Eurosport start-up (12-8-1989)

A start-up of Eurosport from the early days of the sportschannel in 1989.

[@garrysimpson1395]

I believe the change to Transponder 4 meant on the ASTRA satellite at 19.2 degrees east. Eurosport started broadcasting 18 hours a day.

[@MichalBergseth-AmitopiaTV]

the competition between Eurosport and Screensport was great!

[@jeshkam]

Oh my, memories come flooding back... :)))

[@garrysimpson1395]

I seem to remember Eurosport on the ASTRA satellite at 19.2 degress east broadcasting for 18 hours a day from 1st June 1989. Can anyone confirm this?

[@garrysimpson1395]

Gonzie gonzberg,the announcer vis Bruce Hammill,who still does promos for SKY SPORTS UK and co-scripts the sports programme TRANS WORLD SPORT with former ITN UK news caster Sue Carpenter! GOD BLESS!

[@mdftrasher]

So nice :-)

[@grahampearson5670]

To start with broadcasting hours on Eurosport were heavily restricted.

[@Noedolekcin]

I believe a testcard (of some kind), because the Quantum Channel didn't exist in 1989. Too bad I don't have a provement of it, because this recording started a minute to five (six here in Holland).

[@grahampearson5670]

noedolekcin2, Eurosport broadcasting hours were restricted at first and there were no shopping channels throughout the night.

[@klywiktnt6563]

at night, on Eurosport was an TV schedule for the next day.

[@gonzielainen]

what is the name of the announcer? he had such a ''thrilling voice''. much of the old eurosport I remember thanks to him

[@625line]

What came in 1989 before Eurosport start up in the morning? Testcard or Shopping Channel?

[@norregade105b]

Eurosport Started In 1988 On Sky Europe Until They Goot There Own Channel They Was The Number 1 Sports Channel In 1989

[@MichalBergseth-AmitopiaTV]

+søren peter Thiesen Yes,.. I remember DJ Kat Show and Fun Factory showing before Eurosport started on Sky Europe

[@solojinglesradio1]

I'm afraid not, Eurosport started oficially on 5th February 1989

[@TimothyMischka]

@@solojinglesradio1 Yes, but apparently for some time afterwards they broadcast some of Sky Channel's pan-Euro targeted programming under the branding of "Sky Europe" before Eurosport started. This was due to Sky Channel/Sky One reorienting itself towards the UK only, and Eurosport subsequently replacing it on European cable systems.

[@solojinglesradio1]

@@TimothyMischka thanks for this important correction, so it was a kind of program before it was officially a channel, guess I said the date of paneuropean instead of english version because it was 2 versions and later they merged with screen sport in 1993 right?

[@TimothyMischka]

@@solojinglesradio1 They did merge with Screensport by 93, British Eurosport I think launched later in the 90s

[@WhosGeorge2959]

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