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Synonyms

cable television

American  

noun

  1. a system of broadcasting television programming to private subscribers by means of coaxial cable.

cable television British  

noun

  1. a television service in which programmes are distributed to subscribers' televisions by cable rather than by broadcast transmission

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Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Discovery, including its declining cable television business, comes to $30 per share.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 2025

Thompson said recently that a study commissioned by CNN showed that some 18 million Americans who had ditched cable television since the coronavirus pandemic would be "very interested" in paying for standalone subscriptions.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

Unlike Paramount, Netflix isn’t offering to buy Warner-Discovery’s substantial cable television assets.

From Barron's • Dec. 8, 2025

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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