satellite television

noun

: direct broadcast satellite

Examples of satellite television in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bill Rasmussen, a former local-news sports director who parlayed an interest in the nascent business of satellite television into the launch of the sports-media giant known as ESPN, has died after a battle with Parkinson’s disease. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

Today, satellite television barely exists — even cable is antiquated. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

Wolves games will now be streamed exclusively on DAZN’s app and will not be available on cable or satellite television. — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Sharma leads Airtel’s expansion into broadband, Direct-to-Home digital satellite television, and home entertainment services. — Slma Shelbayah, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for satellite television

• abscission
• collision
• decision
• derision
• division
• elision
• envision
• excision
• incision
• misprision
• precision
• prevision