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Article: WorldSpace Donates 1,000 Satellite Radio Receivers to U.S. Forces Serving With Operation Enduring Freedom; Cutting-Edge Digital System Will Deliver Music, News and Live Coverage Of Super Bowl XXXVI Directly to the Troops from 22,000+ Miles in Space.
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- PR Newswire
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- January 30, 2002
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WASHINGTON -- WorldSpace Corporation, the global pioneer in satellite radio, has donated 1,000 compact, portable satellite receivers to bring news and entertainment to the American men and women serving overseas with Operation Enduring Freedom. The receivers, manufactured by Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., are now in Kuwait and will be gradually distributed to U.S. forces across the theater of operations.
The WorldSpace system of direct satellite radio will enable U.S. service personnel with Operation Enduring Freedom to receive broadcasts with high fidelity and digital clarity from Saudi Arabia to Diego Garcia to a remote hillside in Afghanistan.
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