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

As a former cable television entrepreneur who ran a company that bore his name, Lamont is focused on helping small businesses with 50 or fewer employees through a new state tax credit of $1,000 per employee per year. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2026

The ratings warning sign From a business standpoint, Fox News is the envy of the cable television universe. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Some of these movies are not only forgotten but were barely known to begin with, given Hooper’s termite-like existence in the 1990s and 2000s, decades spent toiling in low-budget straight-to-DVD indies, and anonymous cable television assignments. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2026

Growing up in Canada, Fielder was raised by two social workers, attended public school, and didn’t have cable television at home. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

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