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  2. Cable television in the United States - Wikipedia

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    HBO was the first true premium cable (or "pay-cable") network as well as the first television network intended for cable distribution on a regional or national basis; however, there were notable precursors to premium cable in the pay-television industry that operated during the 1950s and 1960s (with a few systems lingering until 1980), as well ...

  3. 1970s in television - Wikipedia

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    The decade of the 1970s saw significant changes in television programming in both the United Kingdom and the United States.The trends included the decline of the "family sitcoms" and rural-oriented programs to more socially contemporary shows and "young, hip and urban" sitcoms in the United States and the permanent establishment of colour television in the United Kingdom.

  4. Network era - Wikipedia

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    Early television evolved from the network organization of radio in the early 1940s. Three of the four networks that rose to dominance, NBC, CBS, and ABC, were corporations that were based in the business center of New York City; the fourth was the Mutual Broadcasting System, a cooperative of radio stations that, though its member stations entered television individually, never had a ...

  5. Z Channel - Wikipedia

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    On Christmas Eve 1982, Harvey made the decision to show the original (previously unreleased in two years) version of Heaven's Gate, a movie that had been considered a disaster by all accounts. His decision was a success as the movie became the most watched feature ever shown on Z Channel.

  6. List of defunct television networks in the United States

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    San Francisco over-the-air channel like ONTV via KTSF-TV. Named Super Time during the late 1970s and Star TV in the early 1980s. SuperTV: Subscription TV of Greater Washington, Inc. March 31, 1986: Launched on November 1, 1981. Z Channel: American Spectacor June 29, 1989: Launched in 1974. Wometco Home Theater: Wometco Enterprises: 1986

  7. 1970 in American television - Wikipedia

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    The Tim Conway Show: CBS 1970 Ended June 14 Spider-Man: ABC 1967 Ended June 19 The Tim Conway Show: CBS 1970 Ended July 31 The Huntley–Brinkley Report: NBC 1956 Ended September 5 The Banana Splits: CBS 1970 Ended September 5 The New Adventures of Superman: CBS 1966 Ended September 27 The Original Amateur Hour: CBS 1970 Ended October 31

  8. List of shows from the network era - Wikipedia

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    The following article consist of shows/programs that aired during the network era of American television from the early 1950s to the mid-late 1980s. [ 1 ] 1950s

  9. Telemeter (pay television) - Wikipedia

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    To activate the TV, the viewer had to insert coins into a slot, which would grant them timed access to local TV stations. Initially, these coin-operated TVs were extremely profitable since America was still in the early stages of developing its national TV addiction, and people were willing to pay for the novelty of watching TV outside their homes.

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