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Also known as satellite TV

television content transmitted via signals from orbiting satellites

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Satellite television delivers TV programs to your home by receiving signals that are beamed from satellites orbiting in space rather than through ground-based cables or antennas. This technology matters because it can reach remote areas where traditional TV infrastructure isn't available, and it offers viewers access to a wide range of channels and content.

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A number of satellite dishes

Satellite television is a service that delivers television programming to viewers by relaying it from a communications satellite orbiting the Earth directly to the viewer's location. The signals are received via an outdoor parabolic antenna commonly referred to as a satellite dish and a low-noise block downconverter.

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