GlobeCast World TV

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GlobeCast World TV
Type Division of GlobeCast
Founded
Headquarters New York, USA Flag of the United States
Area served North America
Industry Telecommunications
Products Direct Broadcast Satellite
Owner France Télécom
Website http://www.globecastworldtv.com

GlobeCast World TV is a direct-to-home provider of free-to-air and Nagravision-encrypted ethnic television and audio channels via the Galaxy 25 satellite. It operates in North America and has recently launched services in Europe. GlobeCast World TV is a division of GlobeCast, which is owned by French telecom giant France Telecom.

In Europe, GlobeCast World TV provides a bouquet of ethnic channels from India and Pakistan. The service was officially launched in June 2007. It can be received via Intelsat 905 satellite.

It is the only North American network which carries Al Jazeera English.

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[edit] TV Channels (North America)

Subscription services


Free To Air


[edit] Radio

Subscription services

  • BosTel Radio
  • Public Radio of Armenia
  • Radio BN
  • DFH-FM 1 (Turkish- USA)
  • DFH-FM 2 (Turkish- USA)
  • Polskie Radio 1
  • Polskie Radio 3
  • Radio 21 (Albania)
  • Top Albania Radio
  • Kossuth Rádió (Hungarian)
  • Radio Korea (Korean)
  • Radio Pink
  • Dimitsi Hafash (Eritrean)
  • Radio Zara FM


Free To Air

  • Al Maghribiya Radio
  • Chaîne 1 (Algeria)
  • Chaîne 3 (Algeria)
  • Cancao Nova Radio
  • Qatar Radio
  • Radio 2M
  • Radio ERA
  • Radio Oman
  • Radio Omdurman Holy Koran
  • Radio Qur'an
  • Radio Romania International
  • Radio Romania Actualitati
  • Radio Sedaye Iran
  • Radio Seoul
  • Radio Sout Al-Sha'ab
  • Republic of Iraq Radio
  • Sana'a Radio
  • Saudi Radio Program 1
  • Sharjah FM
  • Sudan Radio
  • Syria Radio
  • Voice of Palestine
  • Voice of the People

[edit] Reception Equipment

Free-to-air channels on Galaxy 25 can be received in most parts of the United States, including Hawaii and southern Canada with a 75 cm (30") diameter dish and any MPEG-2 DVB compliant free-to-air receiver. For pay channels, GlobeCast provides subscribers with GlobeCast WorldTV-labeled receiver, model SE830 made by Taiwanese company Eastern Electronics Co., Ltd.

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[edit] External links / Sources