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'''Cable''' may refer to a conduit for the passage of data, or more generally to the [[broadcast]] [[medium]] by which television shows are sent to subscribing customers through RCA coaxial cables. "Cable TV," in this fashion, is one of the more popular forms of [[television]] dissemination, and is in competition with [[satellite]]-based television. | '''Cable''' may refer to a conduit for the passage of data, or more generally to the [[broadcast]] [[medium]] by which television shows are sent to subscribing customers through RCA coaxial cables. "Cable TV," in this fashion, is one of the more popular forms of [[television]] dissemination, and is in competition with [[satellite]]-based television. | ||
| − | By | + | By [[June]] 2009, [[digital television]] broadcasts will completely replace analog broadcast television, making cable TV the oldest functioning broadcasting medium. |
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Revision as of 19:34, February 7, 2009
Cable may refer to a conduit for the passage of data, or more generally to the broadcast medium by which television shows are sent to subscribing customers through RCA coaxial cables. "Cable TV," in this fashion, is one of the more popular forms of television dissemination, and is in competition with satellite-based television.
By June 2009, digital television broadcasts will completely replace analog broadcast television, making cable TV the oldest functioning broadcasting medium.