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2. Satellite dish - Wikipedia

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   A satellite dish is a dish-shaped type of parabolic antenna designed to receive or transmit information by radio waves to or from a communication satellite. The term most commonly means a dish which receives direct-broadcast satellite television from a direct broadcast satellite in geostationary orbit .

3. Automatic-tracking satellite dish - Wikipedia

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   Automatic Tracking Satellite Dishes are satellite dishes used while a vehicle, boat or ship is in motion. Automatic tracking satellite dishes utilize gyroscopes , GPS position sensors, and uses unique satellite identification data and an integrated DVB decoder to aid in identification of the satellite that it is pointing at.

4. Satellite television in the United States - Wikipedia

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   90cm multiple-LNA toroidal satellite dish The majority of ethnic-language broadcasts in North America are carried on K u band free-to-air. The largest concentration of free-to-air programming is on Galaxy 19 at 97° W. Pittsburgh International Telecommunications and GlobeCast World TV offers a mix of free and pay-TV ethnic channels in the ...

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

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   DirecTV and Dish have launched internet-delivered pay-TV packages, but those have not offset losses on the satellite side. Together, DirecTV and Dish have nearly 20 million customers, which is ...

6. DirecTV satellite fleet - Wikipedia

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   In 2002, the satellite's main spacecraft control processor failed, prompting DirecTV to move the spacecraft into a storage orbit. [27] The satellite was recalled in October 2003 and leased to Telesat, relocating to 82° W in order to provide backup for Nimiq 2. [28] In 2004, the satellite was relocated to 91° W, backing up Nimiq 1.

7. Television receive-only - Wikipedia

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   The retail price for satellite receivers soon dropped, with some dishes costing as little as $2,000 by mid-1984. [4] Dishes pointing to one satellite were even cheaper. [8] Once a user paid for a dish, it was possible to receive even premium movie channels, raw feeds of news broadcasts or television stations from other areas.