衛えい星せい放ほう送そう

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Meanings

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satellite broadcasting

Refers to television or radio broadcasting via communications satellites, including both direct-to-home (BS/CS) and relay services.

Thanks to satellite broadcasting, even in rural areas you can watch many channels.

〈物もの〉を衛えい星せい放ほう送そうで見みるto watch something via satellite broadcasting
海かい外がいのニュースを衛えい星せい放ほう送そうで見みている。
I watch overseas news via satellite broadcasting.
衛えい星せい放ほう送そうを受じゅ信しんするto receive satellite broadcasting signals
このアンテナで衛えい星せい放ほう送そうを受じゅ信しんできる。
This antenna can receive satellite broadcasting signals.

ＢＳ
衛星放送 is the full formal term for satellite broadcasting, while ＢＳ is the common abbreviation used in everyday speech.

地ち上じょう波は放ほう送そう
衛星放送 delivers signals via satellite, while 地上波放送 uses ground-based transmission towers.
地ち上じょう波は
地上波 refers to terrestrial (ground-based) broadcast signals, while 衛星放送 refers to satellite broadcasting, the two being the standard contrasting pair in Japanese broadcasting terminology.

Compound of 衛星 (satellite) and 放送 (broadcast). The term became common with the advent of satellite television in the late 20th century.