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2. Cable television piracy - Wikipedia

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   Other ways of cable theft were using a cable TV converter box (also known as a descrambler or "black box") to steal all channels and decrypt pay-per-view events, whereas a normal converter would only decrypt the ones paid for by the customer. The cable companies could send an electronic signal, called a "bullet", that would render illegal ...

3. Television receive-only - Wikipedia

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   Once a user paid for a dish, it was possible to receive even premium movie channels, raw feeds of news broadcasts or television stations from other areas. People in areas without local broadcast stations, and people in areas without cable television, could obtain good-quality reception with no monthly fees.

4. Free-to-air - Wikipedia

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   Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription, other ongoing cost, or one-off fee (e.g., pay-per-view).

5. 5 top alternatives to cable TV in 2025: How to cut the cord ...

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   OTA antennas are digital receivers that pick up signals broadcast by local TV towers, allowing you to watch local programming without cable. These antennas cost anywhere from $15 to $50.

6. Broadcast signal intrusion - Wikipedia

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   A broadcast signal intrusion is the hijacking of broadcast signals of radio, television stations, cable television broadcast feeds or satellite signals without permission or licence. Hijacking incidents have involved local TV and radio stations as well as cable and national networks.

7. QAM (television) - Wikipedia

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   QAM is used in a variety of communications systems such as Dial-up modems and WiFi. In cable systems, a QAM tuner is linked to the cable in a manner that is equivalent to an ATSC tuner which is required to receive over-the-air (OTA) digital channels broadcast by local television stations when attached to an antenna. Most new HDTV digital ...