Abu Dhabi Sports Channel

Abu Dhabi Al Riadhia
Launched	1969
Owned by	Abu Dhabi Media
Picture format	4:3, 16:9 and six HD channels
Country	United Arab Emirates
Broadcast area	Middle East Europe North America Australia
Website	[1]
Availability
Satellite
Dish Network (United States)	Channel 767, 768
Sky Digital (UK)	Channel 796
Nilesat BADR-6	(Viewing card required)
Hot Bird	(FTA channels 1 & 2 only)
IPTV
TELUS TV	Channel 530

Abu Dhabi Al Riadhia (Arabic: أبو ظبي الرياضية‎) is an Arabic television station. It broadcasts from Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates and is owned by Abu Dhabi Media. It won the rights to broadcast the English Premier League for the season 2010/2011.

Channels

• Abu Dhabi Sports 1 (FTA)
• Abu Dhabi Sports 2 (FTA)
• Abu Dhabi Sports EXTRA (FTA)
• Abu Dhabi Sports 3 HD
• Abu Dhabi Sports 4 HD
• Abu Dhabi Sports 5 HD
• Abu Dhabi Sports 6 HD
• Abu Dhabi Sports 7 HD
• Abu Dhabi Sports 8 HD (FTA)

Events

Abu Dhabi Al Riadhia has broadcasting rights to include:

Multi Sport Games

• 2011 GCC Games

Football

• Premier League (2011–2013)
• Primeira Liga (only season 2010/2011)
• UFL
• AFC Champions League
• AFC Cup
• AFC Asian Cup
• Somaliland liga

Tennis

• Mubadala World Tennis Championship Exhibition tournament
• Wimbledon Championships
• Australian Open

Basketball

• UAE League

Handball

• UAE League

Motorsport

• Formula One
• Superleague Formula
• WRC

Wrestling

• WWE Raw (Live!)
• WWE Superstars
• The WWE Experience
• WWE Vintage Collection
• WWE After Burn

Golf

• 2012 Masters Tournament

Famous guests

The channel hosted a number of premier league celebrities like : Andrew Cole, Peter Reid, Lee Sharpe, Ron Atkinson, Hatem Trabelsi, Danny Mills, Dietmar Hamann, Steve Bruce, John Barnes...

Frequencies

Abu Dhabi Sports has many frequencies on different satellites. Its pay channels are available in EMEA on Nilesat (7.0W) and BADR 6 (26.0E). One of its Free-to-air channels is available on Hotbird (13.0E):

• Nilesat (7.0W):
  • Channels: Abu Dhabi Sports 1 (FTA)
  • Frequency: 12054.
  • Polarization: Vertical.
  • Symbol Rate: 27500.
  • FEC: 5/6

• Nilesat (7.0W):
  • Channels: Abu Dhabi Sports 2 (FTA)
  • Frequency: 12226.
  • Polarization: Horizontal.
  • Symbol Rate: 27500.
  • FEC: 3/4

• Nilesat (7.0W)
  • Channels: Abu Dhabi Sports 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (all HD)
  • Frequency: 12092.
  • Polarization: Vertical.
  • Symbol Rate: 27500.
  • FEC: 5/6

• Nilesat (7.0W):
  • Channels: Abu Dhabi Sports 8 HD (FTA)
  • Frequency: 12111.
  • Polarization: Horizontal.
  • Symbol Rate: 27500.
  • FEC: 5/6

• BADR 6 (26.0E)
  • Channels: Abu Dhabi Sports 1 & 2, Abu Dhabi Sports Extra (FTA)
  • Frequency: 11804.
  • Polarization: Horizontal.
  • Symbol Rate: 27500.
  • FEC: 3/4

• BADR 6 (26.0E)
  • Channels: Abu Dhabi Sports 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (all HD)
  • Frequency: 11766.
  • Polarization: Horizontal.
  • Symbol Rate: 27500.
  • FEC: 5/6

• BADR 6 (26.0E)
  • Channels: Abu Dhabi Sports 8 HD
  • Frequency: 11823.
  • Polarization: Vertical.
  • Symbol Rate: 27500.
  • FEC: 5/6

• Hotbird 6/8/9 (13.0E)
  • Channels: Abu Dhabi Sports 1 (FTA)
  • Frequency: 11623.
  • Polarization: Vertical.
  • Symbol Rate: 27500.
  • FEC: 3/4

Revamp

In October 2008, Abu Dhabi Al Riadhia went online with a new identity, logo, and programs.

External links

• http://www.admcsport.com
• http://www.adtvnetwork.com
• ADMC Sports Channel at LyngSat Packages page for Nilesat 7.0W
• ADMC Sports Channel at LyngSat Packages page for BADR6 26.0E
• ADMC Sports Channel at LyngSat Satellite page for Hotbird 13.0E