Thai Agency scours provinces for source of signal disruptions that hit TV channels

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Agency scours provinces for source of signal disruptions that hit TV channels
Watchiranont Thongtep
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) will deploy 20 inspection vehicles in the provinces to detect the sources of illegal transmissions that recently interfered with broadcasts of the Asia Update and Blue Sky television channels during the political protests.

The measures resulted from a complaint lodged by Thaicom, the national provider of satellite broadcast services, on November 25 after the company experienced disruptions to its TV signal transmissions.

In an initial response to the complaint, the NBTC deployed three inspection vehicles in Bangkok but failed to identify the source.

Apart from assigning the 20 inspection vehicles to 14 zones across the country, the NBTC also sent a notice to 70 licensed telecom and broadcasting providers for satellite uplink and downlink services reminding them to comply with its regulations.

"It appears to be difficult to find the source [of the signal disruption] as they began transmitting a signal to disrupt both politically oriented channels while the leaders were delivering their speeches. Importantly, the disruption period was too short and the source was moving," said NBTC secretary-general Thakorn Tanthasit.

Apart from those two satellite TV channels, free TV channels that send their programmes via satellite signals, namely Thai TV Channel 3, Royal Army TV 5, Channel 7, Modernine TV and Thai PBS, were also disrupted at the same time.

Thakorn said the violators were risking harsh penalties, as such disruptions were considered acts of terrorism under Article 135/1 of the Criminal Code.

"In this regard, a violator will be fined Bt60,000 to Bt100,000 or jailed, or [may even face the] death penalty," he said.

Such violators are also in breach of the Act on Radio Broadcasting and Radio Television BE 2498 (1955). If found guilty, they will face a Bt100,000 fine or five years in jail or both.


-- The Nation 2013-12-10

[impulse]

Maybe they ought to deploy 20 more vehicles to see if the inspection vehicles were, in fact, the culprits?

[Cylon]

Or even the death penalty ? Some poor old radio ham fiddling with his knobs

[happynthailand]

the word "hacked" comes to mind

[simon43]

Some poor old radio ham fiddling with his knobs

Sh*t! It wasn't me, honest!

Actually, if they are disrupting the uplink to the satellite, then it certainly could be hard to locate the source of this interfering signal. But such a transmission requires fairly sophisticated equipment, (think TV channel satellite OB vehicle......)

Simon HS0ZIB

[jaltsc]

Of course if the illegal transmissions interfered with the broadcast of soap operas, the public would be demanding at least 200 vehicles to find the culprits and execute them.

[trogers]

"It appears to be difficult to find the source [of the signal disruption] as they began transmitting a signal to disrupt both politically oriented channels while the leaders were delivering their speeches."

Why do they say they are fighting for democracy when their acts mimick communism?

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/388022-cctv-producer-forced-to-resign-for-blog-criticizing-censorship/

His farewell blog post, “Leaving Some True Words for This Time in History,” was blocked by the following morning, and any reposts or quotes shared online have been blocked as well.

[Spare]

BBC was very dishonest when they keep telling the world that more than 100,000 people were on the street yesterday. A better estimates is millions. BBC no longer put Thailand in the headlines yesterday, only briefly mention in the news broadcaster after the news from Ukraine & Central Africa.

If their office could be peacefully visited, like TPBS, Ch3,5,7,9 and NBT, I am sure they will report the truth. Also, all other channel has now broadcast the full Suthep speech live, without cut nor censor. I recommend CNN & BBC do the same. This is big news, as it affect 65 million of the world's "People". This is my opinion.

[Pib]

Jamming occured in my mother-in-laws village in Nakhorn Pathom province around 10-14 days ago...the jamming occurred for 3 days primarily in the early night prime viewing time (around 6-10pm) when the evening news reports occur....for the MIL and her neighbors, it appeared to impact Channel 3 and the Redshirts channels the most. The MIL uses a C band satellite setup (i.e., big black dish setup). The wife here in Bangkok at our home was calling/talking to the MIL during one of the Channel 3 outages...MIL had no Ch 3 but our Ch 3 C-band dish signal was fine. The MIL Ch 3 problem went away early-mid last week when reports started coming out about possible satellite signal jamming in some areas...maybe the jammers went back undercover or left the area (if it was signal jammers)...but something was definitely causing signal problems in my MIL's area approx 35Km due west as the crow flies of our Bangkok home.

[trogers]

BBC was very dishonest when they keep telling the world that more than 100,000 people were on the street yesterday. A better estimates is millions. BBC no longer put Thailand in the headlines yesterday, only briefly mention in the news broadcaster after the news from Ukraine & Central Africa.

Are Western Media in China All a Bunch of Wusses?

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/379089-are-western-media-in-china-all-a-bunch-of-wusses/

We can conclude that some Western Media are also a bunch of Wusses in Thailand...

Wang Qinglei, producer of the TV program “Twenty-Four Hours” at China Central Television (CCTV) was forced to resign, wrote - “China needs truth. People ought to have the right to criticize the government and the authorities. They should have the right to criticize social injustice, systemic inadequacies, and interest groups.”

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/388022-cctv-producer-forced-to-resign-for-blog-criticizing-censorship/

Don't such Western correspondents feel ashamed when they are compared to honest Chinese reporters in Communist China?

Edited December 10, 2013 by trogers

[4u2mad]

Some poor old radio ham fiddling with his knobs

Sh*t! It wasn't me, honest!

Actually, if they are disrupting the uplink to the satellite, then it certainly could be hard to locate the source of this interfering signal. But such a transmission requires fairly sophisticated equipment, (think TV channel satellite OB vehicle......)

Simon HS0ZIB

I know, I know! It was the satellite that crashed in the other post!!

[Spare]

Some poor old radio ham fiddling with his knobs

Sh*t! It wasn't me, honest!

Actually, if they are disrupting the uplink to the satellite, then it certainly could be hard to locate the source of this interfering signal. But such a transmission requires fairly sophisticated equipment, (think TV channel satellite OB vehicle......)

Simon HS0ZIB

I know, I know! It was the satellite that crashed in the other post!!

ShinSat by any chance?

[tingtongteesood]

The 'source' of the problem is in Dubai, or maybe holidaying in Montenegro....

[scorecard]

BBC was very dishonest when they keep telling the world that more than 100,000 people were on the street yesterday. A better estimates is millions. BBC no longer put Thailand in the headlines yesterday, only briefly mention in the news broadcaster after the news from Ukraine & Central Africa.

Are Western Media in China All a Bunch of Wusses?

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/379089-are-western-media-in-china-all-a-bunch-of-wusses/

We can conclude that some Western Media are also a bunch of Wusses in Thailand... alt=cheesy.gif pagespeed_url_hash=3951237149 width=32 height=20>

Wang Qinglei, producer of the TV program “Twenty-Four Hours” at China Central Television (CCTV) was forced to resign, wrote - “China needs truth. People ought to have the right to criticize the government and the authorities. They should have the right to criticize social injustice, systemic inadequacies, and interest groups.”

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/388022-cctv-producer-forced-to-resign-for-blog-criticizing-censorship/

Don't such Western correspondents feel ashamed when they are compared to honest Chinese reporters in Communist China?

Further:

1. Why do such news organizations (seemingly wanting to build and maintain credibility) continue to employ journalists who get criticized often and who are caught out often misrepresenting situations and data?

2. Do these news organizations have any processes (additional to the journalists) to check the 'facts', numbers etc?

[Dogmatix]

BBC was very dishonest when they keep telling the world that more than 100,000 people were on the street yesterday. A better estimates is millions. BBC no longer put Thailand in the headlines yesterday, only briefly mention in the news broadcaster after the news from Ukraine & Central Africa.

Are Western Media in China All a Bunch of Wusses?

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/379089-are-western-media-in-china-all-a-bunch-of-wusses/

We can conclude that some Western Media are also a bunch of Wusses in Thailand...

Wang Qinglei, producer of the TV program “Twenty-Four Hours” at China Central Television (CCTV) was forced to resign, wrote - “China needs truth. People ought to have the right to criticize the government and the authorities. They should have the right to criticize social injustice, systemic inadequacies, and interest groups.”

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/388022-cctv-producer-forced-to-resign-for-blog-criticizing-censorship/

Don't such Western correspondents feel ashamed when they are compared to honest Chinese reporters in Communist China?

Even CAPO estimated 98,650 people exactly. Jonathan Head was just seemingly parroting government propaganda like a puppet. Can't the BBC pay enough to get someone decent in Southeast Asia? If not, don't bother to cover Thailand at all. You won't be missed.

[Thai at Heart]

BBC was very dishonest when they keep telling the world that more than 100,000 people were on the street yesterday. A better estimates is millions. BBC no longer put Thailand in the headlines yesterday, only briefly mention in the news broadcaster after the news from Ukraine & Central Africa.

Are Western Media in China All a Bunch of Wusses?

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/379089-are-western-media-in-china-all-a-bunch-of-wusses/

We can conclude that some Western Media are also a bunch of Wusses in Thailand...

Wang Qinglei, producer of the TV program Twenty-Four Hours at China Central Television (CCTV) was forced to resign, wrote - China needs truth. People ought to have the right to criticize the government and the authorities. They should have the right to criticize social injustice, systemic inadequacies, and interest groups.

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/388022-cctv-producer-forced-to-resign-for-blog-criticizing-censorship/

Don't such Western correspondents feel ashamed when they are compared to honest Chinese reporters in Communist China?

Even CAPO estimated 98,650 people exactly. Jonathan Head was just seemingly parroting government propaganda like a puppet. Can't the BBC pay enough to get someone decent in Southeast Asia? If not, don't bother to cover Thailand at all. You won't be missed.

Well I would say that those having a go at the BBC's line need to get a bit more in depth than Thaksin - evil, the rest - angels.

[khunken]

BBC was very dishonest when they keep telling the world that more than 100,000 people were on the street yesterday. A better estimates is millions. BBC no longer put Thailand in the headlines yesterday, only briefly mention in the news broadcaster after the news from Ukraine & Central Africa.

Are Western Media in China All a Bunch of Wusses?

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/379089-are-western-media-in-china-all-a-bunch-of-wusses/

We can conclude that some Western Media are also a bunch of Wusses in Thailand...

Wang Qinglei, producer of the TV program Twenty-Four Hours at China Central Television (CCTV) was forced to resign, wrote - China needs truth. People ought to have the right to criticize the government and the authorities. They should have the right to criticize social injustice, systemic inadequacies, and interest groups.

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/388022-cctv-producer-forced-to-resign-for-blog-criticizing-censorship/

Don't such Western correspondents feel ashamed when they are compared to honest Chinese reporters in Communist China?

Even CAPO estimated 98,650 people exactly. Jonathan Head was just seemingly parroting government propaganda like a puppet. Can't the BBC pay enough to get someone decent in Southeast Asia? If not, don't bother to cover Thailand at all. You won't be missed.

Well I would say that those having a go at the BBC's line need to get a bit more in depth than Thaksin - evil, the rest - angels.

Yes and a sizable group did following their similarly abysmal reporting of the 2010 riots. It went all the way to the final (supreme?) complaint resolution committee and was rejected. It's the news chiefs who haven't a clue about what's going on on the ground who send out idiots like Head who really is a total piss-head.

[Thai at Heart]

Well I would say that those having a go at the BBC's line need to get a bit more in depth than Thaksin - evil, the rest - angels.

Yes and a sizable group did following their similarly abysmal reporting of the 2010 riots. It went all the way to the final (supreme?) complaint resolution committee and was rejected. It's the news chiefs who haven't a clue about what's going on on the ground who send out idiots like Head who really is a total piss-head.

The problem is, there is no way to really investigate Thai politics and society without concluding that ever single player is corrupt, ill educated and a liar. To really investigate Thai society and politics would be to leave the rest of the world aghast at truly clueless and hypocritical 99% of the players and people really are.

Could you imagine walking through the multi coloured or PAD protests whilst everyone is sitting there complaining about Thaksin or Yingluck not paying his taxes and asking everyone to swear on their mother's life that they ALL PAID THEIR TAXES correctly and to the full?

How many would you get to honestly put their hands up? 20%? How many men would you get there and ask them, do you pay all of your employees correctly and with the propert social payments? Are you not corrupt in any way? What everyone fails to see is that the so-called middle class are sheep just as much as the poor. They aren't educated, they are just happy to not be rice farmers and want anything to keep that separation as long as possible. It makes them feel better. They have been convinced that 50k baht a month makes you rich. How sheep llike is that.

Those on the top the top 1% are laughing at this situation. The so called middle class really believe that they have any party on their side? Just look at income tax? The highest in SE Asia by a long way. Now there is looking after your constituency.

[khunken]

Well I would say that those having a go at the BBC's line need to get a bit more in depth than Thaksin - evil, the rest - angels.

Yes and a sizable group did following their similarly abysmal reporting of the 2010 riots. It went all the way to the final (supreme?) complaint resolution committee and was rejected. It's the news chiefs who haven't a clue about what's going on on the ground who send out idiots like Head who really is a total piss-head.

The problem is, there is no way to really investigate Thai politics and society without concluding that ever single player is corrupt, ill educated and a liar. To really investigate Thai society and politics would be to leave the rest of the world aghast at truly clueless and hypocritical 99% of the players and people really are.

Could you imagine walking through the multi coloured or PAD protests whilst everyone is sitting there complaining about Thaksin or Yingluck not paying his taxes and asking everyone to swear on their mother's life that they ALL PAID THEIR TAXES correctly and to the full?

How many would you get to honestly put their hands up? 20%? How many men would you get there and ask them, do you pay all of your employees correctly and with the propert social payments? Are you not corrupt in any way? What everyone fails to see is that the so-called middle class are sheep just as much as the poor. They aren't educated, they are just happy to not be rice farmers and want anything to keep that separation as long as possible. It makes them feel better. They have been convinced that 50k baht a month makes you rich. How sheep llike is that.

Those on the top the top 1% are laughing at this situation. The so called middle class really believe that they have any party on their side? Just look at income tax? The highest in SE Asia by a long way. Now there is looking after your constituency.

I'm sorry TaH but most of that is irrelevant to the BBC. They take a 'good versus bad' attitude to far too many uprisings. The left v right - a totally simplistic view without a real insight into what is behind it. Fitting conflicts into an UK context (which far too many UK posters do too) when there is no ideological thinking or politics from any party here. Same goes for Egypt, Libya & Syria. One side good the other bad. Totally shallow reporting & I've recently stopped watching their news bulletins.

The BBC World News is still good for programs like Panorama, HardTalk and similar types of some depth of reporting.

[animatic]

What a coincidence that Thaksin's ShinSat was the one that essentially set up Thaicom and put the Sats in orbit.

Who better to know where the illegal trap door in software is hidden,

and how to disrupt their enemies communications with the public,

and not get caught doing so.

[animatic]

Jamming occured in my mother-in-laws village in Nakhorn Pathom province around 10-14 days ago...the jamming occurred for 3 days primarily in the early night prime viewing time (around 6-10pm) when the evening news reports occur....for the MIL and her neighbors, it appeared to impact Channel 3 and the Redshirts channels the most. The MIL uses a C band satellite setup (i.e., big black dish setup). The wife here in Bangkok at our home was calling/talking to the MIL during one of the Channel 3 outages...MIL had no Ch 3 but our Ch 3 C-band dish signal was fine. The MIL Ch 3 problem went away early-mid last week when reports started coming out about possible satellite signal jamming in some areas...maybe the jammers went back undercover or left the area (if it was signal jammers)...but something was definitely causing signal problems in my MIL's area approx 35Km due west as the crow flies of our Bangkok home.

More of anything that TEAM THAKSIN can do to prevent the average Somchai in Issan

from finding out what the rest of the world thinks, especially what is happening in Bangkopk.

hey beat Dems for trying to hold public forums in the north, they control communications and set up red schools to indoctrinate.

Problem is the Rice Payments have not been made and bad feeling abounds.

So better not let them know someone else is pissed off too lest they go to join.

They don't need jamming like radio used to be in WWII,

but having a satellite up link on a truck aimed up at the satellite,

that can transmit an hello code that gives it access to satellite control and routing functions,

could easily disrupt just the channels they chose. I suspect if as alleged the red channels

also are getting disrupted, that their is either an effort to :

Make it less obvious a onesided political hatchet job,

Keep a blanket of silence including red references to the rally,

Or there is a renagade Shin employee ( shipping Moo like) who

knows of the trap door and is using it against them also.

Edited December 10, 2013 by animatic

[Ricardo]

What a coincidence that Thaksin's ShinSat was the one that essentially set up Thaicom and put the Sats in orbit.

Who better to know where the illegal trap door in software is hidden,

and how to disrupt their enemies communications with the public,

and not get caught doing so.

Darn, and there I was almost-convinced, that it was 'Ming The Merciless' !

[jacko45k]

I thought I just read somewhere about satellites falling to the ground near Cambodia... any connection?

Obviously someone wants to jam the TV in these areas, you don't want your voting base watching someone else's version of the truth!

Edited December 10, 2013 by jacko45k

[Nibbles48]

BBC was very dishonest when they keep telling the world that more than 100,000 people were on the street yesterday. A better estimates is millions. BBC no longer put Thailand in the headlines yesterday, only briefly mention in the news broadcaster after the news from Ukraine & Central Africa.

Are Western Media in China All a Bunch of Wusses?

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/379089-are-western-media-in-china-all-a-bunch-of-wusses/

We can conclude that some Western Media are also a bunch of Wusses in Thailand...

Wang Qinglei, producer of the TV program “Twenty-Four Hours” at China Central Television (CCTV) was forced to resign, wrote - “China needs truth. People ought to have the right to criticize the government and the authorities. They should have the right to criticize social injustice, systemic inadequacies, and interest groups.”

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/388022-cctv-producer-forced-to-resign-for-blog-criticizing-censorship/

Don't such Western correspondents feel ashamed when they are compared to honest Chinese reporters in Communist China?

Even CAPO estimated 98,650 people exactly. Jonathan Head was just seemingly parroting government propaganda like a puppet. Can't the BBC pay enough to get someone decent in Southeast Asia? If not, don't bother to cover Thailand at all. You won't be missed.

Yes.

I would have to agree that there must have been 1 million +

It is probably the largest ever street protest on earth and the western media missed the chance to highlight that fact in favour of kissing asses of (let's face it) a tin pot regime.

[Gsxrnz]

BBC was very dishonest when they keep telling the world that more than 100,000 people were on the street yesterday. A better estimates is millions. BBC no longer put Thailand in the headlines yesterday, only briefly mention in the news broadcaster after the news from Ukraine & Central Africa.

Are Western Media in China All a Bunch of Wusses?

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/379089-are-western-media-in-china-all-a-bunch-of-wusses/

We can conclude that some Western Media are also a bunch of Wusses in Thailand...

Wang Qinglei, producer of the TV program “Twenty-Four Hours” at China Central Television (CCTV) was forced to resign, wrote - “China needs truth. People ought to have the right to criticize the government and the authorities. They should have the right to criticize social injustice, systemic inadequacies, and interest groups.”

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/388022-cctv-producer-forced-to-resign-for-blog-criticizing-censorship/

Don't such Western correspondents feel ashamed when they are compared to honest Chinese reporters in Communist China?

Even CAPO estimated 98,650 people exactly. Jonathan Head was just seemingly parroting government propaganda like a puppet. Can't the BBC pay enough to get someone decent in Southeast Asia? If not, don't bother to cover Thailand at all. You won't be missed.

Yes.

I would have to agree that there must have been 1 million +

It is probably the largest ever street protest on earth and the western media missed the chance to highlight that fact in favour of kissing asses of (let's face it) a tin pot regime.

Not that I have any interest in the politics, but I would like to know what methodology you used in your crowd size estimation.