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cable television

NOUN
television system transmitted over cable to subscribers
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Ted Turner, the media mogul who created CNN and revolutionized cable television, has died.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Joseph Collins, a longtime cable television executive who helped pioneer the industry’s transition to broadband, died April 2 at his home in Weekapaug, R.I.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

That’s a problem only if vehicle ownership turns out to be like cable television subscriptions, where a departure by the young was an early warning sign.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

“Emeril Live” turned Food Network into one of the fastest-growing cable television networks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 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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