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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.
The satellite television dishes of the systems in the late 1970s and early 1980s were 10 to 16 feet (3.0 to 4.9 m) in diameter, [69] made of fibreglass or solid aluminum or steel, [70] and in the United States cost more than $5,000, sometimes as much as $10,000. [71]
In the United States, television is available via broadcast (also known as "over-the-air" or OTA) – the earliest method of receiving television programming, which merely requires an antenna and an equipped internal or external tuner capable of picking up channels that transmit on the two principal broadcast bands, very high frequency (VHF) and ultra high frequency (UHF), to receive the ...
The satellite television dishes of the systems in the late 1970s and early 1980s were 10 to 16 feet (3.0 to 4.9 m) in diameter, [216] made of fibreglass or solid aluminum or steel, [217] and in the United States cost more than $5,000, sometimes as much as $10,000. [218]
United States cut in channel of RT; shut down as a result of sanctions on Russia over their invasion of Ukraine. Satellite News Channel: ABC/Group W: October 27, 1983: Launched on June 21, 1982. Eventually replaced by CNN Headline News. Tempo Television: Tempo Enterprises April 17, 1989: Formerly Satellite Program Network; replaced by CNBC.
Ion Television – Ion Television (originally known as Pax TV from 1998 to 2005, i: Independent Television from 2005 to 2007) is a mid-sized network owned by the Scripps Networks subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company; it airs off-network repeats of recent television series (usually a daily block of one series) for eighteen hours per day ...
The following is a list of pay television networks or channels broadcasting or receivable in the United States, organized by broadcast area and genre. Some television providers use one or more channel slots for east/west feeds, high definition services, secondary audio programming and access to video on demand .
High-definition television (HDTV) in the United States was introduced in 1998 and has since become increasingly popular and dominant in the television market. Hundreds of HD channels are available in millions of homes and businesses both terrestrially and via subscription services such as satellite , cable and IPTV .