SES Americom, an SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG] unit, has signed a multi-year agreement with Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Cornerstone TeleVision Network to lease C-band capacity on AMC-4 to distribute its religious programming services to broadcast affiliated stations that reach over 35 million households.

AMC-4 is a hybrid C/Ku-band satellite that became fully operational in January 2000 at 101 degrees West Longitude. AMC-4 carries 24 36-MHz, 20-watt C-band transponders, committed to broadcast and cable-oriented services in North America and the Caribbean. In addition the spacecraft has 24, 36-MHz 110-watt Ku-band transponders providing Americas- wide coverage.