| cable television n. A television distribution system in which station signals, picked up by elevated antennas, are delivered by cable to the receivers of subscribers. Also called cable TV, community antenna television. |
cable television
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(Communication Arts / Broadcasting) a television service in which programmes are distributed to subscribers' televisions by cable rather than by broadcast transmission
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| Noun | 1. |  cable television - television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receivertelecasting, television, TV, video - broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs |
| 2. | cable television - a television system that transmits over cables transmission line, cable, line - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power television system, television - a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points |
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