Saorsat
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Saorsat is Ireland’s free-to-air satellite television service that complements the Saorview digital terrestrial platform by providing coverage to areas unable to receive terrestrial signals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saorsat canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | satellite television service ⓘ |
| accessModel | free-to-air ⓘ |
| availability | nationwide within satellite footprint ⓘ |
| brandMeaning | Irish-language term derived from “saor” meaning “free” ⓘ |
| broadcastStandard | DVB-S2 ⓘ |
| compressionFormat | MPEG-4 AVC ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| coverageArea |
Irish territorial waters
ⓘ
Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| encryption | none ⓘ |
| fundingModel | publicly funded via RTÉ resources ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| launchedBy | Raidió Teilifís Éireann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modulation | 8PSK ⓘ |
| offers |
RTÉ
ⓘ
surface form:
RTÉ News channel
RTÉ ⓘ
surface form:
RTÉ One
RTÉ radio services ⓘ RTÉ ⓘ
surface form:
RTÉ2
TG4 ⓘ |
| operator |
RTÉ
ⓘ
surface form:
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
|
| operatorAbbreviation | RTÉ ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Raidió Teilifís Éireann ONNED1 ⓘ |
| platformType | satellite television platform ⓘ |
| primaryContent |
Irish public service radio channels
ⓘ
Irish public service television channels ⓘ |
| purpose |
to complement the Saorview digital terrestrial platform
ⓘ
to provide television coverage to areas unable to receive Saorview terrestrial signals ⓘ |
| regulatoryContext | Irish public broadcasting framework ⓘ |
| relation |
Irish equivalent of a free-to-air satellite backup to DTT
ⓘ
complements Saorview ⓘ part of Ireland’s digital switchover strategy ⓘ |
| requires |
DVB-S2 compatible satellite receiver
ⓘ
Ka-band satellite dish ⓘ |
| satelliteBand | Ka-band ⓘ |
| satellitePosition | 9 degrees East ⓘ |
| serviceModel | public service broadcasting ⓘ |
| serviceType | free-to-air television ⓘ |
| signalFootprintDesign |
focused on Ireland
ⓘ
limited overspill outside Ireland ⓘ |
| signalType | digital television ⓘ |
| targetUsers |
households unable to receive Saorview terrestrial signals
ⓘ
viewers in remote and rural areas of Ireland ⓘ |
| usesSatellite | Eutelsat KA-SAT 9A ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Saorview