How Satellite Radio And TV Innovations Work For You
For many years, radio and TV broadcasts were all done pretty
much the same and consumers had no choice but to put up with the
limitations of the broadcasting system. It was well-known that
you could only be so far away from a radio or TV station if you
ever hoped to pull in a strong enough signal to make the
reception clear and enjoyable. But when cable TV was first
introduced all of that began to change and now satellite
technologies are in place to allow everyone to enjoy clear, high
quality broadcast reception no matter where they are in the US.
Old analog radio and TV broadcasts have been extremely limited
in what they could do for two major reasons: (1) The signal
could only carry so much information, and (2) the shape of the
earth made tall obstructions and distance a serious obstacle
past a 30 - 50 mile range. So if you exceeded that range,
picture and/or sound became sketch and eventually not worth even
putting up with.
As mentioned above, cable started to address those issues, but
it's been the advent of satellite technology that has really
brought clear digital entertainment to the masses no matter
where they live in the US. And here is why:
Satellite radio and TV both broadcast their signal in digital
formats rather than analog. The signal is much more dense and
contains more information. What that means for you is better
clarity on the TV screen and high quality CD-like sound for both
radio and TV.
But perhaps one of the most incredible advances made available
by satellite technology is the ability to stream perfectly clear
reception throughout the US even if you live in remote or rural
areas. This is possible because the satellites that broadcast
the signal are in orbit thousands of miles above the earth, so
there is absolutely nothing to obstruct the signal or degrade it
as it is beamed down to those on the ground who can receive it
with the appropriate equipment.
There is also enough satellites in use that service is never
interrupted as they travel around the earth. When one starts to
go out of range, the next in line picks up the broadcasting
chores and the reception is never broken.
This means that if you have a subscription to either XM or
Sirius satellite radio service, you could get in your car and
travel nonstop from one end of the country to the other end and
never lose the radio broadcast signal or even have to put up
with any static or reduced quality. It's entertainment that is
always on and always available, everywhere throughout the
country.
This kind of technology was only a dream just a few years ago,
but now has become the standard for top quality broadcasting
entertainment for now and the foreseeable future.