ERT B

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ERT B (formerly the second multiplexer of ERT Digital) is the second multiplexer of ERT. It started broadcasting in 2010. During 2010-2011, it broadcast its channels exclusively on the DVB-T / MPEG-4 system. In the beginning, it included only the then three main channels of ERT (ET1, NET and ET3) and the Parliament channel. Due to a capacity problem, on April 27, 2011, the Parliament channel was moved from the first multiplexer to the second, to give space to the first to broadcast ERT HD, until June 11, 2013, when ERT was closed by a government decision. As of June 11, 2015, when ERT reopened, it broadcasts only the following: four new public main channels (ERT1, ERT2, ERT3 and ERT HD) while the Parliament channel returned, respectively, from the second multiplexer to the first. As of February 1, 2019, ERT B, covers 98% of the country's population, from 156 broadcasting centers, which were previously covered in many parts of the country through the 4th frequency of Digea, due to the absence of transponders. On February 9, 2019, ERT HD was renamed ERT Sports HD, which continued to be broadcast in High Definition 1080i resolution, and respectively, all sports events, of public television, were transferred to the station program.…

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