Direct broadcasts from satellites to home antennas are okayed
First there were rabbit ears and spindly rooftop antennas, then cable and pay TV. Now it is official: small (2½ ft. in diameter), concave dishes mounted directly on homes and costing a couple of hundred dollars could become the newest generation of television receptors. Last week, in a decision likely to have considerable impact on the burgeoning video industry, the Federal Communications Commission voted to give the go-ahead to a new form of space-age television: DBS (direct broadcast satellite). Before too long, by installing rooftop antennas, viewers should be able to tune in...
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