Twice a year, the sun is positioned directly in line with the ground-based satellite antennas used to receive cable television programming causing intermittent programming outages. Starting March 1st through March 10th, you may experience outages that may last for less than a minute up to 15 minutes. Interruption periods typically occur between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm, but will vary based on the satellite being affected.