AFN Europe Moving to New Satellite
AFN’s satellite delivery platform is changing, requiring viewers who have an AFN decoder and satellite dish in their home to make some changes by Sunday, July 31 to continue to get AFN TV.
Direct-to-home viewers will need to reconfigure their home decoder and realign their satellite dish from the current satellite Hotbird 6/9 at 13 degrees East, to the new satellite, Eurobird 9A (EB9A) at 9 degrees East.
AFN Europe understands this change will inconvenience those who utilize our services via satellite. To help make the process easier, AFN Europe has set up a toll-free help desk, on-line manuals and how-to videos to try and facilitate a smooth transition to the new satellite.
Since the process of setting up a dish and re-adjusting a decoder varies according to decoder model, location and other variables, the help desk and on-line materials are especially critical. You can find manuals and how-to-videos in English (German and Italian coming soon) on this page.
The move to the EB9A satellite positions AFN to better serve the audience in the future. If you have questions about whether this satellite change affects you, please visit the Eurobird 9A FAQs or give the AFN Help Desk a call.