--- Forwarded Message from Roberto Perez <[log in to unmask]> ---
>Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:15:40 -0500
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>From: Roberto Perez <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #9342 International TV Servers
>In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>
>References: <[log in to unmask]>
Frank,
Have you investigated Free-to-Air (FTA) satellite signals? We were
left with a couple of satellite TV receivers from Globe Cast when
they stopped providing services for certain languages. The receivers
(with their corresponding satellite dish) were left to gather dust in
our rack, unused for a year or so until I came on board and
reactivated them as FTA receivers.
The FTA signals have a mixture of government channels, religious
channels, and news channels. You can find a good list at:
http://www.lyngsat.com/america.html
We found that a lot of the free channels for Arabic, Chinese, and
Russian are on Galaxy 19 (which also has paid Scola channels), with a
few Spanish on Galaxy 28 and AMC6. Our satellite dish was already
pointing in the right direction for Galaxy 19, so we only had to
configure the receivers, download the latest programs, and tune in
the receivers to the channels we wanted from the available free offers.
You can find more information about GlobeCast here:
http://www.globecastwtv.com/America/WhatsOnWTV/FreeToAirOnly.aspx
And here's a good place to get started, including prices of FTA
packages (receiver, dish, etc.):
http://www.ftadirect.com/
Regards,
Roberto Perez Galluccio, PhD
Director,
Foreign Language Technology Center
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
At 10:47 AM 2/10/2010, you wrote:
> > Dear IALLT Members:
> >
> > We are currently in a major building project for a new Upper
> School to include
>learning centers for each department. In our World Language
>Department, we hope
>to have approximately three flat-screen TV's which will broadcast news and
>events from
> > around the world in the languages we presently offer (Chinese,
> French, German,
>and Spanish), as well as other languages that may be added to the
>curriculum in
>the future. I am already familiar with SCOLA
>(http://www.scola.org/Scola/Default.aspx),
> > but would be interested in getting your feedback on other international TV
>servers with which you are familiar. Thank you!
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Frank Kruger-Robbins,
> > Chair - Modern Language Department
> > Pine Crest School
> > 1501 Northeast 62nd Street
> > Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33334-5116
> >
> > Telephone: (954) 492-4185
> >
> > Email: [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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