MBC4

In response to the launch and success of One TV, the guys at MBC have redefined their Channel 2 as the first free 24h/24 movie channel and launched MBC4 to group a bunch of imported sitcoms, soap operas, talk shows and news shows.

By doing this they’ve made both channels more interesting to watch. And aside One TV they’ve made leaving the couch in front of the TV a harder task to accomplish.

I especially enjoy the variety of sitcoms available now.
And it’s nice when I catch a movie here or there that I haven’t watched already or that I feel like seeing again.

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Mohamed Marwen Meddah

Mohamed Marwen Meddah is a Tunisian-Canadian, web aficionado, software engineering leader, blogger, and amateur photographer.

193 thoughts on “MBC4”

  1. Dear All

    I wanted to ask you to email me the new information of receiving MBC2 Channel. This chennel is the only one which we watch every night after a long day work. So it is about a week that we don’t have this channel on our satellight.
    we are somehow depressed.please reply me urgently.
    plese help us.

    Bye Bye

  2. hi i would like to know the title of a song wich i heard on a commercial for the bachelor.alex was the bachelor.i want the song where in the commercial alex only had three girls left.anyone who can help me is deeply appreciated.thanks in advance

  5. please help me with these questions
    1. can i watch MBC channels from Uganda?
    2. if so, does it require a c-band or Ku-band?
    3. on which satellite and frequencies do i need to set i need to set it?
    4. i have a technosat IR 7000 plus decoder, and 6ft solid dish with a c-band lnbf, in case of any adjustments, let me know.
    I would be very gratefull for your response
    thanks.
    email me at kw.david@yahoo.co.uk

    1. you cannot receive badr-4 channels in kenya. but you can receive nilesat
      channels. it is best when you use a 90cm dish. point your dish to to 7w and feed
      nilesat frequencies. you will also be able to receive all the MBC bbc cnn aljazeera english and lots of other movie channels all free to air.
      channels

  9. hallo am in kenya i have been receiving mbc2 on analogue until january 1st 2007 when they went off air am now on digital decorder star.com and on a eurosat dish please assist.
    We are really bored

    Nancy

  11. Hi I am in Ethiopia and i watch mbc2 and mbc4 everyday. I love both channels!!!!

    I keep missing “Once and Again” because i am working at that time. I used to see it in the morning before when it is repeated agsin…Not any more..So when do you repeat it?

    Thankyou

  13. I am constantly glued to my TV all the time especially for Dubai One. Unfortunately, since other channels like MBC2, MBC4 and Dubai Sports dissapeared from the ANALOGUE receiption, the entertainment has been put on hold ’cause they are not available on DIGITAL. Kindly e-mail me the parameters for receiving these chanels on.

  14. hi there i follower of your program i want the free frequece number in arabsat ple,,,se

  15. I Live in Mogadishu, Somalia, I wached 120-channels from Badr-4, but Installation cost 20$, no matter its wonderfully channels…

    The EIRP in Somalia (Mogadishu) is 36 dBw. This leads us to the result that they should use 2.4 m antenna for clear sky, and 3m antenna with rain margin to receive ARABSAT bouquets on ARABSAT BADR-4 ..

    Thanks for Arabsat members…

    Yuu

  16. I just purchased a sat cruiser where i can watch many free channels but i am having trouble getting the mbc channels please advise me to understand how to program these channels, thank you.

  17. Hey guys i live in nairobi kenya, i have eurobox eb 9800 gold and 6ft eurostar dish. A able to recieve mbc1 among other channels, but am not able to receive mbc 2,3,4. Can anyone out there knows how i can be able to receive these channels. Please

  18. Can some one tell me if they were able to track down Friends on any channel it used 2 come on Dubai One… in the schedule that comes up on Tv on Mbc 4 it said it shud be on but i waited and waited but it never did,,, i cant find any online… any help ?

  19. i have been looking for mbc2 since starting of this year 2007 and i had fail , i got no help from mbc people ,they dont reply they r so stupid , they suppose to tell viewers wats going on , by the way iam from Tanzania East africa Dar-es-salaam,any one find solution please please let me know my email badilisha@gmail.com

  20. i like too much MBC2 and MBC4 they are still teh best.
    could you post the link to the summery of its programs??
    thanks in advance

  21. This goes to Tony in Nairobi, Kenya. Are you able to get Dubai one as well? Thanks. David in Kampala, Uganda.

  22. This goes to Sheila. Did you succeed in getting mbc2 and mbc4? If yes, help me with the details. I’m only able to get mbc1, where everything is in Arabic. Thanks. David, Kampala, Uganda

  23. hi my name is vesal and i saw DAYS OF OUR LIVES and i understad that fram the bigging of RAMEZAN it has not shown in the proper time i want you to tell me when and what time i can see the DAYS OF OUR LIVES

  24. hey plz i love the show “the days of our lives” so if anyone knows when is the new time plz plz plz tell me cz i need to know what’s going on and 10x

  25. please help me,how would i get the frequency of free channal of MBc action and there related.i am from ethipia

    sisay meseret

  26. firs of all i am one of the people that likes watching tv, the most channels the i like was one and channel two,but unfortunately they have gone to strong LNP,
    please help me to get them and be injoying another time.

  27. I wanna know exact time of “days of our lives”
    is it being shown in some other time?
    or it is stopped showing?

  30. Excuse me can anyone tell me the name to the instrumental violin in the drama collage commercial

  31. i,m in zimbabwe and i would like to watch some free to air channels like mbc1234 on a multichoice decorder what should i do?

  32. Hi I live in Somalia can I receive MBC2 with my Fortech classic NA and my C band LNB I wath MBC1 and about other 28 channels 26 degree East.

  33. hi. i emailed last year and again im emailing this year about the same problem! days of our lives has stopped showing on mbc4 AGAIN after rammadan! why????? when will it resume?? or will it ever!!!

  35. DUBAI ONE CHANNEL,

    Hello, Am Sam From Nairobi. I have a 6Ft dish and a FTA DBVB Decoder. I receive all channels on Arabsat at 26.2 Degrees East, but the Frequency that carries Dubai One never comes through. The most frustrating thing is that whenever i walk in the Arab shops their TV sets are always showing Dubai One. I wonder how they are getting it.

    From what i know about TV signals, whatever that can be received in Addis Ababa, Mogadishu, Kampala, Burundi and the whole of East and Central Africa can also be receioved in Nairobi. I am therefore asking for help from all my brothers and sisters who live around Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan etc.

    I would also like to know how to receive MBC2-4, because the one i have is all Arabic.

    What i like most on this satellite is Al Jazeera Sports, Dubai Sports and Riyadhia channels because they bring sports that i can only get on DSTV after paying $65!

    Since my dish is on the ground, as opposed to being on the roof, i am able to juggle satellites and receive over 100 channels, but the most important are CNN, TV5 Monde Afrique (Which showed the whole of Rugby World Cup), 2Maroc, TV Algerie, France 24, RTBF etc, just by adjusting my dish a little bit!

    I am also asking if it is possible to get the KU band signals from Arabsat from Nairobi/Kenya?

    Any help will be highly appreciated.

    NOW I WILL TRY TO ANSWER THE QNS THAT I CAN:

    TENDAI: Astra 2C’ signal is too weak to give a picture.

    I also have a multichoice decoder and it is not possible to watch any other channels apart from what they offer, because their decoder is locked, and controlled remotely by DSTV through software updates.

    DAVID: As I said, I have seen Dubai One in shops, so am now looking on how to receive it too, but i will never invite those technicians, because the one who installed for me for the 1st time just ate a lot of money from me, just to position the satellite dish!

    Sam, Nairobi

  37. This goes to Sam, you seem to be a very adventurous guy! I like that. Try the following. There is some hard piece of plastic inside the LBNF called Dielectric, remove it and the outer plastic cover. Take back the LBNF and try manual search on 4120 H 27500. If it doesnt work, get in touch with me on Kw.david@yahoo.co.uk. For the Ku on badr4, nilesat101 & 102, the whole of east africa is not covered by the footprint. I would like to know the satellite name, direction the dish faces, the elevation of the dish, and the frequencies on which you are recieving CNN, Tv Monde Africuqe and others. Please, Sam do get in touch. Nice time in Nairobi

  38. DAVID,

    You are one nice guy. The name of the satellite is NSS7 at 22 Degrees West. You can view the transponders at http://www.lyngsat.com/nss7.html

    Myself i have never done physics beyong form 4, but after playing with my dish, i now consider myself a “Technician.” I have so far fixed my neighbour’s GTV and DSTV dish, thus depriving technicians of a cool 10,000 shillings because they cahrge 5,000 per installation!

    Now David, to get CNN for free, go to the page mentioned above, All satellites which are on the Eastern Beam can be received on the whole of African continent!

    CNN Frequency is 3931L (Horizontal) and the Symbol rate is 25000. I hope you know how to key in these details on your decoder. If you are receiving BadrC already, you need not change your dish position.

    Just stand near your dish, face your WEST and make sure there is no obstacle between your dish and the horizon. To get CNN, you must have that Dielectric plastic between the LNBF. Move the dish westwards towards the Horizon, CNN will be received almost when the Dish will be facing the horizon! It shall be facing somewhere just above the horizon.

    CNN is the strongest signal on this satellite, therefore it does not mean you will receive other stations. For me to receive TV5 Monde Afrique, there is a trick i learned on the job! Make sure the signal quality of CNN is over 63%. (At this point you will need another dielectric so that you now have two of them)

    Push the first plastic to go into the LNBF fully, then use the second one to even push it further, but the second one will enter with the wedge side ( Shorter side) facing outside)

    So now you will have two plastics inserted in the LNBF makin a one continuous big dielectric!

    You will notice that your CNN signal is extra powerful, about 70%. Therefore what you have done is to boost the signal.

    Now you can enter Frequency 3650 and symbol rate 275000. You will instantly receive TV5 Monde!

    NB, When setting up the above process, you need to take notice of either Horizontal or Vertical frequencies,

    You also need to know that the plastic in the LNBF functions in a certain way and you need to place it correctly, this can be done thru trial and error, since the LNBF has slots that guide the plastic. So you can put it one way, then if it does not work you place it the other way.

    After some time, the above process is as easy as ABCD!!!!

    Now am even better than the technician who charged me 7,000!

    DAVID,

    after getting TV5, you can also adjust your LNBF by moving it abour anticlockwise (Slightly) to strengthen the signal. TV5 Monde Afrique’s signal is about 50% but from 39%, the picture is stable!

    After doing that, then it means your decoder can get the signal from three satellites: NSS7, then move it uf a little and you will be on Atlantic Bird 3 at 7Degrees West, Then when it is almost facing the sky you will be receiving Badr C.

    If you turn the dish east, then you will get all channels on Pas 10, then the Tanzanian and DRC channels, plus very many channels.

    In act to get the EUEFA and SERIE A, BUNDESLIGA, ETC I never pay for that. I also do not pay DSTV even though they expet me to pay 5,000 per month just to access my favourite channel, CNN!!! Hu hu hu!

    david,

    catch me on tuishimilele@yahoo.com

    Sam, Nairobi

    David, I hope i have been of help.

  39. Hie guys am tired of reading people commenting about how great MBC is but there is never a time when u get the proper info on how to get these frequencies so i can add my comments as well, so please can someone outhere send me the Frequency, Symbol rate, Fec plus polarity so i can watch these chanels on pas7/10 am using a multichoice decoder in Zimbabwe my email is daniel@fbnet.co.zw please,.

  40. guys someone out there ouhgt to help me, i seriously need to also watch the MBC channels and all im asking for are the frequenceies, polarisation symbol rate and what direction my dish needs to face or technique to use to to recieve MBC. im in Zimbabwe. Pliz help..anybody

  41. I see people are so not helpful, what is the use of this thread if people are so selfish, thought we was meant to be helping each other out as far as free to air is concerned. help us brothers in southern africa i know someone got the info on MBC channels but eish Connie get in touch on 0912975749 and we see what we can do,

    Peace FTV forever

  42. DANIEL& CONNIE

    If you want to get the frequencies of any FTA, just do the following:

    1. Go to google

    2. Type in the channel you want, followed by the worl lyngsat, eg MBC2 “Lyngsat”

    This will take you to a page where you see all on how to receive that channel, frequenncy, symbol rate, and the signal coverage maps

    For those selfish pple who cannot share, Shame on you!

    Thank you DAVID for telling me how to set up my LNBF and receive DUBAI ONE

  43. Hi David

    Please i have a problem in installing the satellite dish. I assembled both the LNB and the dish and also i plug in the cable to the both the TV and Receiver, but now i need your help in installing the Arabsat .Please inform me the procedure.

  44. hi, i live in kampala, Uganda. Can anyone please tell me which is the best Satellite dish available in kampala for receiving FTA channels (other than Gtv and Dstv). And also I would like to know how many Indian FTA channels we get by installing a satellite dish. Thank you..have a nice day.

  45. George, unfortunately I’m in the village for X-mass and I cant help you much. But you can in to Google search and type satellite name, follow the link with lyngsat for more details about frequency, elevation of your dish, and azimuth (found on the satracker of the lyngsat page of your satellite of choice) lets meet in feb 2008 through God’s blessing

  46. If anyone knows any website were i can watch days of our lives cause im not getting a chance to watch it in the morning if anyone knows a website please let me know THANX YA’LL w god bless everyone

  50. Sam in Nairobi, please say something. Long time since that problem in your country

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