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cable television
(redirected from Cable franchise)

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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
n
(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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Noun1.cable television - television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receivercable television - television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver
cable
telecasting, 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
cable system, cable television service, cable
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
Translations
cable television n → televisione f via cavo
cable television → وَصْلَة تلفزيونية kabelová televize kabel-tv Kabelfernsehen καλωδιακή τηλεόραση televisión por cable kaapelitelevisio télévision par câble kablovska televizija televisione via cavo ケーブルテレビ 유선 텔레비전 kabeltelevisie kabel-tv telewizja kablowa televisão a cabo, televisão por cabo кабельное телевидение kabel-tv โทรทัศน์ที่รับระบบการส่งสัญญานด้วยสารเคเบิล kablolu yayın truyền hình cáp 有线电视
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