N'ihi ya, ọ bụ Satcom 1 nke nyeere aka na-enyere ndị mbụ cable TV ọwa dị ka WTBS (ugbu a TBS), HBO, CBN (ugbu a Freeform) na The Weather Channel-aghọ ihe ịga nke ọma, n'ihi na ndị a ọwa na-ekesa ha mmemme niile nke obodo cable TV isi na-eji satellite. Ọzọkwa, ọ bụ nke mbụ satellite eji site na agbasa ozi n'ikuku telivishọn netwọk na United States, dị ka ABC, NBC, na CBS, na-ekesa mmemme ka ha na mpaghara mmekọ ụgbọ. Satcom 1 e n'ọtụtụ ebe n'ihi na o nwere ugboro abụọ nke nkwukọrịta ike nke mpi Westar 1 (24 transponders na America ka megide 12 nke Westar 1), na-eme ka ala-na-ajụ ọnụọgụ.
Afọ 1975