{"id":785,"date":"2020-12-02T06:20:17","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T06:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goc2020.govmu.org\/mcml\/?page_id=785"},"modified":"2021-05-04T16:35:38","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T12:35:38","slug":"television-reception-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/multi-carrier.govmu.org\/multi-carrier\/?page_id=785","title":{"rendered":"Television Reception Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"785\" class=\"elementor elementor-785\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8410b97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8410b97\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1b06cb\" data-id=\"e1b06cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8f6f91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8f6f91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Television Reception Guide<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-babfccb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"babfccb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following steps below are intended to be an informative guide to terrestrial television reception. It is highly recommended that you contact an antenna professional for the proper installation of a terrestrial TV antenna system.<\/p><ol><li><strong> Locating the relay stations<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p>The first step in planning a television antenna installation is to find out the location of the transmitting station intended for your area. MCML has a national network of stations that covers all the populated regions of the island. Television signals, especially UHF signals travel in straight lines and are obstructed by major obstacles in the landscape such as mountains and tall buildings. Table 1 below is a guide for locating the appropriate relay station covering your region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a51b5ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a51b5ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba164f9\" data-id=\"ba164f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e74f13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e74f13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1488\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/multi-carrier.govmu.org\/multi-carrier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/relay.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1271\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/multi-carrier.govmu.org\/multi-carrier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/relay.png 1488w, https:\/\/multi-carrier.govmu.org\/multi-carrier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/relay-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/multi-carrier.govmu.org\/multi-carrier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/relay-1024x500.png 1024w, https:\/\/multi-carrier.govmu.org\/multi-carrier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/relay-768x375.png 768w, https:\/\/multi-carrier.govmu.org\/multi-carrier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/relay-600x293.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1488px) 100vw, 1488px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04098d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04098d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-235f51c\" data-id=\"235f51c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4bdd7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4bdd7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"2\"><li><strong>Frequency Bands for Terrestrial Television broadcasting<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p>The next step is to determine the radio frequency band that is used by your relay station for broadcasting. The band of frequencies used by your station will be an important factor to choose the right type of antenna.<\/p><ol start=\"3\"><li><strong> Antenna placement and positioning<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p>\u00a0The antenna should be placed in a location where maximum signal strength is obtained.<\/p><ul><li>The antenna must be pointed towards the relay station<\/li><li>The antenna should be mounted horizontally for all relay stations except for Le Morne &amp; Pte Jerome where the antenna should be in a vertical polarization position.<\/li><li>The antenna should be installed clear of obstacles for example buildings, walls, trees, etc. for good reception.<\/li><li>Multiple antennas should not be stacked on a single stand-off pole close to each other. Maintain a distance of at least 50 cm between them.<\/li><\/ul><ol start=\"4\"><li><strong> Cabling and distribution<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p>\u00a0A low loss coaxial cable (impedance of 75 ohms) is recommended for distributing the signal to the receiver. For distributing the signal to more than one television set, a splitter may be used, however a distribution amplifier may be required if the received signal is low<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c390e7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c390e7f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d19b385\" data-id=\"d19b385\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-810ffac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"810ffac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/multi-carrier.govmu.org\/multi-carrier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/POINT-4.jpg\" title=\"POINT 4\" alt=\"POINT 4\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4be3aca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4be3aca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f1057f\" data-id=\"0f1057f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38172c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38172c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"5\"><li><strong>Maintenance of Antenna System<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p>The antenna installation must be inspected from time to time to detect signs of corrosion or damage. Bad weather conditions, like rain and strong winds can decrease the lifetime of the antenna and cabling.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67fc264 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67fc264\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c608075\" data-id=\"c608075\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c15c38c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c15c38c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/multi-carrier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/TVFrequencies2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/multi-carrier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pdf_ico.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> Download PDF format<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Television Reception Guide The following steps below are intended to be an informative guide to terrestrial television reception. 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