Midnight Mass in 4K via Hotbird
December 21, 2017
By Chris Forrester
Viewers across Europe with a capable TV set and able to receive signals from Eutelsat’s Hotbird can watch the Vatican City’s broadcast of Midnight Mass in 4K from St Peter’s in Rome.
The free-to-air signal will be available via the Hotbird satellites at 13° East, on December 24th from 21:30 CET (20:30 UTC) via TivuSat (channel 210) in Italy, or throughout the Hotbird footprint with an 4K TV with embedded satellite demodulator (DVB-S2) and HEVC decoder.
The channel parameters are:
Frequency : 12303 MHz
Vertical polarisation
DVB-S2, 8PSK, FEC 2/3
Symbol rate: 27500
Service name: RAI 4k