# Viewer Access Satellite Television (VAST) **URL:** \ **Category:** Television\ **Created:** [February 5, 2017, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/viewer-access-satellite-television-vast/2532 "2017-02-05T12:21:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 20
**Author:** ![mici01](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@mici01](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/mici01)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/viewer-access-satellite-television-vast/2532/392 "2024-10-29T18:57:03Z")
The transponder Imparja is on has about 10mbps of Null Bytes. > **[12567 content of Optus C1-D3](https://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.php?mux=12567&liste=1&live=87&lang=en)** > > Bitrate measurements of TV channels and Radio DAB+ DTT FIBER Satellite Cable OTT. Enough to upgrade some services to HD. They just need to make sure to stay under the capacity of a single DVB-T mux for the reTX sites. Negotiating more bitrate with Optus will likely by the bigger problem. Imparja might not be able or willing to pay up. ---
**Author:** ![hopejr](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/d07c76/32.png) [@hopejr](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/hopejr)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/viewer-access-satellite-television-vast/2532/393 "2024-10-30T12:14:48Z")
Optus will want to make sure that 10 Mbps is free for fitting everything in when the time comes. But yes, cost is likely why Imparja haven’t gone HD in the past. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/viewer-access-satellite-television-vast/2532/394 "2024-11-30T21:55:12Z")
> **[Govt passes bill for more access to VAST | TV Tonight](https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/12/govt-passes-bill-for-more-access-to-vast.html)** > > In a busy week of government bills, was one linked to the Viewer Access Satellite Television service. ---
**Author:** ![WAtvVideos](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/watvvideos/32/246910_2.png) [@WAtvVideos](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/WAtvVideos)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/viewer-access-satellite-television-vast/2532/395 "2024-12-05T14:22:45Z")
The VAST Regional News service was given a nip and tuck yesterday. No loss of bulletins, just a reshuffle resulting in the removal of 6 channels. Prime and 7 QLD are also finally grouped together. I can’t capture anything right now, but [digitalbitrate.com](https://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.php?lang=en&liste=2&live=87) shows the following: 1. WIN Cairns Tsville Rockha 2. WIN SunshineCst Toowoomba 3. WIN Orange Cbr Wollongong 4. WIN Gipps Ballarat Bendig 5. WIN Shepp Tas 9 Darwin 6. NBN GoldCst Lismore Coffs 7. NBN Tamwth Newcstl CenCst 8. 7 Cairns Tsville Mackay 9. 7 Rockhamp WideBay SunCst 10. 7 Toowoomba Coffs Tamwth 11. 7 Orange Wagga Albury 12. 7 News Updates 13. SCA - 7 Tasmania 14. SCA - News Updates ---
**Author:** ![Casper](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/casper/32/522186_2.png) [@Casper](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Casper)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/viewer-access-satellite-television-vast/2532/396 "2025-01-31T02:20:01Z")
Got this e-mail to me from the ACMA this morning, looks like they are now proposing to make VAST available In the Mildura/Sunraysia region but you have to wonder how many viewers are going to disk out $800 for a Vast setup: [https://www.acma.gov.au/consultations/2025-01/proposal-make-vast-available-mildurasunraysia-tv1-licence-area](https://www.acma.gov.au/consultations/2025-01/proposal-make-vast-available-mildurasunraysia-tv1-licence-area) ---
**Author:** ![bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bacco007/32/99038_2.png) [@bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/bacco007)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 2:28am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/viewer-access-satellite-television-vast/2532/397 "2025-01-31T02:28:06Z")
Will be interesting to see what comments they get ---
**Author:** ![Tejas57](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tejas57/32/70710_2.png) [@Tejas57](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Tejas57)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 2:51am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/viewer-access-satellite-television-vast/2532/398 "2025-01-31T02:51:52Z")
> [@Casper](#): > > Got this e-mail to me from the ACMA this morning, looks like they are now proposing to make VAST available In the Mildura/Sunraysia region but you have to wonder how many viewers are going to disk out $800 for a Vast setup: if you’ve had foxtel via satellite in the past its not that expensive. $279 for the STB ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/viewer-access-satellite-television-vast/2532/399 "2025-01-31T03:11:11Z")
Can multiple households put money together to buy a VAST setup and share it between them? For example, if 10 households band together to buy a setup that’s $80 per household. ---
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 3:18am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/viewer-access-satellite-television-vast/2532/400 "2025-01-31T03:18:34Z")
Can’t see how that would work… I imagine the $800 is for the equipment (dish & STB), can’t easily move that between houses. ---
**Author:** ![hopejr](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/d07c76/32.png) [@hopejr](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/hopejr)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/viewer-access-satellite-television-vast/2532/401 "2025-02-02T20:34:46Z")
They’d also have to watch the same channel. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 12:29am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/viewer-access-satellite-television-vast/2532/402 "2025-03-10T00:29:00Z")
> **[Satellite Service Feed Interruption – Action Required on 11 March 2025](https://www.cbaa.org.au/blogs/cbaa-comms/2025/03/05/satellite-service-feed-interruption-110325)** ---
**Author:** ![7virgin](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/7virgin/32/311310_2.png) [@7virgin](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/7virgin)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2025, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/viewer-access-satellite-television-vast/2532/403 "2025-04-13T08:16:35Z")
Continuing the discussion from [Imparja Television](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/imparja-television/363): Imparja, 7 central and 10 central are now in HD. Gem, bold and mate are now in SD ---
**Author:** ![Expensive\_Horse5538](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/expensive_horse5538/32/434563_2.png) [@Expensive\_Horse5538](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Expensive_Horse5538)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2025, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/viewer-access-satellite-television-vast/2532/404 "2025-04-13T08:19:55Z")
This means that every TV market bar Mildura now has access to the HD version of the 5 main channels. ---
**Author:** ![Nick](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/nick/32/247872_2.png) [@Nick](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Nick)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2025, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/viewer-access-satellite-television-vast/2532/405 "2025-04-13T08:40:40Z")
> [@7virgin](#): > > Continuing the discussion from [Imparja Television](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/imparja-television/363): > Imparja, 7 central and 10 central are now in HD. Gem, bold and mate are now in SD The discussion from back in February talking about the new logo and the past of aggregation? When did each channel change to HD? ---
**Author:** ![7virgin](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/7virgin/32/311310_2.png) [@7virgin](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/7virgin)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2025, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/viewer-access-satellite-television-vast/2532/406 "2025-04-13T08:48:19Z")
Since early April ---
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2025, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/viewer-access-satellite-television-vast/2532/407 "2025-04-13T10:11:02Z")
Great news! Do you know if it’s MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 HD? ---
**Author:** ![WAtvVideos](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/watvvideos/32/246910_2.png) [@WAtvVideos](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/WAtvVideos)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 1:24am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/viewer-access-satellite-television-vast/2532/408 "2025-04-14T01:24:38Z")
Average bitrate checks out. Wonder why they didn’t change the channel names? ![Screenshot_20250414_092106_Firefox](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/d/8/e/d8ea902ebdcaa3b98664bf4bb37272cfb9a9ab5e.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20250414_092138_Firefox](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/3/9/1/39102c8808bb9759c3eb639f7e73a7ed6648e2af.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![WAtvVideos](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/watvvideos/32/246910_2.png) [@WAtvVideos](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/WAtvVideos)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 4:16am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/viewer-access-satellite-television-vast/2532/409 "2025-04-14T04:16:26Z")
> [@Radiohead](#): > > Do you know if it’s MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 HD? VAST is all-MPEG-4 and the terrestrial sites fed from it were recently upgraded similar to Regional WA: > [@Digital TV Technical Discussion](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/digital-tv-technical-discussion/273/3099): > > I don’t think this has been mentioned yet, but the Remote Central & Eastern broadcasters switched their terrestrial services to MPEG-4 late last year. ---
**Author:** ![VASTStudy](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/vaststudy/32/449676_2.png) [@VASTStudy](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/VASTStudy)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 3:56am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/viewer-access-satellite-television-vast/2532/410 "2025-04-27T03:56:09Z")
What are the landmark scenics in the VAST Scenic Loop in the 2023 edition? Also, you haven’t shown the newest Regional News Guide. ---
**Author:** ![Radio\_TVGuy](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/7feea3/32.png) [@Radio\_TVGuy](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radio_TVGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/viewer-access-satellite-television-vast/2532/411 "2025-06-28T12:28:34Z")
Can anyone using VAST (or in the Remote Central/Eastern Australian TV1 license area) please sample some ads from 7 Central and Imparja (either feed - North or South) so I can see just how many of them are airing in the present day? I would normally imagine there is plenty going to air given it’s a remote station. If there’s not many airing (across both services), then that’s not good news. [Previous page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/viewer-access-satellite-television-vast/2532.md?page=19) [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/viewer-access-satellite-television-vast/2532.md?page=21)