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

Examples of cable television in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Broadcast and cable television already have similar regulations in place. —Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025

With the rise of cable television and a 24/7 news cycle, Clinton understood sooner than most that a running mate could shape perceptions of the nominee. —Time, 3 Nov. 2025

Some of the money was spent on a new office for the internal affairs bureau, a golf cart, cable television subscriptions and travel to conferences. —Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025

Smaller, emerging, and niche sports, despite their devoted fan bases, can rarely find a broadcast or cable television home. —Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cable television

• abscission
• collision
• decision
• derision
• division
• elision
• envision
• excision
• incision
• misprision
• precision
• prevision

Kids Definition

cable television

noun

: a system of television reception in which signals from distant stations are picked up by a main antenna and sent by cable to the sets of paying subscribers

called also cable TV