- published: 24 Nov 2015
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DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. Its primary competitors are Dish Network and cable television providers. At the end of 2011, DirecTV had 19.89 million subscribers. DirecTV's name is a portmanteau of direct (as in direct broadcast satellite), and TV, the common abbreviation for television.
DirecTV provides television and audio services to subscribers through satellite transmissions. Services include the equivalent of many local television stations, broadcast television networks, subscription television services, satellite radio services, and private video services. Subscribers have access to hundreds of channels, so its competitors are cable television service and other satellite-based services.
Most subscribers use reception antennas which are much smaller than the first generation antennas, which were typically a few yards (meters) across. Advances in antenna technology, including fractal antenna layouts, have allowed a general reduction in antenna size across all industries and applications. Receiving equipment includes a satellite dish, an integrated receiver/decoder and a DirecTV access card, which is necessary to operate the receiver/decoder.
Oh I've spent the past few evenings tearing off these
webs,
My hands are crampin' up, I'm not even close to done.
I've got some rust through my core that shows more than
the spark I thought we had in store
I'm down to drown in this red plastic cup in my hand.
All I need is to keep my palms from beading
With all this pressure in my chest it's sure to burst
Cross my arms just like my heart and hope tonight ends
quick
(My backs pressed against the wall like yours to some
bed)
Make my way to the back porch and out of the smoked out
room
I need to breath: here's me behind the scenes
But then how is it that nights like these always end up
with me headfirst into a toilet
or backside into a coffin?
All I need is to keep my palms from beading
With all this pressure in my chest it's sure to burst
Cross my arms just like my heart and hope tonight ends
quick
(My backs pressed against the wall like yours to some
bed)
West coast states we've grown fond of your ways
With every kid out east who think they're great cause
they're fake
Show up alone at a party, spill a coke and Bacardi,
turn the heads of the barbies
Your an exception? I'm sorry, your not.
I might as well put slick gel through my hair
and throw my fists repeatedly through the air, since I
don't care
All I need is to keep my palms from beading
With all this pressure in my chest it's sure to burst
Cross my arms just like my heart and hope tonight ends
quick
(My backs pressed against the wall like yours to some
bed)
I might as well put slick gel through my hair
and throw my fists repeatedly through the air, since I