About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Al Aan TV, Camera dei Deputati (TV channel), Canale Italia, For you (TV channel), Glorystar, Hispasat, M2o (radio station), MBC+ Drama, MBC 3 (Middle East), MBC 4 (Middle East), MBC Action, MBC FM, MBC Max, Mediashopping, Odeon TV, Radio Capital, Radio Classica, Radio DeeJay, Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Rai GR Parlamento, Rai Gulp, Rai isoradio, Rai Med, Rai News, Rai Radio 1, Rai Radio 2, Rai Radio 3, Rai Radio FD 4, Rai Radio FD 5, Rai Scuola, Rai Storia, RNE Radio Clasica, Salute!, Senato Italiano (TV channel), Sumo TV, Telelombardia, Telepace, TV2000, Wanasah. Excerpt: Free-to-air (FTA) describes television (TV) and radio services broadcast in clear (unencrypted) form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription (or other ongoing cost) or one-off fee (e.g. Pay-per-view). In the traditional sense, this is carried on terrestrial radio signals and received with an antenna. FTA also refers to the concept of channels and broadcasters providing content for which no subscription is expected, even though they may be delivered to the viewer/listener by another carrier for which a subscription is required, e.g. cable, satellite or the Internet. These carriers may be mandated (or opt) in some geographies to deliver FTA channels even if a premium subscription is not present (providing the necessary equipment is still available), especially where FTA channels are expected to be used for emergency broadcasts, similar to the 112 emergency service provided by mobile phone operators and manufacturers. Free-to-view (FTV) is, generally, available without subscription but is digitally encoded and may be restricted geographically. These channels are described as free, but are more accurately described as free to receive. In many cases the viewer does in fact pay for them, by various means: Indirectly Direct & Indirect Free-to-air is often used for international broadcasting, making it something of a video equivalent to shortwave radio. Most authorized FTA retailers list free to air channel guides and content available in North America for free to air use. Australia has 5 major free-to-air networks: ABC, Seven Network, Nine Network, Network Ten, and SBS. Traditionally each network had only a single channel in any given geography, though with the advent of digital television each network now has one extra SD multichannel 7Two, GO!, Eleven and SBS Two respectively, and one HD multichannel 7mate, GEM, One and SBS HD respectively. The Australian Broadc
