Google’s ‘antenna farm’ plans hint at TV service

If Google plans to draw customers to its ultrafast Internet service, it would help to bundle it with a cable-style TV package. And to get the necessary TV programming, it would likely need an “antenna farm” of commercial-sized satellite dishes to capture “The O’Reilly Factor,” “SportsCenter,” “Boardwalk Empire” and the rest of what people come to expect on their channel selections. To do that, Google would need a license from the Federal Communications Commission to set up a satellite receiving station. So news that Google applied to the FCC in December for such a license is now fueling speculation that the search king might bundle Internet and TV services in Kansas City.