cable television
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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With the addition of Cox homes, the Stamford, Conn.-based cable company now boasts 35 million customers — making it the nation’s largest broadband internet and cable television provider.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
The 12 states have alleged the deal is illegal because it will give Paramount too much power over theatrical movie distribution and cable television programming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
What she is now discovering is that a courtroom does not run on the same rules as a cable television set.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Instead of painting a broad picture that included all leading forms of content distribution — movie theaters, broadcast and cable television as well as streaming platforms — the states zeroed in on three distinct slices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Because the mountains interfered with reception, in 1954 he erected an antenna on a high ridge and provided one of the first cable television systems in the United States as a free service.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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