satellite radio
Space-based audio
Satellite radio is a broadcasting service that transmits audio programming via satellites rather than terrestrial towers, allowing reception across vast geographic areas.
Unlike traditional AM/FM radio, it typically requires a subscription and specialized receiver.
The major services offer hundreds of channels—music, talk, sports, news—with fewer commercials and no signal loss while driving cross-country.
One who accepts transmission
- tunerDevice selecting broadcast frequencies
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- decoderDevice that unscrambles signals
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
channel · signal · bandwidth · digital · streaming · encryption · bitrate · codec
Arranged media collection
- genresCategories of creative work
- channelsPaths for transmission
- artistMaker of creative works
- albumUnified collection of recordings
DJ · curated · decade · hits · discovery · shuffle · favorites · stations
One receiving guests
- call-inListener-initiated broadcast contact
- listenerOne who attends aurally
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- panelDistinct flat section
syndicated · personality · segment · topic · guest · political · sports talk · comedy
Sending of information
- geostationaryFixed above one point
- orbitCurved celestial path
- uplinkTransmission to spacecraft
- downlinkSpacecraft-to-Earth transmission
coverage · footprint · signal strength · constellation · ground station · transponder · repeater · relay
receiver
One who accepts transmission
- tunerDevice selecting broadcast frequencies
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- decoderDevice that unscrambles signals
subscription · channel · signal · bandwidth · digital · streaming · encryption · bitrate · codec · wireless
playlist
Arranged media collection
album · DJ · curated · decade · hits · discovery · shuffle · favorites · stations · live performances
host
One receiving guests
- call-inListener-initiated broadcast contact
- listenerOne who attends aurally
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
panel · syndicated · personality · segment · topic · guest · political · sports talk · comedy · opinion
transmission
Sending of information
- geostationaryFixed above one point
- orbitCurved celestial path
- uplinkTransmission to spacecraft
downlink · coverage · footprint · signal strength · constellation · ground station · transponder · repeater · relay
headlines
Article titles in newspapers
- reportingConveying documented information
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
update · coverage · breaking · live · traffic · weather · 24-hour · real-time · alerts · briefing
- Radio Audiopodcast, audio stream, audio feed, broadcast quality, audio signal
- radio frequenciesFM, AM, VHF, UHF, HF
- satellite termsuplink, downlink, transponder, transponders, ground station
- broadcastingbroadcasting, TV, television, news, broadcast
- radiocrystal set, AM, FM, news broadcast, AM/FM
- car audiocar stereo, head unit, stereo, infotainment, speakers
satellite radioterrestrial radio
Ground-based broadcast transmission
AM radio · FM radio · streaming audio · shortwave radio · podcasts
satellite radiofree radio
Unlicensed or unpaid airwaves
commercial radio · public radio · community radio · pirate radio · college radio
radio, satellite, radios, radioed, satellites, radioing, radiowave