RT International is now freely available via satellites operated
by the Arab Satellite Communications Organization, which is based
in Saudi Arabia, and Egypts Nilesat. The channel has also been
added to Indias DD Free Dish service.
The Russian news networks English-language channel is now
broadcast by Arabsats Badr 4 satellite and the Nilesat 201
satellite. No subscription is required for either service.
Both transmitters predominantly serve audiences in North Africa
and the Arab Peninsula. The Badr 4 signal can also be picked up in
numerous European countries, according to its stated coverage.
Viewers in some parts of Sub-Saharan Africa can likewise tune in to
Badr 4 and Nilesat 201.
The receiver settings for the two satellites and the list of
places where they are available are as follows:
Badr 4
Position: 26.0E
Frequency (MHz): 12054
Polarization: V
Modulation: DVB-S (QPSK)
Symbol Rate (SR): 27500
FEC: 5/6
SID: 1850
VPID: 2140
APID: 2255
Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Faroe Islands, France, Gaza Strip,
Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel,
Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,
Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, North Macedonia,
Oman, Palestine (PNA), Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, SADR
(Western Sahara), San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Serbia
(Kosovo), Slovakia, Slovenia, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria,
Tunisia, Trkiye, UAE, United Kingdom, Vatican City, West Bank,
Yemen.
Nilesat 201
Position: 7.0W
Frequency (MHz): 11958
Polarization: H
Modulation: DVB-S (QPSK)
Symbol Rate (SR): 27500
FEC: 5/6
SID: 839
VPID: 554
APID: 555
Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Gaza Strip, Gibraltar, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait,
Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine (PNA),
Qatar, SADR (Western Sahara), Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan,
Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Uganda (in some parts), West Bank,
Yemen.
Residents of India can now find RT International on the DD Free
Dish satellite service operated by state-owned broadcaster Prasar
Bharati. The channel was added to its content on April 1.
The US and its allies have been working for years to reduce RTs
international presence, claiming that the outlet serves as an
instrument of Russian propaganda. After the conflict in Ukraine
escalated last year, many Western nations demanded that platforms
ban RT content from being shown on their territory.
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