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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Other factors include the loss of local media coverage, cable television programs that ceaselessly repeat the latest insults slung between members of Congress, and social media echo chambers.
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Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 6 July 2024
And in fact, even some of the ancillary markets that were typical for movies being made in those days, such as cable television, didn’t want our movies.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024
In 1972, the Federal Communications Commission issued an order requiring cable television systems in the country’s top 100 markets to offer access channels for public use.
—Lauren Herold, The Conversation, 4 June 2024
The debate will be aired on CNN and available for viewing on CNN.com for those who do not have cable television.
—Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 June 2024
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Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 6 July 2024
And in fact, even some of the ancillary markets that were typical for movies being made in those days, such as cable television, didn’t want our movies.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024
In 1972, the Federal Communications Commission issued an order requiring cable television systems in the country’s top 100 markets to offer access channels for public use.
—Lauren Herold, The Conversation, 4 June 2024
The debate will be aired on CNN and available for viewing on CNN.com for those who do not have cable television.
—Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 June 2024
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“Cable television.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cable%20television. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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