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2. Cable television in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Cable television first became available in the United States in 1948. [1] By 1989, 53 million U.S. households received cable television subscriptions, [2] with 60 percent of all U.S. households doing so in 1992. [3] Most cable viewers in the U.S. reside in the suburbs and tend to be middle class; [4] cable television is less common in low ...

3. Satellite television - Wikipedia

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   Satellite television. A number of satellite dishes. Satellite television is a service that delivers television programming to viewers by relaying it from a communications satellite orbiting the Earth directly to the viewer's location. [1] The signals are received via an outdoor parabolic antenna commonly referred to as a satellite dish and a ...

4. Satellite television in the United States - Wikipedia

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   1970s. In December 1975, RCA created Satcom 1, the first satellite built especially for use by the then three national television networks (CBS, NBC, and ABC).Later that same year, HBO leased a transponder on Satcom 1 and began transmission of television programs via satellite to cable systems.

5. 5 top alternatives to cable TV for 2024: How to cut the cord ...

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   Sling TV also offers special five-channel add-on packages for about $6 a piece, allowing you to pick and choose the channels you want, based on your interests. Add more sports channels for an ...

6. Cable television - Wikipedia

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   Cable television is a system of delivering television programming to consumers via radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted through coaxial cables, or in more recent systems, light pulses through fibre-optic cables. This contrasts with broadcast television (also known as terrestrial television), in which the television signal is transmitted ...

7. Digital television in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Digital television sets (equipped with ATSC tuners) are often capable of viewing a baseline set of unencrypted digital programming, known as basic cable or low-tier channels, which typically include local network television affiliates. According to FCC regulations, television providers must provide "separable security" for accessing encrypted ...