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Cable TV was originally a way for communities outside of broadcast OTA TV reception areas to receive TV signals with little signal-degradation. People paid only
by DaiPlusPlus 9y ago
Cable TV was originally a way for communities outside of broadcast OTA TV reception areas to receive TV signals with little signal-degradation. People paid only for the ability to receive channels - not for the channels themselves. Premium TV came later.
- amyjess 9y agoYes. Here's a little historical tidbit: if you have an older TV, you'll need to put your TV in CATV mode in order to watch cable. CATV stands for "community antenna television", referring to the practice of having one antenna to receive OTA TV and then using cable to distribute it throughout the community.
- DaiPlusPlus 9y agoAhhh I thought it stood for "CAble TV".
- ghaff 9y agoThere was also basic cable fairly on. Things like CNN and AMC. When I bought a house in the late 1990s, I couldn’t receive any TV without cable.