This document discusses direct-to-home (DTH) technology. It describes DTH as involving a broadcasting center, uplink antenna, satellite transponder, mini-dish antenna, and DTH receiver. The main components of a DTH network are the uplink antenna, satellite transponder, mini-dish antenna, and low noise block down converter. A set-top box is then used to demodulate and decode the signal into viewable audio and video. Some advantages of DTH are its cost effectiveness, reliability, and ability to provide thousands of TV and radio channels.