Current reception parameters for MBC Action, the MBC Group action/entertainment channel, on the 7° West orbital neighborhood.
Eutelsat 7 West A · 7.0° West
About MBC Action
MBC Action is a Middle East and North Africa entertainment channel operated by MBC Group, built around Western action movies, drama series, and combat-sports programming presented in English for the region's large expatriate and English-speaking Arab audience. Since its launch, the channel has served as MBC's dedicated outlet for adrenaline-driven film content that sits outside the network's Arabic-language drama and news channels, making it a recognizable name for viewers who track MBC's satellite lineup specifically for this genre.
For years this page listed MBC Action on Nilesat 201 at 11938 MHz, Vertical polarization, symbol rate 27500, FEC 3/4 — parameters that were accurate around 2015 but are no longer active. Satellite lineups shift as broadcasters renegotiate transponder space, and MBC Action has since consolidated onto Eutelsat 7 West A, a separate satellite that shares the same 7.0° West orbital slot as Nilesat 201. Because dish alignment depends on orbital position rather than the specific satellite name, a dish already pointed at "7° West" for Nilesat channels does not need to be re-aimed — only the transponder settings in the receiver need updating.
The confirmed current transmission is 11559 MHz, Vertical polarization, DVB-S, symbol rate 27500, FEC 5/6, broadcasting Clear (free-to-air), so no subscription card or CAM module is required to watch it. Coverage is centered on North and North-West Africa; viewers well outside that footprint, particularly further east in the Gulf, may find signal strength markedly weaker or the channel absent from an automatic scan even with a correctly aimed dish.
To tune in manually, open the receiver's transponder-edit menu for the 7° West position, enter frequency 11559, polarization Vertical, symbol rate 27500 and FEC 5/6, then run a network or single-transponder search rather than a full blind scan, which can time out on crowded satellites. If the channel does not appear afterward, first rule out dish skew and LNB type (a universal Ku-band LNB is required), then rescan with the old 11938 entry deleted from the receiver's channel list, since a stale entry can sometimes block the new one from being added cleanly during an automatic update.
These parameters were confirmed on 2026-09-08 against KingOfSat's live transponder listing for Eutelsat 7 West A, cross-checked against the same transponder used by its sibling MBC channels (MBC 3, MBC Bollywood) for consistency. No alternative frequency is currently confirmed for MBC Action beyond this one, so none is listed here.
How to receive MBC Action
Frequently asked questions
What is the current MBC Action frequency?
11559 Vertical (V) on Eutelsat 7 West A, symbol rate 27500.
Is MBC Action free to air?
The current access status is Free-to-air.