Editing Satellite radio (section)

===Africa and Eurasia===
WorldSpace was founded by Ethiopia-born lawyer Noah Samara in [[Washington, D.C.]], in 1990,<ref>{{cite news |first=Alex |last=Benady |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/clockwork-meets-satellite-in-a-revolution-for-third-world-radio-1162230.html |title=Clockwork meets satellite in a revolution for Third World radio |work=[[The Independent]] |date=June 1, 1998}}</ref> with the goal of making satellite radio programming available to the developing world.<ref name="dhilzenrath">{{cite news |first=David S. |last=Hilzenrath |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/18/AR2010031801762.html |title=WorldSpace announces potential decommissioning of satellites |newspaper=Washington Post |date=March 18, 2010}}</ref> On June 22, 1991, the FCC gave WorldSpace permission to launch a satellite to provide digital programming to [[Africa]] and the [[Middle East]].<ref name="eandrews"/> WorldSpace first began broadcasting satellite radio on October 1, 1999, in Africa.<ref>{{cite news |first=Denise |last=Caruso |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/11/business/technology-digital-commerce-can-technology-investors-move-into-areas-like-africa.html |title=Digital Commerce |work=New York Times |date=October 11, 1999}}</ref> [[India]] would ultimately account for over 90% of WorldSpace's subscriber base.<ref>{{cite news |first=Dilip |last=Maitra |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/43092/worldspace-india-shut-shop-december.html |title=WorldSpace India to shut shop on December 31 |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=December 24, 2009}}</ref> In 2008, WorldSpace announced plans to enter [[Europe]], but those plans were set aside when the company filed for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11]] bankruptcy in November 2008.<ref>{{cite news |first=Eric |last=Pfanner |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/business/worldbusiness/11iht-radio.1.19245263.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 |title=As AM signal fades, Europe moves hesitantly to digital radio |work=New York Times |date=January 11, 2009}}</ref> In March 2010, the company announced it would be de-commissioning its two satellites (one served [[Asia]], the other served Africa). [[Liberty Media]], which owns 50% of Sirius XM Radio, had considered purchasing WorldSpace's assets, but talks between the companies collapsed.<ref name="dhilzenrath"/><ref>{{cite news |first=Roger |last=Collis |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/20/style/20iht-trfreq_ed3__.html |title=The Frequent Traveler: Keeping in touch on the road through satellite radio |work=New York Times |date=December 20, 2002}}</ref> The satellites are now transmitting educational data and operate under the name of Yazmi USA, LLC.

Ondas Media was a Spanish company which had proposed to launch a subscription-based satellite radio system to serve Spain and much of Western Europe, but failed to acquire licenses throughout Europe.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

Onde Numérique was a French company which had proposed to launch a subscription-based satellite radio system to serve France and several other countries in Western Europe but has suspended its plans indefinitely, effective December, 2016.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}