BISS Key Daily Update October 12, 2026: RMC Life FTA & More

🔑 BISS KEY DAILY UPDATE · OCTOBER 2026

BISS Key Daily Update — October 12, 2026: RMC Life Goes FTA

RMC Life is now free-to-air on Astra 19.2°E, Sky continues its Halloween rebrand on 28.2°E, Imam Ali shifts transponders on 8°W, three test channels leave 53°E, and a Russian sports channel exits 55°E — 7 verified changes, sources checked October 12, 2026 (PKT).

⚡ Quick Answer

Sunday October 11 was a quiet day for satellite news, so today's report covers the verified changes dated October 10, 2026 (KingOfSat). The headline: RMC Life (France) is now broadcasting free-to-air on Astra 19.2°E (12551.50 V). Sky's seasonal rebrand continues on 28.2°E, Imam Ali moved off one 8°W transponder (it is not gone — rescan 10971.20 H), three Amharic/English test channels left 53°E together, and Mir Basketbola left 55°E. No officially issued BISS keys were published in the last 48 hours.

7verified records

5orbital positions

1channel now FTA

0official BISS keys issued

📋 In This Update

• RMC Life goes free-to-air on 19.2°E — the day's headline
• Sky Scifi/Horror HD out, Sky Sci-Fi HD in on 28.2°E
• Imam Ali leaves 11178.70 H on 8°W (still FTA on 10971.20 H)
• Three test channels vanish together from 53°E
• Mir Basketbola departs 55°E
• All 7 changes in one table
• BISS key status: none officially issued
• Recently spotted (outside the 48-hour window)
• FAQ

📷 BISS Key Daily Update — October 12, 2026

Daily satellite update: verified FTA changes, departures and transponder moves across 19.2°E, 28.2°E, 8°W, 53°E and 55°E.

📡 ASTRA 1 · 19.2°E

RMC Life (France) Is Now Free-to-Air

KingOfSat's October 10 log shows RMC Life now transmitted in the clear on the Canal+ France / TNTSAT transponder 12551.50 V, symbol rate 22000, FEC 5/6, SID 12140. The channel is also listed as "Clear" on KingOfSat's dedicated 19.2°E FTA chart (updated October 10), an independent cross-confirmation.

This is the only encryption-to-FTA change in the window and it sits on a TNTSAT multiplex — directly relevant to readers who follow encryption status changes. Note that this blog previously covered the related RMC Sport 1 HD launch (October 6, new on 12402 V); RMC Life itself was never covered before, so this is genuinely new information.

💡 Tip: If you previously had this transponder scanned, run a transponder scan (not a full blind scan) on 12551.50 V to pick up the updated service table and confirm the clear status on your receiver.

📡 ASTRA 2 · 28.2°E

Sky Scifi/Horror HD Out — Sky Sci-Fi HD Takes Its Place

The seasonal Sky Halloween rebrand wave continues. Sky Scifi/Horror HD has left the DVB-S2 transponder 12285.00 V (SR 27500, FEC 2/3, SID 3817) and has been replaced on the same service ID by Sky Sci-Fi HD, broadcasting in VideoGuard.

Our October 11 article covered the companion swap on this platform (Sky Transformers HD → Sky Halloween HD on SID 6033); this Scifi/Horror → Sci-Fi swap is a separate change and was not covered there.

📡 EUTELSAT 8 WEST B · 8°W

Imam Ali Leaves 11178.70 H — But It Is Not Gone

Imam Ali has left 11178.70 H (DVB-S2, SID 7850, Arabic). Before anyone panics: the channel remains free-to-air on 10971.20 H. Our October 11 coverage already reported its FTA appearance there, and Diwaniya Alentikhabia's return on the 11178.70 V transponder — this departure is on the H polarization, a different transponder.

ℹ️ What to do: if Imam Ali shows "no signal" on your receiver, delete the dead entry and rescan 10971.20 H. No dish movement is needed — both transponders are on the same satellite.

🌎 FTA / BISS / PowerVu beam footprints

Today's changes span five orbital positions — always confirm a satellite's footprint reaches your location before adjusting your dish.

📡 EXPRESS AM6 · 53°E

Three Test Channels Vanish From 53°E on the Same Day

Tigray TV (Amharic, SID 9), DWI TV (Amharic, SID 7) and TBS TV (English, SID 8) have all left 12594.40 V (DVB-S) on October 10. Our October 11 global-channels article had noted these three only as test services; their simultaneous departure — the whole test multiplex going dark on the same day — is the new development.

📡 YAMAL 402 · 55°E

Mir Basketbola Leaves Yamal 402

Mir Basketbola (Russian, DVB-S2, SID 55524), part of the NTV+ Vostok package, has left 12700.60 H and is no longer transmitted by satellite in Europe. This channel was not covered in any of our October 11 articles — a genuinely new record.

All 7 Changes in One Table

Every record below is dated October 10, 2026 on KingOfSat. Fields the source did not supply are marked N/A — nothing is guessed.

Channel	Position	Transponder	SID	Status	Encryption
RMC Life	19.2°E	12551.50 V · 22000 · 5/6	12140	now FTA	FTA
Sky Scifi/Horror HD	28.2°E	12285.00 V · 27500 · 2/3	3817	left (replaced by Sky Sci-Fi HD)	VideoGuard
Imam Ali	8°W	11178.70 H · N/A · N/A	7850	left (still FTA on 10971.20 H)	FTA
Tigray TV	53°E	12594.40 V · N/A · N/A	9	left (test ended)	FTA
DWI TV	53°E	12594.40 V · N/A · N/A	7	left (test ended)	FTA
TBS TV	53°E	12594.40 V · N/A · N/A	8	left (test ended)	FTA
Mir Basketbola	55°E	12700.60 H · N/A · N/A	55524	left (NTV+ Vostok)	encrypted

⚠️ BISS Key Status: No Officially Issued Keys in the Last 48 Hours

No broadcaster or operator has published BISS keys for authorized use in the October 10–12 window. Forum boards (e.g., LinuxSat-Support) currently carry only hobbyist-shared, unauthorized control words for ad-hoc event feeds — that is circumvention material, and 1BissKey does not publish it.

1BissKey policy: keys appear in these updates only when officially issued for authorized equipment (broadcaster-published feed keys, manufacturer documentation). Everything else is technical transponder data, which is what today's report contains.

📱 Receiver check after a transponder change

After any departure or move: confirm the orbital position, enter the transponder exactly, then rescan — no dish movement needed when channels move within the same satellite.

What Readers Should Do

• ✅ RMC Life viewers (19.2°E): run a transponder scan on 12551.50 V (SR 22000, FEC 5/6) to refresh the service list.
• ✅ Imam Ali viewers (8°W): delete the dead 11178.70 H entry and rescan 10971.20 H — the channel is still free-to-air there.
• ✅ Sky 28.2°E viewers: rescan 12285 V to update the Sky Sci-Fi HD service name; no new equipment needed (VideoGuard requires an authorized subscription as before).
• ✅ 53°E / 55°E viewers: remove Tigray TV, DWI TV, TBS TV and Mir Basketbola from favorites so dead entries don't clutter the list.

🔍 Recently Spotted (Not New Today)

These appeared in LyngSat's current listings with source dates before our October 10–12 window, so they are not labeled as new — but the blog never covered them, so they are worth a mention:

• Cinema Gold — Apstar 7 (76.5°E), 3780 V, DVB-S2 8PSK, SR 30000, FEC 3/4, SID 34, FTA (LyngSat, Oct 7)
• Peace TV Chinese — AsiaSat 7 (105.5°E), 3810 H, DVB-S2 8PSK, SR 12500, FEC 3/4, MPEG-4 HD (LyngSat, Oct 8)
• Channel 4 News — Azerspace 2/Intelsat 38 (45.1°E), 11552 H, SR 18333, FEC 3/4, SID 34, FTA (LyngSat, Oct 2)
• 14 News HD — Azerspace 2/Intelsat 38 (45.1°E), 11552 H, SID 33, FTA (LyngSat, Sep 25)

Final Verdict

A quiet Sunday produced a lean but honest report: one genuine FTA win (RMC Life), one Sky rebrand swap, one transponder move that looks like a loss but isn't (Imam Ali), and the clean end of three 53°E tests plus a Russian sports channel. Seven verified records, zero invented ones. No official BISS keys were issued — and this site will keep it that way until a broadcaster publishes them.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is RMC Life really free-to-air now?

Yes — KingOfSat logged it as clear on October 10, 2026 (12551.50 V, SR 22000, FEC 5/6, SID 12140) and its dedicated 19.2°E FTA chart confirms the "Clear" listing. Rescan the transponder to receive it.

What happened to Sky Scifi/Horror HD?

It left 12285 V on 28.2°E as part of Sky's seasonal Halloween rebrand and was replaced on the same SID (3817) by Sky Sci-Fi HD in VideoGuard. This is a different swap from the Transformers → Halloween change covered on October 11.

Is Imam Ali gone from 8°W?

No. It only left the 11178.70 H transponder. The channel remains free-to-air on 10971.20 H — just rescan that transponder instead of assuming the channel closed.

Why did three channels disappear from 53°E at once?

Tigray TV, DWI TV and TBS TV were all test services sharing the 12594.40 V multiplex on Express AM6. All three left on October 10 — the test period ended and the transponder went dark.

Are there any new BISS keys today?

No officially issued BISS keys were published in the last 48 hours. 1BissKey only publishes broadcaster-issued keys for authorized equipment — never hobbyist-shared control words from forums.

How do I rescan after these changes?

Open your receiver's installation menu, pick a manual transponder scan (not blind scan), enter the exact frequency, polarization, symbol rate and FEC from the table above, and scan. Delete dead entries afterwards to keep your channel list clean.

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Sources

• KingOfSat all-satellites news — en.kingofsat.net/news.php — checked 2026-10-12 (records dated 2026-10-10)
• KingOfSat 19.2°E FTA chart — 19.2E clear channels — checked 2026-10-12
• LyngSat — lyngsat.com — checked 2026-10-12 (current items outside window or duplicates of Oct 11 coverage)
• SatBeams transponder news 11-Oct-26 — satbeams.com — checked 2026-10-12 (only Americas feed, not relevant)
• 1BissKey blog & records history — dedup check against October 11 publications — 2026-10-12

Verification timestamp: October 12, 2026, ~08:00 PKT (Asia/Karachi). flysat.com was not used — it shut down permanently in June 2026.

Disclaimer & lawful use: Transponder data is published for identifying signals and configuring equipment you are authorized to operate. "FTA"/"Clear" describes transport status reported by the source — it does not override beam coverage, regional rights, or local law. Do not seek, share, or use access credentials without the broadcaster or rights holder's permission. 1BissKey never publishes unauthorized decryption keys.