How Does Satellite Radio Work?

| Friday, October 21, 2011
By Daleim Nust


For me, the greatest advantage of satellite radio is being able to listen to music commercial free. The main reason being that their main source of income does not come from advertisers, but instead from the listener.

Satellite radio offers over 70 channels of commercial free content with a pretty diverse variety. Everything from hip hop to heavy metal and now there even a Catholic talk channel.

Another benefit of satellite radio is the lack of static. You can basically drive from one coast of the country to the other and you will receive a strong and clear signal pretty much the whole way. The satellite signal is digital which insures its clarity wherever you go.

Another great feature is being able to identify what you are listening to you. The radio tuners receive meta data that includes song information like title, artist etc It's a great way to discover new music as you can simply scan the channels until you hear something you like, then you can see exactly what it is.

Unlike conventional radio, satellite radio is complete uncensored. This is the main reason why artists like Howard Stern chose to abandon their old radio gigs and establish their shows on satellite radio. It's great to be able to listen to music without those annoying beeps interrupting the vocals.

Many automobile manufacturers now include satellite radio receivers in the dashboard of new vehicles along with terrestrial radio antenna; in addition, many car companies offer a one year free trial of satellite services as part of their incentive for purchasing a new vehicle. In recent years, portable music devices have also begun to offer satellite radio services.

In order to receive satellite transmissions, you will have to use a special antenna on your decoder. This antenna must be capable of receiving L-band broadcasts for it to be of use. These new antennas are a huge improvement on the parabolic dishes (similar to those used for satellite television) that one used to have to have in order to take advantage of satellite radio technology.




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