Roaring Creek Station

Roaring Creek Earth Station is a satellite ground station operated by AT&T and located approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Catawissa, Pennsylvania.[1] The facility includes three 150-foot (46 m) dishes that handle much of the communications between the United States and Europe and the Middle East.[2][3] According to James Bamford, the National Security Agency uses the facility to capture and monitor satellite telecommunications traveling in and out of the United States.[4]

Roaring Creek Station opened in June 1984 under the co-ownership of COMSAT (50 percent), AT&T (47.5 percent), RCA and Western Union (2.5 percent), with COMSAT operating the facility.[5][6][7][8] COMSAT sold its stake in the station to AT&T for $55 million in January 1988.[7][8]

References
  1. Radio Station Authorization. Federal Communications Commission. September 6, 2011.
  2. Herman, Steven L. (June 10, 1987). "National Security Agency has Big, Secret Ears". Schenectady Gazette. Associated Press. p. 12.
  3. Nelson, Kathy (January 17, 2014). "Kathy Nelson: NSA". Red Bluff Daily News. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  4. Bamford, James (March 15, 2012). "The NSA Is Building the Country's Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You Say)". Wired. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  5. "Comsat Dedicates Roaring Creek Earth Station". Maritime Reporter and Engineering News. July 15, 1984. p. 38. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  6. "Roaring Creek: Open and Operational" (PDF). COMSAT: Communications Satellite Corporation Magazine. No. 15. 1984. pp. 8–11.
  7. "AT&T Will Buy Majority Shares in Earth Stations". Associated Press. June 5, 1985. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  8. Pagano, Penny (June 6, 1985). "AT&T Pays $55 Million for 50% Interest: Comsat to Sell 3 Big Earth Stations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 April 2014.

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