cable television
nounDefinition of cable television
: a system of television reception in which signals from distant stations are picked up by a master antenna and sent by cable to the individual receivers of paying subscribers
— called also cable TV
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The live cable television event is slated to last seven hours. — Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY, "CNN announces Democratic lineup, other details of 7-hour, live climate town hall event," 27 Aug. 2019 Prince Harry and Meghan chose Karen Blackett, the chairwoman of cable television company Mediacom UK, to be the first trustee of the Sussex Royal Foundation. — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, "These Are All the People Who Work for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle," 22 Aug. 2019 Qurate’s holdings include cable television retailers HSN and QVC, as well as e-commerce site Zulily and Cornerstone Brands. — Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, "Median pay for Colorado executive rises in 2018, despite down year for most investors," 11 Aug. 2019 For instance, a 9% communications tax for phone calls, texts internet data and cable television proposed back in 2016 never even took off. — Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, "Nigeria wants to start charging a tax on local online purchases," 5 Aug. 2019 An analysis by the website FiveThirtyEight found that O’Rourke received far more post-announcement attention from major cable television outlets than any of his rivals except for Sanders. — Los Angeles Times, "Beto O’Rourke formally launches 2020 campaign, but where does the hoopla go from here?," 30 Mar. 2019 Animal Planet episodes are offered online to cable television subscribers. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "In 2019, can the San Diego Zoo make new fans out of TV viewers?," 3 Aug. 2019 Without reliable internet at home more than 20 years ago, the only way to watch games was via American Forces Network, a cable television channel dedicated to U.S. soldiers overseas. — David J. Kim, The Courier-Journal, "Coming to a sideline near you: Meet our new Courier Journal sports reporter, David J. Kim," 17 July 2019 As court proceedings unfold, the cable television network has yet to issue an official statement. — Terry Nguyen, Washington Post, "The real drama in ‘Teen Mom’ is all happening off-camera," 15 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cable television.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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