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  2. Galaxy 1 - Wikipedia

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    Galaxy 1 was the first in a line of Galaxy communications satellites launched by Hughes Communications in 1983. It helped fill a hole in satellite broadcasting bandwidth created by the loss of RCA's Satcom 3 in 1979. [ 1 ]

  3. Television receive-only - Wikipedia

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    The wider the dish was, the better its ability to provide adequate channel reception. Programming sent from ground stations was relayed from 18 satellites in geostationary orbit located 22,300 miles above the Earth. The dish had to be pointed directly at the satellite, with nothing blocking the signal. Weaker signals required larger dishes. [4 ...

  4. Satellite television in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Home2US Communications Inc. also offers several ethnic channels on SES 1 at 101° W, as well as other free and pay-TV channels. Many religious broadcasters reach the DTH and distribution markets with unencrypted DVB-S television and radio channels on Galaxy 19. These channels are available as part of the Glorystar Satellite Service.

  5. Satellite television by region - Wikipedia

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    Dish Network Direct tv antenna. Currently, there are two primary satellite television providers of subscription based service available to United States consumers: DirecTV positions ranging from Galaxy 3C, 95°W to EchoStar XIV, 119°W, EchoStar, and Dish Network.

  6. Hearst Television pulls local channels for Dish customers - AOL

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    (Reuters) -Dish Network said on Friday U.S.-based Hearst Television removed customer access to 37 local channels in 27 markets after the companies failed to agree on distribution rates despite ...

  7. DirecTV agrees to buy Dish for $1 - AOL

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    Under the deal, DirecTV will pay Dish’s owner, EchoStar, just $1 for Dish in exchange for assuming its billions of dollars in debt. Private equity firm TPG, meanwhile, will acquire AT&T’s ...

  8. DISH Network's Sling TV Raises Price, Introduces Channels - AOL

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    DISH Network's (DISH) live TV streaming service Sling TV announces price hike amid growing programming costs. The company also adds new channels and features for Sling TV viewers.

  9. Satellite television - Wikipedia

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    The reception of the channels carried on the K u-band FSS satellite's respective transponders has been achieved by both DirecTV & Dish Network issuing to their subscribers dishes twice as big in diameter (36") than the previous 18" (& 20" for the Dish Network "Dish500") dishes the services used initially, equipped with 2 circular-polarized ...