channels leaving g-18 at 123 west?
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Distinct probability, according to this thread..
http://www.satelliteguys.us/free-air-fta-discussion/171945-daystar-max-pickups-equity.html
All the stations mentioned in the thread are on 123 west
well if they sell off everything as it looks like they are those new buyers will pull them off satellite
Now, because i'm a fairly naive person, i have to ask, why are we so sure the new buyers will pull these channels off satellite?
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In most cases a TV station has a studio & transmitter in a location. Sure the station may be owned by a big conglomerate in NY or LA, but the station has a "local" presence in most cases. In the case of Equity, they run ALL their stations from headquarters in Little Rock. At the transmitter sites, that's pretty much all that is there. (the transmitter)
So just because the station is in Marquette, MI or BUffalo, NY or Cedar Rapids/Waterloo, IA its being run from LIttle Rock, AR. They beam it up via satellite to the transmitter where a receiver (in some cases a home FTA receiver) decodes it and sends it out OTA.
Most of their stations are low powered so the only way the cable companies can get a signal is via the satellite.
The stations picked up by Daystar will be affiliates and Daystar has their own satellite and signal. Asnoted in the other thread, Assuming Max Media can buy up the Fox stations they already have an infrastructure built in Montana with the ABC stations so they'll just piggyback off that.
Also Equity owns about 1/2 million dollars in back satellite fees so you know the satellite (G18) isnt going to let them "ride county" for much longer
In most cases a TV station has a studio & transmitter in a location. Sure the station may be owned by a big conglomerate in NY or LA, but the station has a "local" presence in most cases. In the case of Equity, they run ALL their stations from headquarters in Little Rock. At the transmitter sites, that's pretty much all that is there. (the transmitter)
So just because the station is in Marquette, MI or BUffalo, NY or Cedar Rapids/Waterloo, IA its being run from LIttle Rock, AR. They beam it up via satellite to the transmitter where a receiver (in some cases a home FTA receiver) decodes it and sends it out OTA.
Most of their stations are low powered so the only way the cable companies can get a signal is via the satellite.
The stations picked up by Daystar will be affiliates and Daystar has their own satellite and signal. Asnoted in the other thread, Assuming Max Media can buy up the Fox stations they already have an infrastructure built in Montana with the ABC stations so they'll just piggyback off that.
Also Equity owns about 1/2 million dollars in back satellite fees so you know the satellite (G18) isnt going to let them "ride county" for much longer
but we've been down this road for 4+ years now whether or not Equity will still be there
Originally there were rumors they were going C-Band 4 years ago and they did (sort of)...they added a C-band TP in addition to the KU they already had. Then money issues came about. N o offence but Equity had the theory of how I play monopoly...buy up a bunch of stuff and pray you got enough money in the end
Originally there were rumors they were going C-Band 4 years ago and they did (sort of)...they added a C-band TP in addition to the KU they already had. Then money issues came about. N o offence but Equity had the theory of how I play monopoly...buy up a bunch of stuff and pray you got enough money in the end
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