Digital tel. How and why is wireless TV used? Required equipment for viewing

Moscow is one of the first cities in Russia where broadcasts of terrestrial television began digital format. Until 2015, Muscovites could receive a TV signal in DVB format-T. Now you can watch digital broadcasts only if you have equipment that supports the DVB-T2 standard. The RTRS network of transmitting stations provides reception of the first 10 channels (1st multiplex) almost throughout the entire territory of the Moscow region. Broadcasting of both multiplexes (20 channels) is carried out in 2016 only from several television towers: the Ostankino television tower and towers in the cities of Shatura, Alexandrov and Obninsk.

Frequency map

Traditionally for the RTRS network, digital broadcasting in the Moscow region is divided into many single-frequency zones. This means that within each zone, multiplexes broadcast on the same frequency. On the frequency map you can indicate the broadcast frequencies of the first multiplex in different parts Moscow region. To obtain information about the frequencies of the second multiplex, you can use the interactive digital television map. Using a map, you can not only find out the frequency of the transmitter, but also the distance to it from a specific location and the direction of the antenna.

Coverage area of ​​the second multiplex in Moscow

As mentioned above, broadcasting of all 20 channels as of 2016 was carried out only from four repeaters. Understanding the desire of TV viewers to watch as many TV channels as possible, we have posted on the website the estimated coverage areas of TV towers that broadcast both digital multiplex DVB-T2. Despite the fact that the calculation accuracy is quite high and takes into account the terrain, the actual coverage picture may differ from the calculated one. You can also use the elevation profile building service. With its help, you can determine the terrain from the TV tower to a specific reception point with high accuracy.

Third multiplex in Moscow

Peculiarity digital broadcasting in Moscow is the broadcast of the third multiplex digital TV channels from January 15, 2015. Like the first two, the multiplex consists of ten DVB-T2 TV channels. Of the channels, “Sport 1”, “Lifenews” and “Our Football” occupy permanent positions, and numerous thematic projects share the air on the remaining seven channels. The third multiplex is also broadcast without using the system conditional access and any pay-per-view. Thus on this moment This is the only opportunity to watch “Our Football” completely free. The package of channels is broadcast only from the Ostankino TV tower on 34m frequency channel.

Users of our Internet provider have the opportunity to connect digital television without a set-top box and thus save on purchasing or renting a receiver. At the same time, the signal quality obtained with direct connection, is identical to what users connected via the TV-2 module receive.

To gain access to the full variety of TV channels available to viewers, you will need:

• TV with built-in Smart functions TV or Internet TV;
• broadband high-speed Internet access and a modern router that distributes Wi-Fi without reducing speed;
• if the small diagonal does not bother you, your tablet PC or smartphone running operating systems iOS or Android;
• register after downloading the Wifire TV application and select the channel package that interests you most.

To start using digital TV without a set-top box, you need to download the Wifire TV application for Smart TV, iOS or Android. Registration of a new user is as simple as possible, taking into account the requirements for ensuring authorized access and safe storage yours personal information. Access to channel viewing is provided in packages available at different prices, with the possibility of expansion basic channels additional. This allows each user to customize the required number of programs with their preferred content without unnecessary expenses.

Advantages of connecting digital television without a set-top box

The main advantage of the connection method we propose is that there is no need for a set-top box. Thus, you save about 2 thousand rubles one-time or reduce the monthly fee by the cost of renting the device.

Other important advantages connecting television without a set-top box:

• simple intuitive clear interface with the ability to record broadcasts, stop and rewind them;
• flexible setup available channels with the ability to expand the standard offer with thematic packs;
• Convenient viewing control using a single remote control.

The application is available for most modern LG and Samsung TVs. Through use wireless technology Connecting to the Internet reduces the clutter of your apartment with wires.

FAQ

What Internet speed does digital television without a set-top box require?
To correctly answer this question, it is necessary to take into account a number of additional factors:

• number of users and devices connected to one access point;
• the severity of the drop in access speed for any connected device;
• features of the router used.

The more devices there are and the more critical the speed drop for each, the more high speed internet will be needed. For a small family using Wifire TV on a TV, the minimum recommended tariff is Wifire 100 with an appropriate speed.

What diagonal of the device display is required for comfortable viewing?
It depends on your personal preferences. In our opinion, to enjoy watching TV channels using Wifire TV, you need a device with a diagonal of 7-7.5 inches or larger. However, no one is stopping you from running it from smartphones with a smaller diagonal and enjoying quality content while watching your favorite channels.

Is there a situation when connecting via a set-top box is preferable?
If your TV does not support Smart TV technology, connecting via a set-top box is the only option that currently exists. We recommend that you carefully study the capabilities of televisions before purchasing them, first of all paying attention to the availability of technologies recognized as the most promising.

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So, let's begin.

Briefly about digital terrestrial television

What is “digital television”? All those who thirst technical details, I send it to . And for everyone else, in a simple way: this new format TV broadcasting, which allows you to transfer television signal in a fundamentally new quality, without interference, with a bunch of additional information, for example, with . And it is already available almost everywhere in our country! And you didn’t know) I only recently found out about it.

How is this better than a regular analog signal?

What does this mean for simple user? The picture obtained using this type of transmission will be free of interference and also clearer(if you have a modern TV with a Full HD matrix), compared to regular analog TV. In addition, you will immediately catch , depending on what your local television stations are broadcasting, and .

Don't be confused digital terrestrial television, for example, with . By digital terrestrial television we mean exactly what is transmitted through towers over the air, and not through cables. This site is dedicated specifically to digital terrestrial television.

What do you need for digital?

And you don’t need to buy expensive equipment for this. It’s enough to buy for a thousand or one and a half thousand, and that’s it. However, you may not even have to buy it. First digital programs I caught it with ordinary “horns” that you probably have at home. True, it was in the city center, a couple of kilometers from the Television Center. Yes and in many modern TVs Receivers for digital reception are also already being installed.

These primitive “horns” caught all 20 channels in the city center at once

And no subscription fee! This is true!

Digital television in Russia

All this may seem like some kind of scam, but it is not. In fact, digital television is already available in many countries, and now in Russia they have begun to make progress. Moreover, there is an entire federal program to equip the territory of our country with terrestrial digital TV towers. And it has existed since 2009. During this time digital towers they built a great many, with budget money, of course) So, if you live near a large city, or in it, then you probably already have such a tower installed. By 2015, they promise to cover all of Russia with digital technology.

Digital television formats

Digital television in Russia broadcasts in the format DVB T2 . You don't even need to know what it means, but remember the acronym, especially the two at the end. This will come in handy when you need a suitable set-top box for receiving digital signals. At first, broadcasting was carried out using the DVB T standard, but today it is considered obsolete. So, make sure you don't get confused) The set-top box or TV must support the standard DVB broadcasts T2! Look for this logo on the box:

What do they even show there?

Digital TV in Russia really free, at least the first ones that are currently broadcast. For further, new channels, a subscription fee may be introduced. But for me, even these twenty are above the roof. Here's what's there:

This is what the “digital” broadcasts in Russia for October 2014

What else do you need to know about digital?

What else. Digital terrestrial television either it goes or it doesn't. Unlike the usual way transmissions where you can catch an image with noise, the quality is either there or not. The exception is " friezes"(from the English "freeze" - freezing) - this is when the image crumbles into cubes, or freezes. This is what happens when you don't have enough. strong signal, or interfere with atmospheric and weather conditions. Fortunately, set-top boxes have indicators of signal quality and intensity, which allows us almost always.

This is roughly what a “frieze” looks like

The main website about digital television is rtrs.rf

This is the official government website on this topic. This is where all the news is posted, as well as the addresses of service centers that will help you and so on.

To be continued

But don’t rush to leave my blog, because the fun begins next! In the following articles I will tell you how to do it in your home without resorting to the help of professionals, and what to do.

By the way, do not confuse terrestrial digital television (which is distributed over the air) with cable digital television (which your provider transmits to you via cable). This is a site about terrestrial TV, although it’s also about cable TV, but that’s a completely different story.

Our company’s specialists will quickly and efficiently connect and configure free tv channels analog and digital terrestrial television which are broadcast Russian Tele and the Broadcasting Network from the Ostankino TV tower.

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

Terrestrial television. How to watch TV channels for free

On the territory of Moscow and the region with Ostankino, the Russian television and radio network RTRS. RF transmits 19 analog and 3 packages (30 units) digital free channels terrestrial TV. This makes it possible to receive Russian television programs without registering or paying a subscription fee. Reception is carried out on individual, located in the room, or external 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. TV channels that are broadcast can be viewed for free.

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

List of free TV channels - terrestrial television.

Digital terrestrial television

Free digital channels , coming from TV tower, is received by a special antenna for digital TV. To view such channels, you need to have:

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

Initially, digital broadcasts were carried out by the company rtrs.rf using the DVB-T system. Some regions are still using its services. Everything is going to the point that this system will be replaced by a new one digital terrestrial television broadcasting system DVB-T2. It was she who was accepted as the standard. TVs with set-top boxes that have DVB-T tuner, will not allow you to view television programs V new system on-air television broadcasting.

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

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

IN first multiplex includes a set of 10 free TV channels, broadcast on the frequency of the 30th TV channel 546 MHz using the digital terrestrial system DVB-T television 2. The second multiplex includes a set 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 television channel 34, which was previously broadcast in the outdated DVB-T digital television system. In the latter you will find channels high definition HD.

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

Digital television in the DVB-T2 format will soon cover the entire Moscow region. In March 2016 digital TV coverage area on the map includes the following digital terrestrial television transmitters:

1) Moscow, Ostankino - RTRS-1 546 MHz, broadcasting; RTRS-2 498 MHz, broadcasting.
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 mode.
4) Moscow Region, Shatura - RTRS-1 730 MHz, broadcasts; RTRS-2 754 MHz, broadcasting.
5) Moscow, Butovo-RTRS-1 546 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 498 MHz, under construction.
6) Moscow Region, Istrinsky 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-Fominsk district, Pozhitkovo-RTRS-1 546 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 498 MHz, under construction.
9) Moscow, Troitsky Autonomous District, 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, Petrovskoye-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, Mozhaisky 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, Egoryevsky 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 television for free?

The main task is that you need a regular decimeter antenna directed towards Moscow, not a house antenna. As such it can be ordinary antenna cable. If you can't get a signal on the cable, you can buy UHF antenna- there are many different ones and the price ranges 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 - the video has one.

Digital television operates on the basis of a digital signal, which allows you to get very high quality sound and excellent picture (compared to analogue television). Encrypted audio and satellite as separate digital signals, while analog television transmits them constantly, which increases the amount of distortion and interference. Cable television delivers high-frequency signals with sound and visual information through standard cable, conducted .

Analog TV provides a signal via standard terrestrial antenna with quite little power.

Cable television signals are more stable than terrestrial and satellite television signals. Cable protects the signal from various distortions and interference, while simultaneously allowing subscribers to connect a large number of television channels. Its main disadvantage is the inability to connect to modern models TVs that were originally designed for digital television.

Differences between digital and cable television

Comparing cable and digital television is essentially pointless, since the option is just one of the ways to deliver a signal to the subscriber, while the digital option is a way to provide a video signal. That's why cable TV stands almost on the same level with the ethereal and satellite television broadcasting, and digital is comparable to analog - and this despite the fact that it can be either satellite or cable.

Cable television is superior to terrestrial television in all respects, differing from satellite television only in the number of channels.

The main difference between digital television is the transformation of the signal into digital values ​​and codes, which are transmitted to the receiver - a special receiver, without interference or distortion. This subscriber mini-computer is equipped with its own software, decoding the signal and transmitting it to the TV. As a result, the subscriber receives image and sound highest quality, which are completely protected from interference. However, since satellite television in Russia does not yet have good technical support and stability, it is advisable to connect digital television via a special television cable.