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The cable system in Mahanoy City became a sister company to Service Electric Cable TV & Communications, taking the name Service Electric Cablevision and serving Birdsboro, Hazleton, and Sunbury. John E. Walson, eldest son of John Walson, ran Service Electric Cable TV, Inc. for 38 years until his death in August 2012.
Based in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, Walson worked for Pennsylvania Power & Light before starting a General Electric franchise out of his home in 1945. He founded Service Electric in 1948; the family-owned cable television provider services Pennsylvania and northwestern New Jersey. Walson is widely considered to have invented cable television ...
It is claimed that the first cable television system in the United States was created in 1948 in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania by John Walson to provide television signals to people whose reception was poor because of tall mountains and buildings blocking TV signals. [7] Mahanoy City was ideally suited for CATV services, since broadcast television ...
Tom Colicchio’s Bacon and Thyme Brussels Sprouts. 2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling. 3 thick-cut bacon slices, roughly chopped
[24] 2.2 million people subscribed to C-band service requiring 6-foot dishes costing as much as $1,500; this number remained steady, while digital satellite service with 18-inch dishes experienced phenomenal growth, reaching 4.5 million subscribers by the end of 1996, up by about two million subscribers in a year. Cable television services had ...
Soon after Kay took on a new role at an e-commerce company in the fall of 2023, the responsibilities began to pile up.. Kay – who asked USA TODAY to not use her full name for fear of losing her ...
Sep. 15—MAHANOY CITY — A borough man was arrested by Mahanoy City police after an incident occurred at 30 S. Ninth St. around 4:35 p.m. Sept. 5. Patrolman Derek Weicikosky charged Joseph R ...
The borough of Mahanoy City is surrounded by Mahanoy Township. The township is served by Interstate 81, east-to-west Route 54, and north-to-south Route 339. 339 starts in Mahanoy City on 54 and proceeds northwest through Brandonville to provide access to Columbia County. I-81 access is obtained via Route 54 in the southeastern part of the ...