or Duna Televízió is one of two public television services in Hungary. "Duna" is the Hungarian name for the Danube. Duna TV operates two channels: Channel 1 and Channel 2-Autonómia....

     (Hungary)
  • Eri-TV (Eritrea)
  • Global Sports (Romanian)
  • Jaihind TV
    JaiHind TV
    Jaihind TV is a Malayalam channel , based in Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala. It was launched on August 17 , 2007 in Delhi by Indian National Congress President and UPA chairperson Smt.Sonia Gandhi....

     (Malayalam)
  • Hayat Sat
    NTV Hayat
    Hayat TV is a television station from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.It is a privately-owned TV station, which started airing on February 24, 1992. Its coverage is over 1.5 million people in Bosnia, numerous cable subscribers in the neighbouring countries, and satellite viewers. Hayat TV...

     (Bosnia)
  • Pink Extra
    RTV Pink
    RTV Pink or Radio-Television Pink is a popular, privately-owned, national TV network in Serbia. Pink is the leading commercial station in the Serbian television broadcast market. TV Pink has gained a strong reputation for its entertainment programming...

     (Serbia)
  • Pink Plus
    RTV Pink
    RTV Pink or Radio-Television Pink is a popular, privately-owned, national TV network in Serbia. Pink is the leading commercial station in the Serbian television broadcast market. TV Pink has gained a strong reputation for its entertainment programming...

     (Serbia)
  • RSC (1-4) (US- Romanian)
  • RTV21 Sat
    RTV21
    RTV21 is a radio and TV broadcaster operating in Kosovo since 1998. The radio broadcasting started in 1998, while TV broadcasting began in 1999 after Serbian forces withdrew from Kosovo. RTV21 is the most popular channel in Kosovo. RTv21 has also other two channels 21+ and 21 Popullore...

     (Kosovo)
  • Shalom TV (India- Malayalam)
  • Tele 5
    Tele 5
    Tele 5 is a commercial television channel in Germany. The channel is largely known for showing classic American films and series, Japanese Anime and Shows.Tele 5 broadcasts from the Astra 1H, 1M, and 3A satellites and is uplinked by ASTRA Platform Services....

     (Poland)
  • TV1 (Bosnia)
  • TV Klan
    Klan TV
    TV Klan is a commercial television channel with national frequency coverage based in Tirana, Albania. In 2002, ISO found it to be the most highly rated TV station in Albania with 21.5% of audience share. As of 2006, it covered approximately 45% of the national territory with analogue signal...

     (Albania)
  • TVK (Cambodia)
  • TV Polonia (Poland)
  • TVP Info
    TVP Info
    TVP Info is a Polish news channel, which replaced TVP3. It is run by the public broadcaster, TVP and dedicated to the country's regions. It had regional branches in most of the major Polish cities and, similarly to the France 3 in France or Rai Tre in Italy, for couple of hours every day it...

     (Poland)

Free To Air
  • 2M TV
    2M TV
    2M TV is a Moroccan television service. It was established by the largest Moroccan economic conglomerate, ONA, before being sold to the Moroccan state. It is based in Casablanca...

     (Morocco)
  • Al Forat (Iraq)
  • Al-Iraqiya (Iraq)
  • Al Jazeera English (Qatar)
  • Al Karma TV (USA)
  • Al-Kass Sports Channel
    Al-Kass Sports Channel
    Al-Kass Sports Channel is a sports channel that is broadcast 24/7 from Qatar. Its official name is Al Dawri wal Kass , which means The League and the Cup in Arabic, since it was initially launched to broadcast domestic football in Qatar.-History:Al-Kass was launched in June 2006 as the second...

     (Qatar)
  • Al Maaref TV (Saudi Arabia)
  • Al Maghribiya
    Al Maghribiya
    Al Maghribiya is a nationally owned public service satellite TV channel of Morocco launched on 18 November 2004 and run by the Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision , the Moroccan national media company. Its programming is taken from that of two other Moroccan TV channels, Al Aoula...

     (Morocco)
  • ARTN (US- Armenian/Russian)
  • Ariana Afghanistan TV
    Ariana Afghanistan TV
    Ariana Afghanistan TV, shortened AATV, is a satellite television channel based in Irvine, California, USA, with branches in Hamburg, Germany, and Kabul, Afghanistan. It was launched in 2006, and is owned by Nabil Miskinyar. Since its launch till 2009, it was based in Orange, California.News is...

     (USA)
  • Ariana TV
    Ariana TV
    For the American-based Afghan television channel, see Ariana AfghanistanAriana TV, officially shortened as ATN, is a private television network based in Kabul, Afghanistan, that was launched on 17 August 2005. Ariana TV is owned by an Afghan-American called Ehsan Bayat, who also owns AWCC...

     (Afghanistan)
  • AssyriaSat
    KBSV
    KBSV is an Assyrian television station broadcasing on digital UHF channel 15, that serves the Modesto, Stockton, and Sacramento, California areas....

  • AzTV
    AzTV
    AzTV, or Azeri TeleVision , is the national broadcaster for Azerbaijan. AzTV was declined active membership of the European Broadcasting Union since the channel was not independent enough from the ruling government....

     (Azerbaijan)
  • Beautiful Life TV (Taiwan)
  • Belarus TV
    Belarus TV
    Belarus TV is the state television and radio channel of Belarus. It was launched on 1 February 2005. It broadcasts primarily in Russian language programmes of other Belarusian state TV channels LAD and TV-First.- Logotype :TV channel replace 1 logotype...

     (Belarusian)
  • Canal Algérie (Algeria)
  • Cancao Nova TV (Brazil)
  • CNC World English
    CNC World
    CNC World is a 24 hour global English-language news channel, launched on July 1, 2010. It is 51% owned by the China Xinhua News Network Corporation, and 49% by private investors, including Chinese home appliances maker Gree....

     (China)
  • DMC TV (Thailand)
  • Ebru TV (German)
  • ETV
    ETV (Ethiopia)
    ETV is an Ethiopian government-owned television channel. It's the only one in Ethiopia due government ban of private media. Its programming includes news, sport, music and other entertainment...

     (Ethiopia)
  • Jamahirya Satellite Channel (Libya)
  • Jordan TV
    JRTV
    Jordan Radio and Television is the state broadcaster of Jordan. It was formed in 1985 from the merger of Jordan Radio and Jordan Television....

     (Jordan)
  • Kuwait Space Channel (Kuwaiti)
  • LTV World
    LTV World
    LTV World is a third Lithuanian public television channel, operated by LTV. The channel broadcast 24 hours and is a mix of original programming from LTV and LTV2.-Launch and reach:...

     (Lithuania)
  • NTA Plus
    Nigerian Television Authority
    The Nigerian Television Authority - also known as NTA - was inaugurated in 1977 and is the government-owned body in charge of television broadcasting in the country. The NTA claims to run the biggest television network in Africa with stations in several parts of Nigeria...

     (Nigeria)
  • Oman TV (Omani)
  • ORTB
    Office de Radiodiffusion et Télévision du Bénin
    Office de Radiodiffusion et Télévision du Bénin ' is a the mainstream terrestrial television channel and radio operator in Benin. It has its headquarters in Cotonou....

     (Benin)
  • ORTM
    Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision du Mali
    The Office of Radio and Television of Mali is the national broadcaster of the West African state of Mali.-Current output:...

     (Mali)
  • Palestinian Satellite Channel
    Palestinian Satellite Channel
    Palestine Satellite Channel and its companion radio station, Voice of Palestine are free-to-air general entertainment channels in Arabic...

     (Palestine)
  • Press TV
    Press TV
    Press TV is a 24-hour English language global news network owned by the Iranian government. Its headquarters are located in Tehran, Iran, with bureaux in Beirut , Damascus , London , Seoul and Washington DC ....

     (Iran- in English)
  • Qatar TV (Qatari)
  • RT
    RT (TV network)
    RT, previously known as Russia Today, is a global multilingual television news network based in the Russian Federation run by the state-owned state-run RIA Novosti....

     (Russia- in English)
  • RTS 1
    Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise
    Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise is the Senegalese public broadcasting company.- History :The French military opened the first radio broadcasting station in Dakar in 1932. It began broadcasting civilian programming in 1939. The origins of RTS are in Radio-Dakar, created in 1950, that...

     (Senegal)
  • Salaam TV
    Salaam TV
    Salaam TV is an independent satellite television channel committed to providing Shia Islamic programming. Salaam TV was established in early 2005; its launch date intentionally coincided with the Eid of Ghadeer...

     (US- Arabic)
  • Samanyolu TV
    Samanyolu TV
    Samanyolu TV is an international TV station, with its head quarters in Istanbul. It is one of the highest rating TV channels in Turkey. It iswatched by people of Turkish origin all over the world.- Series :* Kepu Ma* Бра керм да рожат...

     (Turkey)
  • Saudi TV 1 (Saudi Arabia)
  • Saudi TV 2 (Saudi Arabia)
  • Sharjah TV (UAE)
  • Simaye Azadi Iran National TV
    Simaye Azadi
    Simaye Azadi is a satellite television channel covering issues relating to Iran and the Iranian resistance. It is primarily a news channel, but also has documentaries, music, and social and cultural programming....

     (Iranian)
  • Sonshine TV (Philippines)
  • Sudan TV
    Sudan TV
    Sudan TV or Sudan National Broadcasting Corporation is an Arabic language television network. It is Sudan's national network and is government-owned and operated. Sudan TV is one of six television networks in the country. -History:...

     (Sudan)
  • Syria TV (Syrian)
  • Syria Drama (Syrian)
  • Tasvir e Iran (US- Persian)
  • Télé Congo (Congo)
  • Telepace
    Telepace
    Established in 1979, Telepace is an Italy-based broadcasting network that carries Roman Catholic-themed programming. The programs include programming from Centro Televisivo Vaticano.Also on Satellite TV, Telepace broadcast also as TV Syndication in Italy with more than 50 affiliated television...

     (Italy)
  • Tele Padre Pio (Italy)
  • TV Oromiyaa (Ethiopia)
  • TVR International
    TVRI
    Televisi Republik Indonesia Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI) Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI) (formerly known as Televisi Indonesia (Indonesian Television in English) and Radio Indonesia (Indonesian Radio in English) is a state-owned television station, the oldest television station in...

     (Romania)
  • Tunisie 7
    Tunisie 7
    Télévision Tunisienne 1 is a Tunisian television own and operated by ERTT. Formerly names known as RTT , RTT 1 , TV7 , Tunis 7 , Tunisie 7 Tunisie National ....

     (Tunisia)
  • USArmenia TV (US- Armenian)
  • Yemen TV (Yemen)

Radio

Subscription services
  • BN Radio (Bosnia)
  • BosTel Radio (Bosnia)
  • Public Radio of Armenia (Armenian)
  • DFH-FM 1 (US- Turkish)
  • DFH-FM 2 (US- Turkish)
  • Dimitsi Hafash (Eritrea)
  • Kossuth Rádió
    Kossuth Rádió
    MR1-Kossuth Rádió , is a major radio station of Hungary and is produced by Magyar Rádió...

     (Hungary)
  • Polskie Radio 1
    Program 1 Polskiego Radia
    Polskie Radio Program I, known also as PR1 or radiowa Jedynka is a radio channel broadcast by the Polish public broadcaster, Polskie Radio. It is dedicated to information and easy listening music...

     (Poland)
  • Polskie Radio 3
    Program 3 Polskiego Radia
    Polskie Radio Program III , known also as Radiowa Trójka or shortly Trójka is a radio channel broadcast by the Polish public broadcaster, Polskie Radio. It is a music station playing a wide variety of music from rock, alternative, jazz and others. It is broadcast on FM, via satellite and online...

     (Poland)
  • RTV21 Radio
    RTV21
    RTV21 is a radio and TV broadcaster operating in Kosovo since 1998. The radio broadcasting started in 1998, while TV broadcasting began in 1999 after Serbian forces withdrew from Kosovo. RTV21 is the most popular channel in Kosovo. RTv21 has also other two channels 21+ and 21 Popullore...

     (Kosovo)
  • Radio Pink (Serbia)
  • Radio Zara FM (Eritrea)

Free To Air
  • Al Forat Radio (Iraq)
  • Al Maghribiya Radio (Morocco)
  • Amrit Bani Radio (UK- Punjabi)
  • Bahai Radio (Persian)
  • Chaîne 1 (Algeria)
  • Chaîne 3 (Algeria)
  • Cancao Nova Radio (Brazil)
  • DZAR Sonshine Radio
    DZAR
    DZAR Sonshine Radio is an AM station owned and operated by Sonshine Media Network International in the Philippines. The station's studio is located at Jollibee Plaza, F. Ortigas Jr. Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City, and its transmitter is located at Dampalit, Malabon City...

     (Philippines)
  • Darbar Sahib (UK- Punjabi)
  • Emirates FM (United Arab Emirates)
  • ETV Radio (Ethiopia)
  • Fútbol de Primera (US- Spanish)
  • Oman Radio (Omani)
  • Qatar Radio (Qatari)
  • RMC Moyen-Orient (Morroco)
  • Radio 2M
    2M TV
    2M TV is a Moroccan television service. It was established by the largest Moroccan economic conglomerate, ONA, before being sold to the Moroccan state. It is based in Casablanca...

     (Morocco)
  • RFI (France)
  • Radio Omeduman Holy Koran (Sudan)
  • Radio Quran (Saudi Arabia)
  • Radio Republica
    AzTV
    AzTV, or Azeri TeleVision , is the national broadcaster for Azerbaijan. AzTV was declined active membership of the European Broadcasting Union since the channel was not independent enough from the ruling government....

     (Azerbaijan)
  • Radio Senegal International
    Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise
    Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise is the Senegalese public broadcasting company.- History :The French military opened the first radio broadcasting station in Dakar in 1932. It began broadcasting civilian programming in 1939. The origins of RTS are in Radio-Dakar, created in 1950, that...

     (Senegalese)
  • Radio Sout Al-Sha'ab (Syria)
  • Radio Tunis Chaîne Internationale (Tunisia)
  • Republic of Iraq Radio (Iraqi)
  • Sana'a Radio (Yemen)
  • Program 1 (Saudi Arabia)
  • Sharjah FM (United Arab Emirates)
  • Sudan Radio (Sudanese)
  • Syria Radio (Syrian)

As well as other FTA channels, that can be scanned for mannually using the Frequency, Symbol Rate, and Polorization. That information can be found using the website; http://www.lyngsat.com/galaxy19.html

It is recommended that if you plan on loading the extra channels on your system, you contact GlobeCast Customer Support. This will reduce the possibility of loss of channels, ot service issues.

Reception equipment

Free-to-air channels on Galaxy 19
Galaxy 19
Galaxy 19 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 97° West longitude, serving the North American market. Galaxy 19 replaced Galaxy 25 which is nearing the end of its design life and has been moved to 93.1°W longitude. It was built by Space Systems/Loral, as part of its FS-1300...

 can be received in most parts of the United States, including Hawaii and southern Canada with a 75 cm (30") diameter dish and any MPEG-2 DVB compliant free-to-air receiver; receivers for the Glorystar
Glorystar
GloryStar Satellite Systems is a Direct to Home religious based satellite service. They provide ministry support services by partnering with Christian broadcasters and a vendor of satellite television equipment oriented towards viewers of satellite-delivered Christian broadcast ministries.-...

 system, which also uses Galaxy 19, can also tune in the FTA channels if the viewer scans the channels manually.

For pay channels, GlobeCast provides subscribers with GlobeCast WorldTV-labeled DVB-S
DVB-S
DVB-S is an abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting — Satellite; it is the original Digital Video Broadcasting forward error coding and demodulation standard for satellite television and dates from 1994, in its first release, while development lasted from 1993 to 1997...

 receiver, model SE830 made by Taiwanese company Eastern Electronics Co., Ltd.

In 2011, GlobeCast provides a new receiver with personal video recording feature, model ZDS-801N, made by Zinwell.

See also

  • Dish Network
    Dish Network
    Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...

  • DirecTV
    DirecTV
    DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...

  • France Telecom
    France Télécom
    France Telecom S.A. is the main telecommunications company in France, the third-largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. It currently employs about 180,000 people and has 192.7 million customers worldwide . In 2010 the group had revenue of €45.5 billion...

  • Home2US
    Home2US
    Home2US Communications, Inc. is an open pay TV DBS platform. They offer broadcasting services on the SES-1 satellite for ethnic viewers in the United States.-History:...

  • Galaxy 19
    Galaxy 19
    Galaxy 19 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 97° West longitude, serving the North American market. Galaxy 19 replaced Galaxy 25 which is nearing the end of its design life and has been moved to 93.1°W longitude. It was built by Space Systems/Loral, as part of its FS-1300...

  • FTA Receiver
    FTA Receiver
    A free-to-air or FTA Receiver is a satellite television receiver designed to receive unencrypted broadcasts. Modern decoders are typically compliant with the MPEG-2/DVB-S and more recently the MPEG-4/DVB-S2 standard for digital television, while older FTA receivers relied on analog satellite...


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