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  2. Satellite television in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In December 1975, RCA created Satcom 1, the first satellite built especially for use by the then three national television networks (CBS, NBC, and ABC). Later that same year, HBO leased a transponder on Satcom 1 and began transmission of television programs via satellite to cable systems. Owners of cable systems paid $10,000 to install 3-meter ...

  3. Dish Network - Wikipedia

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    www.dish.com. DISH Network L.L.C., often referred to as DISH, an abbreviation for Digital Sky Highway, [1] is an American provider of satellite television and IPTV services and wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation. The company was originally established as EchoStar Communications, and first launched its satellite television services ...

  4. Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association

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    The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) is the national trade organization representing the consumer satellite (direct broadcast satellite) industry in the United States, including the two largest service providers, DirecTV and DISH Network, manufacturers, installers, and distributors of satellite equipment.

  5. List of communication satellite companies - Wikipedia

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    The World Teleport Association publishes lists of companies based on revenues from all customized communications sources and includes operators of teleports and satellite fleets. In order from largest to smallest, the Global Top 20 of 2021 were: [1] [2] SES (Luxembourg) Intelsat S.A. (Luxembourg) EchoStar Satellite Services (USA) Hughes Network ...

  6. 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.

  7. 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. TVRO was the main means of consumer satellite reception in the United States and Canada until the ...

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