BBC Arabic TV is distributed by Arabsat, Eutelsat and Nilesat satellite systems:
Arabsat - Badr 4
Orbital location - 26 degrees East
Transponder number - 15
Frequency - 11996 MHz
Polarisation - Horizontal
Symbol rate - 27500
FEC - ¾
Eutelsat - Hotbird 8
Orbital location - 13 degrees East
Transponder number - 50
Frequency - 11.72748 GHz
Polarisation - Vertical
Symbol rate - 27500
FEC- ¾
Nilesat 102
Orbital location - 7 degrees West
Transponder number - 26
Frequency - 12206 MHz
Polarisation - Vertical
Symbol rate - 27500
FEC - ¾