The disclosed embodiments relate to an apparatus and method for performing frequency translation. The apparatus includes a receiver for receiving and digitizing a plurality of first signals, each signal containing channels and for simultaneously recovering a set of selected channels from the plurality of first signals. The apparatus also includes a transmitter for combining the set of selected channels to produce a second signal. The method of the present invention includes receiving a first signal containing a plurality of different channels, selecting a set of selected channels from the plurality of different channels, combining the set of selected channels to form a second signal and transmitting the second signal.