cable television
noun
: a system of television reception in which signals from distant stations are picked up by a master antenna and sent by cable to the individual receivers of paying subscribers
called also cable TV
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Then, in the 2000s, Ozzy Osbourne became a hit on cable television: The Osbournes was an MTV reality series about the domestic life of his family.
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Scott Simon, NPR, 26 July 2025
There was no shortage of tempting options on broadcast and cable television last Thursday: ABC offered two hours of Bachelor in Paradise.
—Mark Joyella, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
In January 2025, after more than three decades on cable television, WWE's weekly flagship Raw program switched to being aired via the Netflix streaming platform.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 16 July 2025
The Kentucky General Assembly passed a law in the 2025 legislative session that makes stealing wiring that delivers services like cable television, telephone or broadband internet a Class D felony, The Courier Journal reported.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Scott Simon, NPR, 26 July 2025
There was no shortage of tempting options on broadcast and cable television last Thursday: ABC offered two hours of Bachelor in Paradise.
—Mark Joyella, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
In January 2025, after more than three decades on cable television, WWE's weekly flagship Raw program switched to being aired via the Netflix streaming platform.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 16 July 2025
The Kentucky General Assembly passed a law in the 2025 legislative session that makes stealing wiring that delivers services like cable television, telephone or broadband internet a Class D felony, The Courier Journal reported.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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“Cable television.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cable%20television. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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