getting back to Ku...
Kaplah -
Have you looked at the channel list on the
Global-CM site?
It's a nice list of what's on Ku for north America.
Global also has
other lists, if you aren't happy with Ku.
Another Ku site, organized by language, is
FTAlist.
It's also arranged by satellite names , not orbital locations, which you may or may not find helpful.
I would concentrate on Ku first, as getting a dish 'n motor up and running is a lot less trouble and expense than C-band.
You might compare it to going steady, versus marriage.
If your only goal is FTA hi def, I believe you're going to be sadly disappointed.
If your goal is lots of standard def programming, then you've come to the right place.
I have a RCA dish on my roof from the home's previous owners. It's currently not hooked up, ...
I'm looking to hook up this dish to my MCE 2005 pc to expand the HDTV channels I receive.
Over the years, RCA has sold and put their name on both DirecTV and Dish receivers and antenna.
Regardless, it is of no use on your quest.