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2. Satellite television - Wikipedia

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   The first satellite TV systems were a now-obsolete type known as television receive-only. These systems received weaker analog signals transmitted in the C-band (4–8 GHz) from FSS type satellites, requiring the use of large 2–3-meter dishes.

3. Satellite television in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In 1976 Taylor Howard built an amateur system, which consisted of a converted military surplus radar dish and a satellite receiver designed and built by Howard, for home satellite reception. Taylor's system could be used for receiving TV programs both from American and Soviet communication satellites.

4. List of defunct television networks in the United States

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   Satellite Television & Associated Resources February 12, 1983: Launched in 1981. Formerly known as BEST and StarCase; replaced by Preview Star TV: 1984: San Francisco over-the-air channel like ONTV via KTSF-TV. Named Super Time during the late 1970s and Star TV in the early 1980s. SuperTV: Subscription TV of Greater Washington, Inc. March 31, 1986

5. DIRECTV ends plans to aquire DISH & Sling TV - AOL

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   The deal was originally agreed upon on September 30th where EchoStar, DISH DBS’s parent company, would sell DISH and Sling TV to DIRECTV for $1, along with the transfer of nearly $10 billion in ...

6. Television receive-only - Wikipedia

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   Television receive-only (TVRO) is a term used chiefly in North America, South America to refer to the reception of satellite television from FSS-type satellites, generally on C-band analog; free-to-air and unconnected to a commercial DBS provider.

7. US satellite-TV providers DirecTV and Dish are in talks to ...

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   The combined entity would create the largest pay-TV service provider in the U.S. at about 16 million subscribers, if the talks are successful. US satellite-TV providers DirecTV and Dish are in ...

8. Disney, DirecTV reach deal, restoring programming for 11 ...

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   The satellite TV provider sought to change its offerings to better address consumer tastes in the streaming TV era. Disney's streaming services, Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+, will also be included in ...

9. Orby TV - Wikipedia

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   The company was started in early 2019 by Michael Thornton, a former Starz executive who envisioned a low-cost satellite TV service built around the business model of prepaid mobile phones. In September 2019, the company began offering its hardware for sale coupled with a free over-the-air antenna and pay TV packages starting at $40 a month. [5]