the territory has three fm radio broadcast stations provided by american forces network and british forces broadcasting service. due to its geographic location in proximity to the equator with unobstructed views to the horizon, diego garcia has access to a relatively large number of geosynchronous satellites over the indian and eastern atlantic oceans, and the island is home to diego garcia station (dgs), a remote tracking station making up part of the air force satellite control network. diego garcia station has two sides to provide enhanced tracking capabilities for afscn users.