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Satellite Gone (fwd)


Hi all,

I just got this a few minutes ago and thought it migh be interesting. For
obvious reasons I am not going to identify the source.

Forwarded message:

> Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 11:46:51 +0000
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Satellite Gone
> 
> dunoo if this might interest you    
> Last night at apx 10:00 satellite T1 (Telstar 401) went away... 
> 
> Fox and ABC News one channel are now over on T2 (Telstar 402) located at
> 89 degrees west...
> Fox is on transponders 1,2,7,10,13,17,20,23
> ABC has feeds on 8,21,22
> 
> I haven't yet found where the UPN feeds are going to be....  
> 
> ATT Satellite Enginering support has said that it is gone with no hope
> of recovery...
> 
> Some ugly roumors are starting to float about alleged threats to FOX to
> do this by unnamed Gov agencys due to the negetive views that FOX had
> been reporting to the public about them....    
> 
> Have you heard anything??


                                                       Jim Choate
                                                       CyberTects
                                                       [email protected]