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    ESPN programs on TSN (1998)

    In addition to having its own version of "SportsCenter" called SportsDesk, didn't TSN also simulcast programs from ESPN as well? (Sunday NFL Countdown, NFL Primetime, NFL Prime Monday, College GameDay, Baseball Tonight and ESPNEWS)
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    FOX Affiliates on Ku-Band (1998)

    As the majority of FOX feeds were on C-Band (Telstar 4) including FOXNET (Spacenet 4, transponder 10 and Satcom F1, transponder 19), I wonder FOX affiliates were on FTA Ku-Band at the time besides what's listed here (though the Ku side of Spacenet 3R consisted of Florida newsfeeds, Sunnysat/NY...
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    Channels on TCI Hits (Galaxy 7 Ku-band) in the late 1990s

    Along with carrying Game Show Network, Golf Channel, Ovation - The Arts Channel, International Channel, ESPNews, ESPN's Classic Sports Network, Outdoor Life Network, HGTV, Nostalgia Good TV, Kaleidoscope, Fit TV, The Box music channel (MTV Alternative), the HBO/Cinemax (HBO 2 (renamed HBO Plus...
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    ExpressVu satellite back in 1998?

    Although it shared satellite space with StarChoice on the Ku side of Anik E2 (A2) in 1998, with Bell ExpressVu moving to a DBS-only sat the following year (Nimiq 1). ExpressVu used Dish Network software whiles StarChoice used 4DTV and DC-II software. But did you need a Bell ExpressVu receiver in...
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    Reno news business (1998)

    As for the news business in the Reno, NV area only KTVN 2 (CBS), KRNV 4 (NBC) and KOLO 8 (ABC) had news outlets at the time. KRXI 13 (Fox) aired simulcasts of KTVU's newscasts from the San Francisco/Bay Area while providing local weather cut-ins for the 10 PM newscasts.
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    RE: NBC Affiliates on Ku-Band (1998)

    As NBC had full capacity on Ku-Band (SBS4, GE1 Ku & Satcom K2), with it's only C-Band feed being on Satcom F1, transponder 8 (NBC-E). Which of the NBC affiliates were carried on FTA Ku-Band at the time aside from what's listed here? (though the Ku side of Spacenet 3R consisted of Florida...
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    Alphastar and the local channels (1996)

    As the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act (SHVIA) didn't take effect until Fall 1999, the only option on Alphastar for the broadcast networks was the PT24 lineup (KPIX 5 San Francisco (CBS-W)/KNBC 4 Los Angeles (NBC-W)/KOMO 4 Seattle/WRAL 5 Raleigh (CBS-E)/WNBC 4 New York City (NBC-E)/WJLA 7...
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    Does Anyone remember Alphastar?

    Anyone remember Alphastar?, the satellite service (FSS) that resided on the Ku side of Telstar 402R (before later moving to Telstar 5 upon launch). Although the channel selection was very limited at first (SATCO DX Chart: Alphastar on Telstar 402R at 89°W), doesn't anyone have fond memories of it?
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    Angels-Dodgers blackout

    Although the MLB season resumed and several games are postponed due to the coronavirus. I still can't seem to get my Angels or Dodgers games because of blackout, the Fox Regional sports networks had yet to sign a contract to resume carrying those channels and Spectrum Sportsnet had yet to sign a...
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    StarChoice Broadcast Signals (1998)

    When the Canadian DBS service "StarChoice" (operated by General Instrument) began, they carried the Spokane stations (KREM 2 (CBS)/KXLY 4 (ABC)/KHQ 6 (NBC)/KSPS 7 (PBS)/KAYU 28 (Fox)) for the West Coast feeds of Broadcast Networks, and had the PT24 East stations (WSEE 35 (SeeCBS), WNBC 4 (NBC...
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    WB Network programming on Canadian over-the-air broadcasters (1998)

    Well as for the over-the-air Canadian broadcasters that carried WB programming (especially those far distant from the American/U.S. border that couldn't receive over-the-air signals of other WB affiliates (KTZZ (Seattle), KLGT (Minneapolis, later KMWB-TV), WDWB (Detroit), W21BF-LP Toledo-based...
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    Ku-Band Satellite Installation Kit (How-to-do)

    My motives of going for a backup dish is not receiving Angels and Kings games (as a result of the DISH contract dispute with Fox Sports removing all its regional channels), as for the backup dish that I'm going for (Ku-Band) in addition to DiSEqC, what Installation Kit (How-to-do) will I need...
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    Going for a backup dish?????

    Since I can't seem to view my Ducks and Kings games (all being blacked out), as a result of Fox Sports removing all of its regional channels from the Dish Network lineup I plan on going for a backup dish (If I went with another provider, I'll end up paying extra) like this one from TEK2000...
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    WB Affiliates on Ku-Band Satellite (1998)

    although the primary WB Network feed was on C-Band (on Galaxy 4, transponder 9 and occupying Telstar 5, transponder 18 for some time (after the GALAXY 4 communications failure), before residing on Galaxy 6, transponder 7 (which was C-Band only, as SBS-6 was on the same orbital slot as that one))...
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    CONUS Communications feeds on SBS-6 (1998)

    as you'll find a lot of news feeds, sports backhauls and satellite news gathering feeds on Ku-Band, Conus Communications had feeds on SBS-6 (74"0 W, same orbital spot as Galaxy 6), All News Channel (ANC) was also on there as well, and the feeds went by a specific name "Conus Entertainment"...
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    Intelsat 605 Ku??? (1998)

    well as the C-Band side of Intelsat 605 (IS-605) which was *CA on 4DTV had NBC feeds (since they moved the majority of its feeds to Ku-Band), I wonder what the Ku side of Intelsat 605 was being used for? what channels were on there?
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    Alphastar satellite dishes after termination

    as the AlphaStar DBS satellite service ceased operations in August 1997 (and discontinued completely by the following month), as the services of Alphastar continued to be used under the auspices of the Champion Telecom Platform with 13m and 3.7m C/Ku-Band antennas and most being used for FSS...
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    Digital Antennas (1998)

    although HDTV wasn't in public until Nov. 1998, and most stations around the country began HDTV transmission tests. which of the Digital Antennas were available around that time?, since the quality picture was always better in contrast to what you'd see on cable TV and analog OTA antennas (whose...
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    does anyone remember the Ohio News Network?

    Do you remember the Ohio News Network based in Columbus, OH? it was being fed on the North American side of Orion 1 (Ku-band only), it had daily newscasts (Ohio This Morning, Ohio Today, Ohio Tonight, etc...) along with rebroadcasts of newscasts from Ohio TV stations (WBNS Columbus (CBS), WEWS...
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    should I consider buying a Winegard 76cm?

    My DISH Network Box in the Living Room isn't working, and my dad doesn't want to pay $95 for repairs. But should I consider buying a Winegard 76cm Satellite Dish? (although its DIRECTV supported), what equipment will I need for the Winegard 76cm Dish? Is it really worth it?
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    ABC Affiliates on Ku-Band (1998)

    although most ABC feeds were on C-Band, and several backhauls of ABC programming were on Ku (NYPD Blue, The Practice, Home Improvement, America's Funniest Home Videos, Ellen, The Drew Carey Show, Spin City, Dharma & Greg, Two Guys, A Girl and A Pizza Place, Something So Right, Soul Man, Prey...
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    Spacenet 4 Ku (S8/Z4) prior to malfunctioning (1998)

    as the C-Band side of Spacenet 4 (S4) has Starz! Encore channels (Starz! East, Starz! West, Starz! 2, Westerns etc...) as well as WWOR 9 (UPN - New York) and the PT24 West channels (KOMO/Seattle (ABC), KNBC/Los Angeles (NBC), KPIX/San Francisco (CBS), FOXNET (FOX - National Feed) etc...), aside...
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    Telstar 4 (Ku-Band) after Alphastar

    after Alphastar's satellite services (an Canadian/American hybrid) shut down in August 1997. which channels/transponders were being moved to and occupied on Telstar 4 Ku (T7) aside from the ABC affiliate and NewsOne feeds? I wonder what Telstar 4 Ku was being used for after Alphastar ended...
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    cost of Ku-Band (1998)

    as C-Band Satellite was for home viewing, and Primestar, DirecTV/USSB, Echostar/Dish Network, Shaw Direct (Canada), ExpressVu (Canada) were the only Ku providers direct to consumers at the time. How much was the cost of regular Ku-Band like in '98? You could get random network feeds (ABC, NBC...
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    Telstar 5 (Ku-Band) before Sky Vista

    As a follow-up to my G4 communications failure post, prior to the launch of Echostar's "Sky Vista" in late 1998, occupying the Telstar 5 Ku Band satellite. I wonder Telstar 5 Ku Band was being used for? (mainly FOX feeds, ESPN feeds, sports backhauls, news feeds, affiliate feeds...