Comments on: World Championships http://cyclingfans.net/satellite/2009/world-championships-2 Pro-cycling satellite race coverage Fri, 18 May 2012 07:32:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: MJ Ray http://cyclingfans.net/satellite/2009/world-championships-2#comment-8340 MJ Ray Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:32:23 +0000 http://cyclingfans.net/satellite/2009/world-championships-2#comment-8340 Well, you can't pick it up from Europe-facing satellites like the ones I usually cite. Not only does the curvature of the Earth work against you, but also their target "footprint" which you can see on a site like http://www.lyngsat-maps.com/ is aimed at Europe. You'd need a colossal dish to pick up such a weak signal, even on the east coast. However, there is hope: some European broadcasters, including RTPi at 89w and 101w (one or two races a year), broadcast free-to-air to north America. Other than that, it looks pretty thin - I think Universal Sports on 103w might have some races sometimes. In general, it seems that it's pretty much all Pay-TV in the USA. FreeTV and FTAsat is free-at-the-point-of-use utopian socialist nonsense, after all, isn't it? ;-) Welcome to the land of the free, where you have to pay and pay. Maybe someone who knows more can offer more hopeful news... Well, you can’t pick it up from Europe-facing satellites like the ones I usually cite. Not only does the curvature of the Earth work against you, but also their target “footprint” which you can see on a site like http://www.lyngsat-maps.com/ is aimed at Europe. You’d need a colossal dish to pick up such a weak signal, even on the east coast.

However, there is hope: some European broadcasters, including RTPi at 89w and 101w (one or two races a year), broadcast free-to-air to north America. Other than that, it looks pretty thin - I think Universal Sports on 103w might have some races sometimes.

In general, it seems that it’s pretty much all Pay-TV in the USA. FreeTV and FTAsat is free-at-the-point-of-use utopian socialist nonsense, after all, isn’t it? ;-) Welcome to the land of the free, where you have to pay and pay.

Maybe someone who knows more can offer more hopeful news…

]]> By: Sean http://cyclingfans.net/satellite/2009/world-championships-2#comment-8334 Sean Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:08:09 +0000 http://cyclingfans.net/satellite/2009/world-championships-2#comment-8334 Is it possible to pick up European Cycling by satellite if I am in the USA? I was told that the earth is TOO round for that to be possible. Thanks Is it possible to pick up European Cycling by satellite if I am in the USA? I was told that the earth is TOO round for that to be possible. Thanks

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