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2. 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.

3. 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.

4. PrimeStar - Wikipedia

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   PrimeStar was an American direct broadcast satellite broadcasting company formed in November 1990 by seven cable television companies including Comcast Corp. and TCI Communications Corp. [1] PrimeStar was the first medium-powered DBS system in the United States but slowly declined in popularity with the arrival of DirecTV in 1994 and Dish Network in 1996.

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. Will DirecTV and Dish Merge? Satellite TV Operators Are ... - AOL

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   Dish, which once had more than 14 million customers, ended the second quarter of 2024 with 8.07 million pay-TV subscribers (including 6.07 million for Dish TV and 2 million for Sling TV).

7. Struggling Satellite-TV Players DirecTV And Dish Merger ... - AOL

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   Regulatory hurdles remain a concern, particularly in rural areas where satellite TV has been a dominant service. Price Action: At last check Friday, SATS stock was up 4.62% to $26.95 during the ...

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9. Things Boomers Took for Granted That are Obsolete Now

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   By the mid-1950s, half of America had a television in the home. For decades starting with the earliest color models, televisions were designed as furniture, partly to make the TV the focal point ...