satellite television
Dish-received programming service
Satellite television is a system that broadcasts programming via signals transmitted from orbiting satellites to dish antennas on the ground.
It emerged as an alternative to cable and over-the-air broadcasting, offering wider coverage in rural areas where cable infrastructure was impractical: We had to get satellite TV because cable didn't reach our farm.
- downlinkSpacecraft-to-Earth transmission
- DBSSound intensity abbreviation
- C-bandMicrowave frequency range
- transponderSignal-activated transmitter
- scrambledMixed into disorder
free to air · antenna · pay-per-view · geostationary orbit · broadcasting · set-top box · streaming · receiver · dish · cable · roof · decoder · reception · installation · channels · channel surfing · signal · subscription
technological era
satellite televisionstreaming services
On-demand video delivery platforms
Netflix · internet streaming · video on demand · YouTube TV · Hulu