NTD launched the Freedom Satellite for China (FSC) plan in September 2008, with the goal of raising funds to rent or purchase satellite capacities so that the “window of information freedom” can be kept open in China. Our goal is to secure transmission of independent television and radio services to China, without political interference.

A GEO (Geostationary Earth Orbit) satellite is needed to transmit direct to home (DTH) TV or radio signals. Depending on the specifications and configurations, a satellite can have many transponders, each transponder can be configured to cover different geographic areas, with the capacity of carrying multiple TV and radio services.