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Primestar Lineup.1995
- Thread starter Jman8606
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I just happen to have the Sept/Oct 1996 Satellite Times magazine which includes the Primestar lineup among its satellite listings. Too much to retype; is there something specific you wanted to know?
I can post a scan of the page with the listing, but can’t get to that right now.
(I assume such a scan would fall under “fair use” considerations as it is just repeating Primestar’s own publically available information at the time.)
I can post a scan of the page with the listing, but can’t get to that right now.
(I assume such a scan would fall under “fair use” considerations as it is just repeating Primestar’s own publically available information at the time.)
I just would like to see the lineup from December 1995 because that is the first year Prime star was installed at my grandmother's house. She got it for me for Christmas. Because she only got two channels three if you count PBS. she lived in the boondocks in Southeast Alabama. I was nine years old.
Prime star-that takes me back. My parents had Primestar, but switched to Dish after they saw how much my wife and I enjoyed their offerings and quality.
I did find this: Warchesik Arts | Digital Arts, Illustration, Retouching, Graphic Design - Primestar $99 Promotional Campaign
Apparently part of someone’s graphics portfolio. Has the Primestar offered services but no channel numbers. Copyright indicates this is from 1997.
Apparently part of someone’s graphics portfolio. Has the Primestar offered services but no channel numbers. Copyright indicates this is from 1997.
Attached is the complete PrimeStar lineup from the summer of 1996, courtesy of Satellite Times.
Thank you. I cannot believe I did bot notice TV Land when I was visiting my grandmother from Florida during the summer of 1996
That same issue of Satellite Times also referenced the launch of the AlphaStar satellite service, but stated the channel listings were not available at press time. AlphaStar was a third entry into the “small dish” DSS market along with Dish Network and the DirecTV/USSB combo. AlphaStar only lasted a little over a year; channel choice was apparently quite limited…would love to see its lineup.
en.wikipedia.org
Edit to add: Didn’t realize that Satellite Times is on the World Radio History site: SATELLITE TIMES: Satellite frequency reception
You can search through that for old satellite listings.
AlphaStar (satellite broadcasting service) - Wikipedia
Edit to add: Didn’t realize that Satellite Times is on the World Radio History site: SATELLITE TIMES: Satellite frequency reception
You can search through that for old satellite listings.
My parents got Primestar in May 1995 and had it for 5 years when it went away and had to switch to DirecTV in 2000.
Same my grandmother got it for me December 1995 and it went away and my grandmother and I switched to Directv
Here is a demo video of Primestar at its time as a Satellite service.
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