cable television

Subscription channel service

Cable television is a system for delivering television programming to subscribers through coaxial or fiber-optic cables rather than broadcast signals or satellite.

It emerged as a way to improve reception in areas with poor antenna coverage, then expanded to offer dozens or hundreds of channels.

We cut the cord and cancelled our cable television.

Often shortened to cable.

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delivery method

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Free over-the-air programming

streaming · satellite television · IPTV · rabbit ears · digital antenna

media era/technology generation

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On-demand video delivery platforms

cord-cutting · Netflix · digital streaming · YouTube · Hulu

content access model

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Available upon request

pay-per-view · network television · public television

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G