NigComSat 1R at 42.5°E: Free-To-Air(FTA) package: how it all started
According to the Minister of Information in Nigeria (Mr. Lai Mohammed), The switchover from analog to digital television is ”irreversible” because the DSO is a ”game-changer” that will bring immense benefits to Nigerians and help the government to achieve one of its cardinal goals. This goal is to diversify the economy. It was also reported that a world organization gave the Nigerian government until July 2017 to complete the switchover from analog television to digital.
Nigeria and Digitization
Digitization is converting analog signals or information from any format into digital forms that computer systems or electronic devices can understand. The term is used when converting information like text, images or voices and sounds into binary codes. Digitized information is easier to store, access, and transmit, and several consumer electronic devices use digitization.
Digital TV broadcasting offers many advantages over analog systems for end-users, operators, and regulators. Apart from increasing the number of programs, digital systems can provide new innovative services such as interactive TV, electronic program guides, and mobile TV and transmit images and sound in high-definition, HDTV, and Ultra-high definition, UHDTV. Digital TV requires less energy to ensure the same coverage as analog, thereby decreasing the overall transmission cost. Read the rest here.
NigComSat-1R latest channels: Full list of active channels
Please note: the channels list can increase or decrease at any time. This kind of behavior is one of the characteristics of FTA channels.
At the time of modifying this post, specific channels, such as waptv, ait, channels,itage, Novella, MOVIES trybe, tvc news, wazobia max, silverbird, Televista, etc., that have been missing are not back. Whenever your channels are off, inquire from others using it if it is a general problem or not. Once you know it is not a general problem, blindscan your decoder to regain the channels.
Important Notice: According to the information I just received from one of the followers of this site, to regain some of the missing channels on 42.5°E, use this frequency 12589 H 26250 or 12519 H 29498. However, make sure you delete the old channels before you blind scan. Tvc news, Tvc entertainment, and NTAi, and the like will be restored.
Similarly, suppose you own between 2.4 meters to 3 meters dish, depending on where you reside in Nigeria. In that case, you can watch Nigeria’s many channels, including Wazobia on Intelsat 33E at 60.0ºE Using a C band LNB. The tracking frequency is 3970 R 18315, 3737 r/v 1666, 3866 H/V 1666.
Also, you can try getting wazobia and the likes on 43.1W.
Nigcomsat 1R Channels List
- Peace TV (newly added in 2020)
- BCS TV
- Mbc Max
- Kidszone
- ourroot TV
- Rahma Live TV
- Western Cape TV
- KICC TV(religion)
- Clearview TV
- Rayuwa TV
- Afrikiy TV
- Quran TV (religion)
- TV Taraba
- Alminhaj TV(religion)
- Movies Africana
- Celebration TV
- Liberty TV
- Lagos TV
- MITV
- Silverbird TV
- Wazobia Max
- OnMax
- Arewa 25
- MBC 2(UAE)
- Smile TV
- Manara TV
- MoneyMart TV
- Tvc News Nigeria
- Harpazo tv
- Catholic tv
- Ntai
- Gv tv
- Emmanuel TV
- OPM TV
- Jw broadcast
- Tvc Entertainment
- Trybe 208
- Televista
- Free Indeed TV
- Impact Africa
- Ark of God TV
- Dunamis TV
- Fox News Channel
- Baby TV Europe
- ADBN
- ACBN
- ARTV Kano
- Our Music TV
- France 24
- Max tv
- TFMediacast
- Fox Life Africa
- ABS Awka
- Nta e
- Nupe TV
- F24 e
- Mbc3
- Pop Africa
- LIGHT TV
- Nta sport 24
- AIT
- Unity TV
- Yotomi TV
- MBC Action
- Quest tv
- AL-ISHAAD
- Core tv
- Alu TV
- Galaxy tv
- Zamani TV
How to track NigComSat 1R at 42.5°E: Free-To-Air(FTA) satellite channels easily
Fortunately, you can also track NigComSat-1R alongside other satellite packages on an offset(Ku band/Dstv) dish as small as 90cm. The satellite packages that you can combine with NigComsat include 55E(Yamal champion TV), or 28e(multitv). Alternatively, add old mytv at 68.5e to the single dish.
Here are the quick steps to easily track NigComSat 1R at 42.5°E: Free-To-Air(FTA) channels in Sub-Sahara Africa. If you are unsure of whether you can receive the channels in your country, please refer to my article here to find out.
Easy Steps to Track NigComSat 1R at 42.5°E: Free-To-Air Satellite channels
For easier installation, use a satefinder. However, if you are a professional satellite installer, you can use either a satfinder or an FTA decoder to track.
quick note: The position is below DStv 36ºE and above Champion tv
- Also, ensure you nail the highest signal on the DSTV’s (12245 H 27500) frequency.
- Once you get the highest signal strength, tighten your Dish’s neck
- Next, Adjust your LNBF Skew vertically
- Then insert the NigcomSat 1R frequency 12589 H 26250 or 12518H/29500 into your satellite decoder or receiver.
- Now adjust your dish azimuth (vertical) downwards and to the left. Be cautious, as this adjustment must be done in small increments. In simpler terms, move your Dish once towards your left-hand side while standing behind your Dish.
- Next, play around until you hit the green.
- Finetune the dish to get the highest signal strength. Once you are satisfied, tighten your dish.
- Finally, blind-scan your decoder to receive the full channels on that package.
Now that you are done scanning nigcomsat, you can add other satellites like DStv, multitv on the same dish(This depends on your experience with dish installation)
NigComSat 1R at 42.5°E: Free-To-Air(FTA) satellite package tracking frequency
Primary Frequency:
Frequency 2:
Frequency: 12540
Polarization: Horizontal
Symbol Rate: 5000
A quick reminder: Don’t attempt to track NigComSat 1R at 42.5°E: Free-To-Air(FTA) until you have confirmed from someone that the channels are up. Failure to inquire from anyone that has already tracked it may lead you into an unsuccessful quest. All in all, NigComSat 1R at 42.5°E: Free-To-Air(FTA) satellite is pretty easy to track.
Troubleshooting NigComSat 1R at 42.5°E: Free-To-Air(FTA) satellite signal during installation
Let’s say you followed the instructions above, yet you are not getting the signal; please refer to the tips below to work around this.
- Firstly, you must use the most recent NigComSat frequency to track. I provided the most recent in this article already.
- Secondly, you must use a quality Ku LNBf. This can significantly boost your signal quality and strength.
- If you want to nail the bird with the least stress, please avoid using a DiSEqC switch.
- Also, if you want to track the channels, make sure your LNB cable is not too far from the dish and also make sure you have not joined your LNB cable together
- Your signal must be very strong before you can pick it on qsat(I advise you to the first track with a reliable decoder like Strong or by using a satfinder). Make sure you get 80% or higher if possible.
Good day Mr Lemmy 12519 H 29498 is not scanning for TVC Entertainment, any help. Thanks.
@Lemmy Morgan : Is an FTA strong decoder
I engineer Adewoyin Taofeek, from Ile-Ife Osun State.Im using art 5945 strong decoder, Please can this still working in my Area as at today 30,June,2020
@Is it a company-branded stong or the original FTA strong decoder?
Hello Morgan I tracked for nigcomsat and only few channels appeared, what procedure can i take?
Is there nigcomsat on strong decoder?
You mean the satellite?
Mr morgan , a well done job , and good write-up.Lord will increase you in knowledge.
Hello oga lemmy: pls how many meter dish I need in southwest osun state to get nigcomsat Cband channel and what is frequence thank you
@Adebayo: like 3meters. Don’t buy big dish mainly for fta. you can buy it for fta and it’s in which case, buy the largest you can afford.
Happy Sunday Mr Lemmy,thanks for the update.
To regain some of the missing channels use this tip: 12519 H 29498.
NOTE: delete the old channels before you blind scan. Tvc news, Tvc entertainment and ntai will be restored.
On this nicomsat channel like trybe wazobia televista is currently not working
@Anthony: see updates about this here: https://www.lemmymorgan.com/lemmy-morgan-2020-update/
Thanks to u Mr. Lemmy for this wonderful lessons for steps on how to track Nigcomsat, i have tried the steps and it works as u have explained, but many of the interesting channels av gone like trybe, tvc, wazobia max, silverbird etc. Pls any sat to get them back.
@ezekiel: this post will guide you through how to determine where certain channels can be tracked: Predetermine the size of dish/antenna to be used for any Satellite TV packages
Hello Mr Morgan, please tracking satellite is the thing I do.A client has interest in yoruba and news especially and I recommended to use nigcomsat.that area is scary, pls is there any position to replace that or does all d channels on Nigcom that serve his interest stays or leaves so as to not weda a better position can still serve him like dat of nigcomsat.
Hello Lemmy, I have tried the frequency but am not getting any signal. Pls what should I do.
@Enoch use a low noise high gain LNB and wait until the weather is favorable before you track it.
Good day sir. Please televista, trybe and some channels are showing service not available about a week ago. Can you please could it be that they have a new frequency or they have scrambled those channels?
@Haruna: some channels are back, let’s hope the likes of trybe… will also be back
Good evening sir, I tracked nicomsat today but trybe, tvc news and some channel are showing no/audio-video.what can I do?
Lemmy my brother you are blessed for what you have done to enable we low income earners enjoy entertainment.Am in Nigeria, Ekiti State presisely with 2.4 meter dish , what can I enjoy free with it. Thanks
i use a strong srt 4672 to track 12518H27500, using a startimes LNB/ dish, i got 90% signal level and 75% quality, but when i scan the frequency,all the channels are that of multi tv position. Dont know what i am doing wrong.
@ekens: call to ensure the channels are online. Also, change your lnb to a better one
Hello good afternoon. Pls am having issues tracking the Nigcomsat. 12.518 H 29500, bt I still get to pick multi TV on the same freq. Using a 90cm (dstv dish).
@Segun: use a good LNB, wait until you are certain the channels are all online before you track. Use a satfinder or call a professional satellite installer
Good evening sir how are u an the family please Sir I want to ask you something about NIGCONSAT. The list channel coming out is not up to 30 I don’t no if you can help thank you
hello boss, my on nicomsat channels are no up to 70 station, I only gat from30 to 35 channels,what will I do to up to 70? thanks
@Stanley: I am sorry but there is nothing you can do from your end so long you are already using a good LNB and the required dish size. FTA are bound to be depleted or increased at any moment without prior notice. That is why they are free to air in the first place
Well done for the good job here. I tried tracking the nigcomsat satellite following every step you stated. To my frustration, I was able to hit the satellite with help of my sat finder but the signal strength keeps flipping from 93 to 90 rapidly while the quality didn’t go beyond 53 56 and flips back to 35 36 and it never hit green even at 56. What am I still missing please. It never stays on a particular point, just flipping back and forth very rapidly. Thank you.
@Olanrewaju: please ensure that nigcomsat is online as at when you are trying to track it. If the answer is yes, you need to read thisHow to Effectively Troubleshoot Signal Loss on Your Tracking Devices During Satellite Dish Installation
I’m able to hook NigerComSat with the highest strength and signal…but one thing I’m not so sure about is whether Aljazeera, France24 …are passing through. On my screen the aforementioned TV stations have a dollar sign at the end. Is there a biss key or some black magic I can use to watch these channels…Mr. Lemmy, help me!
@igniatius: you can’t watch any scrambled channels on that package free
Good work man. Pls how do I scan mbc channels and others on viewsat decoder, I’ve tried very hard but nothing is coming up. Pls help me. Thanks.
@Akin Tolu: FTA Decoders Channels Scanning/Searching Modes & Methods fully Explained
Comment *Can I get any of silver bird, AIT, Nigerian movie channels etc. on fta
@mart: some of them are there. Especially nta
Lemmy please I am currently on nigcom Badr 45E 12518 V 29500
and I received MBC and other channels. Pls my main problem is on how to get foreign news like France 24, Aljazeera, etc on the same dish
Hi Mr.Lemmy How can I track Nigcomsat using D-SAT decorder.
Thank You.
Hello Mr Lammy i am Emmanuel,I try to blind scan I got some few channels especially our local channels but second day it went off?
Please has nigcomsat come back on air?
bro, pls is core tv still on fta. on which platform will i get them with which symbol rate
gud morning bro. my strength is 90 but any how i blind scan am having 32 channels
@alaye: hope you are not using a diseqc switch?
Signals on my decoder went off since yesterday on Nigcomsat. Only one transponder shows signal with no channel working. The signals on the rest disappeared two days ago. Please confirm that the satellite still works.
Thanks.
Sam
Mr Lemmy, Pls I need help, I av two decoders strong and alphabox, I track multitv, nigcomsat and tstv and use disec to link it inside but d problem is that only tstv and multitv shows on alphabox while only multitv and nigcomsat shows on strong. The three are not showing at dsame time on one decoder. Pls wat can I do?
@Apata: Please check your DiSEqC switch. it is definitely going kaput on you
Hi Mr Lemmy, Recently I notice jw broadcasting has stopped showing while other stations are showing. What could have caused this and what is the solution to have it showing again?
@Babs: no one knows just yet. Please try and blindscan
Mr lemmy I was able to track nigcomsat with 60cm dish with close to 92% signal strength but got 28 channels mbc 1 mbc bollywood excluded how can I track the remaining channels
@Felix: please blindscan
Hi Mr Lemmy . Is Nigcom sat-1 still active in Nigeria
@Kabir: Yes it is
am an installer in anambra state, call me for any satellite installation job, name promise number 08037697085
i want to know if coretv news is active on nigcomsat.
Pls can anyone confirm if nigcomsat is still working because i was unable to tack it here in Abuja.
My installer track it for me on 21th December and few hours it disappeared, Ibadan
Hey guys I am from D.R.C CONGO well I have the signal and I only receive 36 channels is thier any ather way to get the rest of the channel. . Help.
@Rizzler: I think you have gotten enough. You can however blindscan the channels and see if you can get more.
Mr Lemmy, My nigcomsat channels have not been showing/opening for more than a week now. Is this a general problem?
@henry: please check your dish alignment. And blindscan. Nigcomsat is still working sir
Bro Lemmy, can I use 60 cm to track NigComSat 1R. Thx
@Mosis: yes you can. However, it can be pretty difficult
Hello my Lemmy, have tried several time to set this Nigcomsat but couldn’t get it. Is there any other satellite apart from Nigcomsat 1R to use track it from Abuja
Dpromise can I send somebody to you in Abuja to track the Nigcomsat for you? He is a skilled satellite antenna/dish installer. You can call him on 07063859850 or whatsapp only on 08074349904.
Great work Lemmy is tstv currently down cos my nigcomsat works perfectly BT tstv isn’t showing again? What cld be wrong?
Yea, I also noticed that. Any idea of they’ve changed frequency?
mr morgan i used 90cm in tracking the signal but to no avail ( that is the nigcomsat- 1R) in ghana, so any help?
@Bomba: you need a lot of patience as the bird can be unstable. please first ask those who already tracked it if theirs is up. Only after that should you attempt to track it.
TSTV Africa is now on NigComSat 1R at 42.5 East with the following Frequencies:
Freq: 12589 (H), S/R: 30,000
Freq: 12660 (H), S/R: 30,000
Freq: 12625 (H), S/R: 30,000
Freq: 12563 (H), S/R: 30,000
Which is the correct frequency and the symbol rate of tstv now. The ones you wrote here, are not working
@Deegee: none. Everything is gone
Comment *ok that is good
Oga Lemmy Kudos to you, Kindly advise me I could only receive 24 channels out of the 62 you listed after blindscanning. I use DSat decoder and 90cm dish. My signal strength fluctuates btw 60 and 64. , Pls what can I do to receive the other channels? Have tried all best but is not working.
@Whycool: the health of your LNB matters. Besides, you can’t get all the listed channels. please pay attention to the channels in my picture instead.
I can confirm that its working in South Africa. 42 channels.
Good evening Oga Lemmy, I used 12518H29500 to track it but the channels I got is different from the above listed one. I got Cameroon, Stv,Ortv, Canal2, TV Madagascar etc. I don’t know what I did wrong
Please blindscan your decoder and don’t track when your disecq is on
TSTV Africa is back on nigcomsat.
I was able to track all their channels including the ones already on nigcomsat.
@Terkuma John: I learnt it is not yet stable
Please do you mind listing the channels here? Thanks.
@wilfem: Already listed. Check the image
Hi Lemmy.
Awesome sight.
Excuse my ignorance but where can I see the eirp values for South Africa on lyngsat? Am I missing something as I dont see any?
I would love to see how the reception of the different sats compare to you guys up North.
@Raughn: https://www.lemmymorgan.com/predetermine-the-size-of-dish-to-be-used-for-any-satellite-other-terms/
Thanks.So Im not blind.
Its just not posted yet. I guess I’ll have to wait as I don’t want to mount a new dish for nothing.
Lemmy welldone, I could only receive 48 channels out of the 62 which you’ve listed. I use a qsat (q23g) decoder with a 90cm dish and the signal quality fluctuates btw 56 and 61. Please what can I do to receive the other channels?
Lemmy well done, I could only receive 48 channels out of the 62 you listed after blindscanning. I use qsat q23g decoder and 90cm dish. My signal strength fluctuates btw 57 and 61. Pls what can I do to receive the other channels?
@Henry, you have received all that is available. Congratulations sir.
I’m hearing some rumours that Tstv is back, but on a different position. Is it true?
@Wilfem: That claim cannot be substantiated yet, sir.
I saw this somewhere:
TSTV – NigComSat-1R 42.5°E, 12588, H 27500
is that satellite cover the hole Africa county
@protogene: you have to test and see first.
Is there signal currently in Nigcomsat my have scrambled over a week now
@James: I am currently not watching it. Maybe you will get help from other users
@lemmy, I went tru d post n see that one can get trybe on dsame dish with multitv, pls aw can I get that? Tnx
There is signal on nigcomsat, I got about 78 percent quality using turksat 42 degree east and it is working well here in Benin city
Thanks bro God bless. I just want to be sure before tracking
The Prof. Lemmy, please any available or latest software update for Qsat. I think the last update was 2 years now. thanks
@Mr moe: qsat of today is as good as a mere fta decoder. As for as iks is concerned, qsat is a spent force. Only their new models cobox and nusky are capable of opening scrambled channels
Thanks for your reply Oga Lemmy. Please can you give me very explicit guidance on how to do this on QSAT, and does it need the dish position shifted? I’m using the normal d*tv dish. Thanks again.
@Eze Uba: this will give you an insight. better still call a satellite installer
Hello Oga Lemmy. Please is it possible to get the NTA Sports on QSAT decoder? I currently get mostly Ghana channels on FTA scan. Thanks.
@Eze UBA: yes it is available on TStv and mytv positions
Please brother Lemmy can I use 60 centimeters dish to track it in Ghana, tnk u for the good job done
Thanks for the good work you are doing. Can 60 centimeter dish be used to track it in Ghana? And the Lnb position pls.
@Philip: Use a 90cm dish
Which live match do they show?
I tracked and got the signal but I keep getting multi TV channels after I blindscan..what should I do Mr lemmy
I was able to track the signal using above frequency but all I keep getting is multitv channels after I blind scan what should I do Mr Lemmy?
please boss,how can I solve boot problem on strong srt4955?
I think Lemmy should help us. Is the signal footprint in Ghana?
@Simon: You can also receive the signal in Ghana
please can this bird be tracked in Ghana.
Around January I was able to get it with a dish around 2meters.the quality on strong srt4955 was 80 but it was scratching. For now I tried but no signal. The champion freq too is not picking… 11045v h40000
Pls there is no signal on the NigComSat-1R, wen I tried it dis morning
There’s signal. It’s just that sometimes it is very tricky to get the signal.
Well done oga Lemmy.
Nice post Lemmy. Please what’s champions TV frequency?