satellite dish

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But the rule change also meant that Joe Schmo could install a behemoth satellite dish in his backyard and scoop up signals from cable and premium channels—all without having to pay monthly subscription fees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

To encourage the expansion of satellite TV, the FCC voted to drop its costly and complicated licensing requirement for owning a satellite dish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

The spark becomes a flame, and within seconds, a satellite dish swirling overhead picks up on the anomaly and triggers an alarm.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

Some of the works were removed shortly after appearing, while one, a howling wolf sprayed on a satellite dish in Peckham, south-east London, was seemingly stolen.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024

I didn’t volunteer any information about the broken satellite dish, and Mom didn’t ask.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen