Glorystar Satellite Systems – Ministry Support Services

Glorystar Satellite Systems excels in outstanding customer service and offer products, which have the value, quality, performance and upgradeable features that will exceed your distribution requirements. Glorystar Satellite Systems provides Christian Satellite Broadcast Ministries with reliable satellite reception equipment distribution for retail outlets and direct to home sales at No Charge to the Broadcast Ministry. Additionally, each Broadcast Ministry is provided a Toll Free “800” number, sales and informational website, staff for pre-sales support, sales, technical support and customer services at No Charge to the Broadcast Ministry.

Mission and Core Principals

The mission of Glorystar is to impact the world for Christ through media distribution. To qualify for the Free Ministry Support Services provided by Glorystar Satellite Systems, a Christian broadcaster’s core principles should agree with the following:

• Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior

• Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins

• Jesus Christ rose again so that through Him we have eternal life

Additionally, for a Christian broadcaster’s signal to be received by Glorystar viewers the signal must be transmitted from either satellite Galaxy19 Ku or AMC4 Ku.

Free to Air – FTA Broadcaster

In North America there are hundreds of channels on several satellites that are being transmitted unencrypted. These unencrypted channels are commonly referred to as “Free to Air” (FTA) channels. These channels are Free and Legal to view by anyone without having to pay a fee or have a subscription for the programming in the US, CANADA, MEXICO and throughout the CARIBBEAN (Over 480 Million people can receive the broadcasts from a single satellite). The cost of the signal being transmitted by the satellite is paid for by each broadcaster; who then chooses to distribute their programming free of charge to the viewer. Most of the channels available in North America are ethnic programming channels that are paid for by a sponsoring government to distribute cultural events and/or political messages. There are over 50 Christian broadcasters currently spreading the Good News to churches, television stations, cable head-ends, and to individual homes using this method of transmission through Glorystar Satellite Systems.

Direct to Home - DTH

Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite broadcasting is the distribution of television and/or radio signals from high-powered geostationary satellites (the satellites stay in the same location in the sky) to small dish antennas and satellite receivers in homes across wide geographical areas. The available DTH broadcasting systems such as Glorystar Satellite Systems, Dish Network and DirecTV provide viewers with additional options for obtaining a diverse range of Christian programming where local cable or local television broadcast options are limited or non-existent. Broadcasters can choose between a Free to Air (FTA) “open broadcast” or can incorporate an "encrypted" or scrambled technology in their systems in an effort to offer subscription based services and/or to stop non-paying customers from viewing their channels.

Satellite Reception Equipment

The base technology behind Free to Air satellite reception equipment (Receiver, Satellite Dish, and LNBF) is the same as the base technology used by the major subscription satellite programming provided by DirecTV and Dish Network, however; the Receivers distributed for these subscription satellite services cannot be used to receive FTA broadcasts as they are “closed systems” and have been programmed to only work for viewers subscribing to their subscription services.

The Glorystar Free Christian Broadcast signals are transmitted using FCC regulated lower power satellites than the subscription services. This is what allows the Christian Broadcast Ministries to provide their programming free of charge (The higher the power, the shorter the satellite lifespan, the faster the satellite must be replaced). In an effort to optimize the viewing of the Free Christian Broadcasts, Glorystar provides high quality 36” satellite dishes throughout the continental US, Southern Canada and Northern Mexico. Larger dishes may be needed in the more remote regions of North America and for commercial installations. Please note: the FCC protects an individual’s right to install up to a 39” dish to receive satellite broadcasts in their private private use area.

Installation

Installing a Glorystar Free Christian Satellite System is very similar to installing a DirecTV or Dish Network system. All Glorystar receivers are shipped pre-programmed with all available Christian channels and automatically update with new channels. All installation supplies are provided at no additional charge. The supplies include cables, grounding supplies, This makes the Glorystar satellite system package one of the easiest FTA satellite equipment packages to install and enjoy! Glorystar provides a complete Step-By-Step installation guide with personalized aiming instructions with every order to allow “do it yourself” saving money by installing the Glorystar satellite equipment package themselves. The proper placement of the satellite dish is an important factor to consider as satellite signals will not pass through trees, mountains or buildings. All satellite systems require a “direct line of sight” to the satellite.

Glorystar partners with www.FTAinstall.com to provide the largest installation network covering Canada, United States, Mexico and the Caribbean. FTA Install provides installation in all but the most remote regions of North America. A coast to coast Christian satellite installation network does not exist today and professional installers may not share the same religious beliefs as the customers or the broadcasters featured on Glorystar. FTA Install is utilized is to benefit viewers who are not interested or capable of a “do it yourself” install.

Footprint Map – North America (United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean)

The ideal satellite broadcast coverage is one that transmits a signal to a broadcaster’s intended viewer base. If a Christian Broadcast Ministry wants to deliver a message to the largest audience available then Glorystar can help! The entire population of Canada, United States, Northern Mexico, and the Northern Caribbean can be served by the satellites providing a signal from a the Glorystar Free Christian Broadcasts – that is over 480 Million people! The maps below show a generalized “Footprint Map” of the satellite signal over the population of North America.