RCA Americom (yakazotevera GE Americom, ikozvino SES) yakatanga Satcom 1 muna 1975. Yakanga iri Satcom 1 iyo yakabatsira mukubatsira makambani ekutanga eTV akadai seWTBS (zvino TBS), HBO, CBN (zvino Freeform) uye The Weather Channel yakabudirira, nokuti idzi nzira dzakagovera purogiramu yavo kune vose vemunharaunda yeTV TV vachishandisa satellite. Uyezve, yakanga iri satellite yekutanga yakashandiswa nemitambo yeTV muUnited States, yakadai seABC, NBC, uye CBS, kugovera purogiramu kune zviteshi zvepamba zvavo. Satcom 1 yakashandiswa zvikuru nokuti yaiva nekwanisi yekukurukurirana yeWestar 1 yakakwikwidzana (24 transponders muAmerica kusiyana ne12 yeWestar 1), iyo yakaguma nehuwandu hwepasi-pasi.
ABC, NBC, uye CBS