'Indosiar' explains

Many TV viewers have recently complained about the absence of Indosiar telecasts through satellite dishes (antena parabola). Please be informed that Indosiar has compressed the satellite transmission system so that Indosiar telecasts cannot be received with satellite dishes using the old (analogous) system. Viewers can still receive Indosiar programs through satellite dishes by replacing the old satellite receiver with a new receiver equipped with a digital decoder. The digital decoder can be obtained in major electronic shops.

The setting of the digital decoder for Indosiar is as follows:

Uplink Digital -- Satellite: Palapa C2; Transponder: 9 Vertical

Downlink Frequency -- C-band: 4073.5 MHz; L-band: 1076.5 MHz; FEC: 3/4; Symbol rate: 6.5 Msym/second.

For further information, call Indosiar's engineering division, phone (021) 5655701 or facsimile (021) 5672221.

GUFRONI SAKARIL

Public Relations Staff

PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri

Jakarta