Dish Network Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== Earlier satellite dishes ==== DISH Network's first satellite antenna was simply called the "DISH Network" dish. It was retroactively named the "DISH 300" when legal and satellite problems forced delays of the forthcoming DISH 500 systems. It uses one [[Low-noise block downconverter|LNB]] to obtain signals from the 119°W orbital location,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.Dishnetwork.com/downloads/pdf/user_guides_and_manuals/installation/117595_01_RV_Pointing_Table.PDF |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080117031239/http://www.dishnetwork.com/downloads/pdf/user_guides_and_manuals/installation/117595_01_RV_Pointing_Table.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 17, 2008 |title=Dish 300 and 500 Pointing Guide |publisher=Dish Network |access-date=December 19, 2008 }}</ref> and was commonly used as a second dish to receive additional high-definition or international programming from either the 148°W or 61.5°W orbital locations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/dish61_sid.html |title=Channels at 61.5°W |access-date=December 19, 2008 |publisher=Lyngsat |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217095710/http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/dish61_sid.html |archive-date=December 17, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/dish148_sid.html |title=Channels at 148°W |access-date=December 19, 2008 |publisher=Lyngsat |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217095705/http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/dish148_sid.html |archive-date=December 17, 2008 }}</ref> The 119°W slot is one of two primary orbital locations, the other being 110°W, that provide core services.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/dish110_sid.html |title=Channels at 110°W |access-date=December 19, 2008 |publisher=Lyngsat |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217013237/http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/dish110_sid.html |archive-date=December 17, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/dish119_sid.html |title=Channels at 119°W |access-date=December 19, 2008 |publisher=Lyngsat |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219040945/http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/dish119_sid.html |archive-date=December 19, 2008 }}</ref> After EchoStar obtained the broadcasting assets of a failed joint venture between ASkyB and [[MCI Inc.|MCI WorldCom]], it had more than doubled its capacity by adding 28 transponders at the 110°W orbital location. Since EchoStar also owned the adjacent 119°W orbital location it developed the DISH 500 to receive the signals of both orbital locations using one dish and an innovative dual-[[Low-noise block downconverter|LNB]] assembly. Although the new 20-inch DISH 500 was slightly larger than the then-current 18-inch DISH 300 and DirecTV dishes it had the distinct advantage of obtaining signals from EchoStar's two adjacent satellite locations for a theoretical 500-channel capacity. The DISH 500, as a result, provided very large capacity for local-into-local service, nationwide programming, and business services. In order to migrate existing customers to DISH 500, DISH Network provided value-added channels in addition to local channels that could only be received with the DISH 500 and newer systems. Some of the channels exclusive to these newer systems were [[H2 (TV channel)|H<sub>2</sub>]], [[Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang]], [[The Science Channel|Science]], [[Destination America|Planet Green]], [[Universal Kids|PBS Kids Sprout]] and [[Comedy Central]]. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page