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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For the first time, the deal put 11 games of the season on prime-time cable television, making the sport more attractive to sponsors.
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Asli Pelit, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
The move ended Raw's multi-decade run on linear cable television, most notably on the USA Network, and ushered in a new era of WWE on a global streaming platform.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
As cable television was beginning its ascent in the late 1980s, live games started appearing on burgeoning networks like ESPN and TNT, and helped fuel their growth and popularity.
—John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 26 July 2025
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Asli Pelit, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
The move ended Raw's multi-decade run on linear cable television, most notably on the USA Network, and ushered in a new era of WWE on a global streaming platform.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
As cable television was beginning its ascent in the late 1980s, live games started appearing on burgeoning networks like ESPN and TNT, and helped fuel their growth and popularity.
—John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 26 July 2025
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“Cable television.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cable%20television. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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