Listening to Pick of the Commonwealth on WRN English for North America and WRN English for Africa Asia Pacific
There are many ways you can listen to Pick of the Commonwealth. You can tune in via a digital satellite, cable, FM/AM, shortwave and the internet.
WRN North America Distribution
CBA via Digital Satellite
WRN’s North American service is available on Intelsat Americas 5 – the digital, ku-band DVB satellite formerly known as Intelsat Americas 5 at 97º West. The equipment for accessing WRN via Intelsat Americas 5 is smaller and cheaper than C-Band – complete packages (receiver plus dish and other accessories) can start as low as $320 US.
CBA on English for North America Network – Satellite Co-ordinates
Intelsat Americas 5 at 97º West, Transponder 27, 12.177 GHz Vertical Polarisation, Symbol Rate 23,000 Msym/s, FEC 2/3, DVB MPEG2 Choose Audio Channel: WRN English, Service ID:14
CBA via Sirius Satellite Radio
With coast-to-coast coverage and offering channels of commercial-free music, news, sports and entertainment - all broadcast directly to your vehicle, anywhere across continental United States and Canada for $12.95 per month, and with over 4 million subscribers, Sirius Satellite Radio is changing the way people listen to radio in the USA and Canada.
WRN is available on Sirius Stream 140. For further information about subscribing to Sirius Satellite Radio in the USA, please visit
www.siriusradio.com or in Canada visit
www.siriuscanada.ca.
Africa Asia Pacific Distribution
CBA via Digital Satellite
CBA is available across Africa and the Middle East, free to-air via a digital direct-to-home service on PamAmSat (PAS) 10 at 68.5º East. To find WRN, select the MPEG2 digital service at 4064 MHz on your satellite receiver and select the WRN audio service. You will find WRN’s English service on the left of the stereo channel and WRN’s Multilingual service on the right.
CBA on the English for Africa Asia Pacific network– Satellite Co-ordinates
PamAmSat (PAS) 10 at 68.5º East, Transponder 8 (C band), downlink frequency: 4064 MHz (Horizontal Polarization), Symbol rate: 19.850 Msym/sec, FEC: 7/8.
