Satellite television

Satellite television is a way of sending television signals. Television channels go to a ground station, which sends them by radio waves to a communications satellite in space. The satellite then transmits that signal back to earth. People with a satellite dish can receive the signals. Very often, satellite television is provided as a pay television service (especially to places where cable TV is not available). Here are some examples:

Sky (UK)
Freesat (UK)
Dish Network (US)
Astro (Satellite TV)

Satellite Television Media

A number of satellite dishes
Diagram showing how modern satellite television works
Back view of a linear polarised LNB.
A DTH Satellite dish from India.
DBS satellite dishes installed on an apartment complex.
A C-band Andrew Corporation satellite dish used by TVRO systems.

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