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C-Band Satellite Information

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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 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><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::* [http://www.bigdish.com/ Bigdish] ''(located in Winter Springs Florida contact online only)''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.callnps.com/ National Programming Service, LLC.] ''(Indianapolis, IN ph# 800 786-9677)''
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