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Free Press : Issues : Satellite Television (448 words) |
 | As satellite broadcasters utilize the public airwaves to turn a profit, public interest advocates lobbied for and won a requirement that they set aside a certain percentage (4%) of the bandwidth they use for noncommercial programming. |
| As satellite programming is made available across the country, cable programming providers (and telecommunications companies interested in providing video programming over their own wires) are using its presence as a reason for lobbying regulators to eliminate community accountability via local franchise negotiation mechanisms. |
| Because satellite providers decide for their customers what channels will fill the 4% noncommercial set-aside, more obscure voices are being pushed to the fringes — creating a case in which people should be put in better position to decide what these offerings should be. |
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Howstuffworks "How Satellite Radio Works" (1523 words) |
| Car manufacturers have been installing satellite radio receivers in some models for a few years now, and several models of portable satellite radio receivers are availabel from a variety of electronics companies. |
| Satellite radio companies are comparing the significance of their service to the impact that cable TV had on television 30 years ago. |
| XM Radio has a third HS-702 satellite on the ground ready to be launched in case one of the two orbiting satellites fails. |
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