Unless fiber is being used to get signals from a local market into either the DISH Network facility at Cheyenne, WY, or the other uplink in Gilbert, AZ,
signals are normally directly uplinked from the originating market to the satellite, and spot beamed back to that market.
There are longtime uplinks in the Anchorage area (actually the Eagle River Valley, roughly 15 miles NE of downtown Anchorage) that send signals to the rest of the world. GCI is actually uplinking six Anchorage signals on c-band
(encoded) to 137 West / AMC-7, but since they are a competitor to DISH and DirecTV---I would suspect that Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau market signals are getting out via local uplinks near those communities.
If this is on Ku-band or DBS, there's all sorts of possible weather reasons
for fluctuating levels. Distances across Alaska are vast, and there is always an infinite number of weather conditions across the state. Anyone with some local input based upon confirmed facts---please inform us of any details.
signals are normally directly uplinked from the originating market to the satellite, and spot beamed back to that market.
There are longtime uplinks in the Anchorage area (actually the Eagle River Valley, roughly 15 miles NE of downtown Anchorage) that send signals to the rest of the world. GCI is actually uplinking six Anchorage signals on c-band
(encoded) to 137 West / AMC-7, but since they are a competitor to DISH and DirecTV---I would suspect that Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau market signals are getting out via local uplinks near those communities.
If this is on Ku-band or DBS, there's all sorts of possible weather reasons
for fluctuating levels. Distances across Alaska are vast, and there is always an infinite number of weather conditions across the state. Anyone with some local input based upon confirmed facts---please inform us of any details.