GOING MOBILE SATELLITE TRANSMISSION BREAKS THE BANDS LOCKING TV IN

Satellite television has shattered the shackles confining live TV to the living room.

It's now possible to see the latest episode of The Simpsons, watch a Denver Broncos game and catch the nightly news while cruising 75 miles per hour on a highway in eastern Colorado or soaring 30,000 feet above ground.

During the past few years, TV has entered two markets that are gaining traction: automobiles and airplanes.

A Rhode Island-based company recently released a system that allows SUVs and minivans to receive 300 channels of satellite TV - while the vehicles are moving.

And several airlines, including Denver- based Frontier Airlines and JetBlue Airways, now offer satellite television to ...

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