C-Band Satellite backhaul information for Cowboys preseason games

[CowboyJeff]

Sorry for this late post. I received this information after the Cowboys-Broncos game was already over. Tonight’s Cowboys-Broncos game on the Blue Star Television Network was broadcast on Galaxy 25 (T5), Transponder 1 (Transponder 7 for Spanish Broadcast). The remaining preseason games will likely be on the same channel. I’ve spoken to many people who live outside of Dallas who are having difficulties finding places to watch the Cowboys preseason games. Here’s what you do:

Locate an establishment that has one of those large 10-12 foot black mesh dishes like the one shown below and tell them you believe the game will be on T5 channel 1. Don’t start searching for the game too early – about 30 minutes prior to kickoff is just right. There are 24 channels (or transponders) per satellite, so if it’s not on channel 1, then have them surf through the other 23 channels on T5. The biggest difficulty is locating the satellite that’s televising the game. I believe T5 will be it, so 95% of your searching work is already done. Good luck, and let me know if you were successful in watching the Cowboys.

Here's what the c-band dish looks like:
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The DirecTV/DishNet dish shown below will not show tonight's game (unless you live in the Dallas area and receive local channels):
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[CowboyJeff]

Tonight's Cowboys-Texans game is on the same c-band channel, Galaxy 25 Transponder 1 (T5 channel 1). You have 45 minutes to get to a sports bar with a large satellite dish to catch the game. Tell them you are 100% positive it's on this channel. Good luck.