After the advent of digital television, a large number of users caught fire with the transition to a modern format. What are the reasons? Of course, in the desire to try the new product, as well as frequent discussions that the quality of the incoming signal is much higher. Accordingly, this improves the quality of the picture. Ease of access also attracts new users.

It is really possible to connect digital TV even to kinescope models. This will require the use of additional devices. And of course, modern TV models are able to catch this reception.

In the Moscow region and the capital, the well-known television and radio network Ostankino offers a huge number of on-air channels in the public domain. This allows you to receive a signal without additional registration and payment for Russian television programs. Reception is available both on individual antennas located in the room and on outdoor ones.

There are also paid channels, for which a certain amount is charged every month. How many channels are there in digital television today 2019? What is needed to receive their signal? More on this later.

Ways to receive a digital signal

There are four options for connecting free and paid TV channels:

• Cable. In this case, the signal is received via a cable. The main downside is the subscription fee. This method is not available everywhere.
• Satellite. Here, the signal is transmitted via satellite, the reception is due to the installed personal dish. There is also a specific subscription fee. Requires the purchase of equipment designed for satellite TV.
• Terrestrial (DVB television). Terrestrial repeaters distribute a signal that can be received by an indoor or outdoor antenna. This connection option does not require additional financial waste. A convenient way to watch TV programs in the format of modern broadcasting.

Catches digital set-top box(Dvb T2) channels are not the same as the previously described option. The signal level is low. It is difficult to catch him in case of bad weather, as well as a distant location from the TV tower.

The lowest price is the reception of digital TV using an antenna that is installed and configured by the user himself. You can add different channels.

What are multiplexes

A multiplex is a connection in one digital package of different TV channels during digital television broadcasting, which are combined before transmission over the channel and separated at the final receiving element (subscriber's receiver) with the allocation of 1 or 2 TV channels.

Digital television in Russia in DVB T2 format offers 20 TV channels, which are divided into 2 packages, this is called multiplexes. These are free to watch digital channels - there is no set subscription fee. The user only needs a TV; a prefix with a decoder that accepts the DVB T2 frequency range (if such a decoder is not on the TV) and an antenna.

Package No. 1 is a group of information, news and development channels (Russia 1 and 2, 1 and 5 channels and others).

This package functions wherever there is digital television. In the event that a working digital TV tower is located nearby, most likely you will receive all 10 channels. The user will be able to catch either all 10 at once, or not one. The reason for this is that multiplex channels 1 are transmitted at the same frequency. Broadcasting is carried out at a frequency of 546 MHz using DVB-T2.

Quite often, the composition of the channels in this package changes. Competitions are held among programs, as a result of which the list may differ. Frequency 498 MHz with DVB prefix.

Package #3 is under development, but it will be paid. A cheaper and easier option is to use a cable and get more than 100 channels from 200 rubles per month.

This package will work in test mode. In it, users will also be able to find programs of maximum definition HD.

What do you need to watch

To show digital television channels, special equipment is required:

• Antenna;
• Digital TV set-top box or TV with DVB T2 tuner. The device must support the MPEG 4 standard and the ability to operate in Multiple PLP mode.

As for the antenna, you can opt for a standard analog one. If you have a new TV model, then it may have an integrated digital format tuner. In this case, there is no need to buy a prefix.

If you don't know if your model has a digital TV tuner, check the data sheet. Alternatively, enter in search engine model name.

There are two types of antenna devices:

1. Active - when amplifiers are used, a connection is made to a source of electrical energy. When using a receiver, 5-V is fed through it. This can be done through the settings in the menu - "Antenna power". Not always using an active device is the right decision. Since at a close location near the tower, the signal can completely disappear.
2. Passive - there are no additional amplifiers. They are most often used in areas with a stable signal. This option is easier for connecting multiple TVs.

Consider the features of choosing a digital tuner. Whoever encounters such an acquisition for the first time most likely thinks that all consoles are identical. The main condition for the right choice is not to make a mistake in key technical characteristics.

There are other points that can affect the further functioning of the equipment and the breadth of the functional component:

• There are no buttons on the external panel of the device - this obliges the user to work only with the remote control. This is not always practical.
• If the tuner does not have a USB port, the device cannot be used as a media player. With the presence of such equipment, you can record TV programs, view photos and video clips.

Please note that a set-top box with a separate power supply is considered a chic option. Most often, this element is built inside. The most common cause of tuner failure is considered to be a power supply failure. In the event of a failure, this did can be attributed to service center Or replace the whole prefix. But a separate unit is an opportunity to replace the component without any problems.

The specialists of our company will quickly and efficiently connect and configure free tv channels analogue and digital terrestrial television broadcast by the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network from the Ostankino TV tower.

TVs and television receivers are connected - tuners (set-top boxes) of terrestrial television. Our service covers all areas of Moscow.

Broadcast television. How to watch TV channels for free

On the territory of Moscow and the region with "Ostankino" Russian television and radio network RTRS. rf transmits 19 analog and 3 packets (30 units) digital free channels broadcast TV. This makes it possible to receive Russian television programs without registration and payment of a subscription fee. Reception is carried out on individual, located in the room, or outdoor television antennas. The receiving antenna can be a simple wire, the length of which reaches 1-2 meters. Broadcasting is carried out using meter and UHF waves. The TV channels that are being broadcast can be watched for free.

A list of suggested frequencies for free terrestrial TV channels will help you set up your TVs. If the broadcast frequency of one or another terrestrial television channel is indicated, this will speed up the tuning of TVs that do not have the function of automatic sorting of TV channels. With such information, it is easier to tune TV channels on outdated TV models with incorrect operation of the APCG local oscillator automatic frequency tuning systems. The table has analog frequencies that are needed for free viewing TV channels on TV. Our site site allows you to download a list of free TV channels on-air TV in Moscow.

List of free TV channels - terrestrial television.

1	The first	49 C1
2	Russia 1	215 C11
3	TV Center	77 C3
4	NTV	191 C8
5	Russia Culture	567 C33
6	Match TV	175 C6
7	Pepper	483 C23
8	Moscow region	503 C25
9	STS	519 C27
10	Disney	535 C29
11	Home	551 C31
12	TNT	583 C35
13	Friday	607 C38
14	Channel 5	655 C44
15	TV channel TV 3	671 C46
16	Ren TV	695 C49
17	YU	711 C51
18	Star	759 C57
19	2x2	783 C60

Digital terrestrial television

Free digital channels coming from the television tower, receives a special antenna for digital TV. To view such channels, you need to have:

• access to a common external antenna (installed on the roof of houses);
• access to an individual (external or small internal UHF antenna);
• in the presence of a TV, as well as a standard digital tuner DVB-T2;
• providing MPEG 4 video signal compression standard and Multiple PLP mode. This may be a special device connected to the TV.

Initially, digital broadcasts were conducted by rtrs.rf using the DVB-T system. Some regions still use its services. Everything goes to the fact that this system will be replaced by a new one. DVB-T2 digital broadcasting system. It was she who was accepted as the standard. TVs with set-top boxes that have a DVB-T tuner will not allow you to watch TV programs in new system broadcast television.

1, 2, 3 digital terrestrial television multiplex - list 2016

We publish a list of free digital terrestrial TV channels received in Moscow and the Moscow Region.

№	Essential digital television	Frequency digital channels	№	Digital terrestrial television	Frequency digital channels
Russia's first digital television multiplex RTRS-1
1	The first	546 C30	6	Match TV	546 C30
2	Russia 1	546 C30	7	Carousel	546 C30
3	TV Center	546 C30	8	Channel 5	546 C30
4	NTV	546 C30	9	OTR	546 C30
5	Russia Culture	546 C30	10	Russia 24	546 C30
The second multiplex of digital television in Russia RTRS-2
11	Ren TV	498 C24	16	Sport plus	498 C24
12	Saved	498 C24	17	Star	498 C24
13	STS	498 C24	18	World	498 C24
14	Home	498 C24	19	TNT	498 C24
15	TV channel TV 3	498 C24	20	Muz TV	498 C24
The third multiplex of digital television in Russia RTRS-3
21	Sport 1	578 C34	26	Euronews, Trust	578 C34
22	My Planet Science 2.0 Fight Club	578 C34	27	Music of the First	578 C34
23	Story Cartoon Russian detective Russian bestseller	578 C34	28	La Minor, Kitchen TV, Auto plus, India TV HD Life, S TV	578 C34
24	Country Sundress	578 C34	29	lifenews	578 C34
25	Mom, 24_DOC, Amusement Park IQ HD	578 C34	30	Our football	578 C34

AT first multiplex includes a set of 10 free-to-air TV channels broadcast at the frequency of the 30th TV channel 546 MHz using the DVB-T2 digital terrestrial television system. The second multiplex includes a set of television channels received on the 24th frequency channel 498 MHz in the DVB-T2 system. Third multiplex aired in 2015. The third multiplex of digital terrestrial television is transmitted in test mode on the vacant frequency of 34 television channels, which previously broadcast in the outdated DVB-T digital television system. In the latter, you will find HD channels.

Digital television format dvb-t2 coverage area of ​​the Moscow region

The entire Moscow region will soon be covered with DVB-T2 digital television. March 2016 digital TV coverage area on the map includes the following digital terrestrial television transmitters:

1) Moscow, Ostankino - RTRS-1 546 MHz, broadcasts; RTRS-2 498 MHz, broadcasts.
2) Moscow Region, Volokolamsk - RTRS-1 778 MHz, broadcasts; RTRS-2 754 MHz, standby mode.
3) Moscow region, Zaraysk - RTRS-1 778 MHz, broadcasts; RTRS-2 770 MHz, standby.
4) Moscow Region, Shatura - RTRS-1 730 MHz, broadcasts; RTRS-2 754 MHz, broadcasts.
5) Moscow, Butovo-RTRS-1 546 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 498 MHz, under construction.
6) Moscow Region, Istra district, Davydovskoye - RTRS-1 546 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 498 MHz, under construction.
7) Moscow Region, Ruza district, Morevo - RTRS-1 778 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 754 MHz, under construction.
8) Moscow Region, Naro-Fominsky district, Pozhitkovo-RTRS-1 546 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 498 MHz, under construction.
9) Moscow, Troitsk AD, Rogovo-RTRS-1 546 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 498 MHz, under construction.
10) Moscow Region, Chekhov - RTRS-1 546 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 770 MHz, under construction.
11) Moscow Region, Stupinsky district, Alfimovo - RTRS-1 778 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 770 MHz, under construction.
12) Moscow Region, Voskresensky district, Bogatishchevo - RTRS-1 546 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 770 MHz, under construction.
13) Moscow Region, Orekhovo-Zuevsky district, Likino - Dulevo-RTRS-1 730 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 754 MHz, under construction.
14) Moscow Region, Shchelkovsky district, Petrovskoe-RTRS-1 546 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 770 MHz, under construction.
15) Moscow Region, Sergiev Posad district, Mishutino-RTRS-1 546 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 754 MHz, under construction.
16) Moscow Region, Dmitrovsky district, Podcherkovo - RTRS-1 546 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 770 MHz, under construction.
17) Moscow Region, Dmitrovsky district, Novoselki - RTRS-1 546 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 754 MHz, under construction.
18) Moscow Region, Mozhaysky district, Otyakovo - RTRS-1 778 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 754 MHz, under construction.
19) Moscow Region, Shakhovsky district, Zhilye Gory - RTRS-1 778 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 754 MHz, under construction.
20) Moscow Region, Stupino - RTRS-1 778 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 770 MHz, under construction.
21) Moscow Region, Ozyory - RTRS-1 778 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 770 MHz, under construction.
22) Moscow Region, Yegoryevsky district, Kuzminki - RTRS-1 730 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 754 MHz, under construction.
23) Moscow Region, Serpukhov - RTRS-1 546 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 770 MHz, under construction.
24) Moscow Region, Klin - RTRS-1 778 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 754 MHz, under construction.

How to watch DVB-T2 digital TV for free?

The main task is that we need an ordinary decimeter antenna aimed at Moscow, and not a house antenna. As such, it can be a regular antenna cable. If the signal is not caught on the cable, you can buy a UHF antenna - there are many different ones and the price is from 300 to 1000 rubles.

If your TV does not support DVB-T2, you can buy an external tuner. It connects to any TV and costs around 1000 rubles.

In order to watch both analog and digital channels, you will need a signal mixer - it is on the video.

The center for consulting support of the population on the issues of connecting digital terrestrial television often receives questions from viewers about the timing of connecting the second multiplex in the south of the Tyumen region.

The Ural-Siberian Regional Center draws the attention of viewers to the fact that RTRS was forced to put a number of already built objects of the second multiplex network into standby mode in connection with the request of the broadcasters. At the initiative of the TV channels included in the second multiplex and the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation, adjustments were made to the order of commissioning of broadcasting facilities for the RTRS-2 digital TV channel package. It is assumed that until 2018 RTRS will launch transmitters of the second multiplex in cities with a population of more than 50,000 people. And after 2018, other facilities will be included. The decision to put into operation each transmitter of the second multiplex in a particular locality is taken directly by the broadcasters, i.e. by the owners of the TV channels that are part of the multiplex, and is only performed by RTRS affiliates.

The broadcast of the RTRS-2 package has been temporarily suspended at the following sites: Armizonskoye, Aromashevo, Berdyuzhye, Bunkovo, Vikulovo, Zavodoukovsk, Kolesnikovo, Malinovka, Novoberezovka, Shabanovo, Bolshoye Sorokino, Abatskoye, Vagay (Ulyanovka), Isetskoye, Kazanskoye, Krotovo, Nagorny, Nizhnyaya Tavda, Novoaleksandrovka, Sladkovo, Black, Yurginskoye, Yalutorovsk, Yarkovo. Information about the resumption of broadcasting of the second multiplex will be announced later.

When will 20 channels be launched in your locality?

At the end of December 2018, RTRS solemnly announced the launch of the second multiplex at all transmission towers in Russia. This means that 20 digital channels are available for viewing on 99% of the territory of the Russian Federation. Also planned for 2019. The first shutdown phase is scheduled for February, six regions will be shut down in the middle of the month. TV broadcasting in them will remain only in the digital format DVB-T2.

If you have only 10 channels

If your TV or set-top box shows only 10 channels, you should first start auto-search for channels or search manually. You can find the frequencies of the transmitting towers and their location on the map of digital television.

If the channel search did not give the desired result, then most likely you have problems with the antenna, cable or contacts. In a number of regions, the frequencies of the first and second multiplex differ significantly. For example, in Samara, the first ten channels are broadcast at a frequency of 522 MHz, and the second at 762 MHz. Despite the fact that the transmitters are of the same power, a higher frequency requires reliable contacts, is sensitive to the quality of the cable. Higher frequency waves do not so well bend around obstacles in the signal path and if the tower is not in line of sight, then it is likely that the antenna will need to be raised or relocated.

We also draw your attention to the fact that some antennas have an uneven gain within the received range and most often the gain decreases with increasing frequency. If your area is broadcasting at high frequencies, we recommend using a wave channel antenna. You can read more about the types of antennas in the article.

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