NEW BROADCAST TIMES FOR MAHARISHI OPEN UNIVERSITY

August 8, 1998

Maharishi Open University (with website at http://www.mou.edu) has announced new times for its weekly Sunday broadcasts. During these broadcasts, which started last Sunday 2 August, Maharishi Open University lays out the total range of its teaching programmes. The knowledge will be available through courses for the public via satellite broadcasts that will be covering all continents.

The schedule and details for the satellite broadcasts have changed in the case of Australia, Japan, China, the Middle-East and Africa. Maharishi Open University is preparing to broadcast translations in more languages soon. In the meantime, the broadcasts will continue with English on the main audio channel (lower frequency) and with one translation on the second audio channel (higher frequency).

Broadcast 1: Australia / New Zealand

• 6:00 - 7:00 pm Sydney time (8:00 - 9:00 GMT)
• Satellite details: PanAmSat 2 at 169 degrees E., 9 MHz Digital SCPC, Ku-band (additional details will be available on website www.mou.org)
• Countries covered by this broadcast: New Zealand and Australia

Broadcast 2: Japan

• 6:00 - 7:00 pm Tokyo time (9:00 - 10:00 GMT)
• Japanese translation available on audio frequency 6.80
• Satellite details: Palapa C2 at 113 degrees E., Analogue Ku-band, Transponder 3K, Polarity vertical, Downlink frequency 11490 MHz, LNB LO frequency 9750 MHz, IF frequency 1,740 MHz, Color standard NTSC, Audio(1)
  6.20 and Audio(2) 6.80
• Countries covered by this broadcast: Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Philippines (North)

  Broadcast 3: Asia

  • 6:00 - 7:00 pm Beijing time (10:00 - 11:00 GMT)
  • Chinese translation available on audio frequency 7.20
  • Satellite details: PanAmSat 4 at 68.5 degrees E., Analogue C-band, Transponder 8C, Frequency 3905 MHz, Polarity vertical,
    Audio(1) 6.60 and
    Audio(2) 7.20
  • Countries covered by this broadcast: China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Burma, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan (In addition, this area can continue to enjoy the permanent broadcast of the Maharishi Channel in English and Hindi.)

    Broadcast 4: Middle-East and Africa

  • 1:00 - 2:00 pm Central European Time (11:00 - 12:00 GMT)
  • Arabic translation available on audio frequency 7.20
  • Satellite details: PanAmSat 4 at 68.5 degrees E., 9 MHz Digital SCPC C-band, Transponder 10C, Frequency 3992 MHz, Polarity vertical, IRD compatible with SA PowerVu, FEC 3/4, Symbol Rate 5.632 Ms/s, PAL,
    Audio(1)
    6.60 and Audio(2) 7.20
    
  • Countries covered by this broadcast: Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Iraq, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Oman, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Congo, Central African Republic, Chad, Libya, Swaziland, South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia, Botswana, Angola, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Liberia, and Mali.

    Broadcast 5: Europe

  • 2:00 - 3:00 pm Central European Time (12:00 - 13:00 GMT)
  • Dutch translation available on audio frequency 7.20
  • Satellite details: Eutelsat II F2 at 10 degrees E., Analogue Ku-band, Transponder 22, Frequency 11,163.33, Polarity Horizontal, 27 MHz bandwidth;
    Audio channels: 6.60 and 7.20 MHz
    
  • Countries covered by this broadcast: Turkey, Russia (West), Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Cyprus, Greece, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, Romania, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, The Netherlands, Denmark, France, Andorra, Monaco, Spain, Portugal, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Iceland.

    Broadcast 6: The Americas

  • 3:30 - 4:30 pm Sao Paulo time (18:30 - 19:30 GMT)
  • Spanish translation available from the front panel of your receiver
  • Satellite details: PanAmSat 5 at 58 degrees W., Digital MCPC C-band, Transponder 7C, Virtual Channel 6, Downlink Frequency 3840 MHz, Polarity Horizontal, Video Standard NTSC, System Type: SA PowerVu, Encryption: None (Free-to-Air), FEC Rate 7/8, Symbol Rate 27.69 Ms/s The following information may also be needed depending on your particular brand of IRD: Network ID: 5002, L-band Frequency: 1310.00 MHz, C-band LO:
    5150 MHz, Tune Mode: DVB
    
  • Countries covered by this broadcast: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Surinam, French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, St Vincent, Grenada, St Lucia, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Antigua, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica, Mexico, Canada, and Bermuda.

    Broadcast 7: United States and French-speaking Caribbean

  • 3:30 - 4:30 pm New York time (19:30 - 20:30 GMT)
  • French translation available from the front panel of your receiver
  • Satellite details: Echostar 3 at 61.5 degrees W., Digital MCPC Ku-band, The Dish Network
    
  • Countries covered by this broadcast: United States and French-speaking Caribbean

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