August 26, 2005

Fred Brown/Al Feinberg 
Headquarters, Washington 
(202/358-0713/1058) 

MEDIA ADVISORY: M05-144

NASA ANNOUNCES DIGITAL TV SERVICE FOR ALASKA AND HAWAII

The satellite signal carrying NASA TV to viewers in Alaska and Hawaii 
will convert from analog to digital at 12:01 a.m. EDT, October 1. The 
change completes NASA TV digital conversion begun July 1, 2005. 

Beginning October 1, NASA TV will be available in Alaska and Hawaii on 
an MPEG-2 digital signal accessed via satellite AMC-7, transponder 
18C, 137 degrees west longitude, 4060 MHz, vertical polarization. 
Through September 30, NASA TV is available in Alaska and Hawaii in 
analog on AMC-7, at 137 degrees west longitude, transponder 18C, at 
4060 MHz, horizontal polarization. 

For continental North America, NASA TV is carried on an MPEG-2 digital 
signal accessed via satellite AMC-6, at 72 degrees west longitude, 
transponder 17C, 4040 MHz, vertical polarization. A Digital Video 
Broadcast compliant Integrated Receiver Decoder is required for 
reception. 

For information about NASA TV, including complete digital downlink 
information, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 

	
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