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C band is in the microwave range of frequencies ranging from 4 to 8 GHz. A typical C-band satellite uses 3.7–4.2 GHz for downlink, and 5.925–6.425 Ghz for uplink. C band is often used for Television receive-only, or TVRO. <big>'''NOTE''': As of Aug 1, 2007, most channels will have moved to [[Motorola 4DTV Satellite Technology|4DTV and a 4DTV receiver]] is required to receive them except for these four channels that are still available on analog c-band after Aug 1: CNN/Headline News, TBS, TNT and The Weather Channel.</big>* See: [[Motorola 4DTV Satellite Technology]]* Showtime on G5-24 leaves analog March 31st 2008One popular place to go for subscription to C-Band television programming is [http://www.bigdish.com/BigDish Online] C-Band Satellite TV Programming. For owners of a Big Dish, there are programming providers that offer al la carte and packaged channels for both analog C-band and C-band digital, known as [[Motorola 4DTV Satellite Technology|4DTV]].List of C-Band Programming Providers:See the <big>[[DirecTV_and_Dish_Net_Alternatives_for_Satellite_Television_Service#Big Dish Programming Providers|Big Dish Programming Providers section]]</big> on the DirecTV and Dish Net Alternatives for Satellite Television section of this [[WiKi]] for more details. :* [http://www.bigdish.com/ Bigdish] ''(located in Winter Springs Florida)''Fox News left C band analog in November of 2007. WGN on G5-13 has left analog. HBO West left G5-8 in December of 2007. Cinemax East, Cartoon Network, Comedy Central, Spike, Nick, and E! and a few others have all also left C band analog.Fox News is available digitally on G3-581 for paid subscribers of certain packages.