SATELLITE DISTRIBUTED TELEVISION

摘要

A television signal distribution system, comprising an antenna for receiving a composite microwave satellite signal having a plurality of television channel signals combined with a modulation and/or encoding format; and a network for distributing the composite satellite signal received by the antenna to each of a plurality of television receivers, such composite satellite signal being distributed as an optical frequency signal having the plurality of television signal channels combined with said modulation and/or encoding format prior to being fed to the television receivers.