Intelsat, Ltd., the world’s leading provider of commercial satellite services, announced that NPR (National Public Radio) signed a multi-transponder, multi-year contract renewal for satellite capacity to support the distribution of public radio programming across the United States. NPR operates the Public Radio Satellite System (PRSS) on behalf of all public radio stations and program distributors. Through this satellite infrastructure, more than 32 million devoted listeners will continue to tune in for public radio’s unique, award-winning programming every week, which is distributed through more than 900 public radio stations throughout the United States and its territories.

Under the terms of the contract, NPR will use C- and Ku-band capacity on Intelsat’s Galaxy 16 and Galaxy 17 satellites, located at 99 degrees West and 91 degrees West, respectively. By the end of this agreement, Intelsat’s relationship with NPR will have spanned three decades.

“Intelsat’s Galaxy neighborhood footprint offers us the highly reliable distribution we need for our national and local programming, enabling us to reach even the most remote communities,” said Pete Loewenstein, Vice President of Distribution, NPR. “The services of Intelsat’s Galaxy satellites provide a secure platform to support current operations of the Public Radio Satellite System, and the increased capacity in our new agreement enables public radio to expand significantly the scope of its services to the American public.”

“NPR’s reliance on this vast satellite-enabled distribution network has supported the organization’s evolution to a leading, comprehensive source of national and international news,” said Kurt Riegelman, Intelsat’s Senior Vice President, Global Sales. “Customers such as NPR benefit from the scale and flexibility of Intelsat’s global network. Delivering seamless, multi-satellite solutions for our customers protects their services and assists them in expanding their offerings.”

The Intelsat Galaxy neighborhood represents one of the most coveted franchises in the fixed satellite services industry. This neighborhood offers high-powered North American capacity providing broadcasters and programmers strategic access for transmissions of news and entertainment into this competitive region. About NPR

NPR (National Public Radio) is an internationally acclaimed producer and distributor of noncommercial news, talk, and entertainment programming. A privately supported, not-for-profit membership organization, NPR serves a growing audience of more than 30 million Americans each week in partnership with more than 900 independently operated, noncommercial public radio stations. Each NPR Member Station serves local listeners with a distinctive combination of national and local programming. With original online content and audio streaming, NPR.org offers hourly newscasts, special features and ten years of archived audio and information. NPR also manages the Public Radio Satellite System (PRSS) for the benefit of the entire public radio community. About Intelsat

Intelsat is the leading provider of fixed satellite services (FSS) worldwide, delivering information and entertainment for many of the world’s leading media and network companies, multinational corporations, Internet service providers and governmental agencies. Intelsat’s satellite, teleport and fiber infrastructure is unmatched in the industry, setting the standard for advanced transmissions of video, data and voice services. With the globalization of content, broadband, telecom, HD and IPTV fueling next-generation growth, the ever-expanding universe of satellite communications is the cornerstone of today’s Intelsat. Real-time, advanced communications with people anywhere in the world is closer, by far.

Nick Mitsis
Intelsat
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