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[[ComSatCorp]] announced that it was considering a system to provide subscription television service directly to homes by satellite. For a monthly fee, the service would offer programming over a number of channels simultaneously, broadcast by satellite to small antennas on subscribers' roofs. Programming "without commercials" would include first-run movies, sports events, educational and cultural programs, transmissions of data or text, and other formats. Dr. Joseph V. Charyk, chief executive officer of [[ComSatCorp]], said technology for such a system already existed and was being tested in Japan; Canada and the United States had already tried it, and [[ComSatCorp]] had demonstrated use of Canada's CTS satellite with a ComSat-developed antenna. The new service could begin as early as 1983, but would require approval by the FCC. ([[ComSatCorp]] Release 79-32) *[[July 1979|July]] *[[August 1979|August]] [[Aug 1 1979|1]] [[Aug 2 1979|2]] [[Aug 3 1979|3]] [[Aug 4 1979|4]] [[Aug 5 1979|5]] [[Aug 6 1979|6]] [[Aug 7 1979|7]] [[Aug 8 1979|8]] [[Aug 9 1979|9]] [[Aug 10 1979|10]] [[Aug 11 1979|11]] [[Aug 12 1979|12]] [[Aug 13 1979|13]] [[Aug 14 1979|14]] [[Aug 15 1979|15]] [[Aug 16 1979|16]] [[Aug 17 1979|17]] [[Aug 18 1979|18]] [[Aug 19 1979|19]] [[Aug 20 1979|20]] [[Aug 21 1979|21]] [[Aug 22 1979|22]] [[Aug 23 1979|23]] [[Aug 24 1979|24]] [[Aug 25 1979|25]] [[Aug 26 1979|26]] [[Aug 27 1979|27]] [[Aug 28 1979|28]] [[Aug 29 1979|29]] [[Aug 30 1979|30]] [[Aug 31 1979|31]] *[[September 1979|September]]

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