| 单词 | cable operator |
| 释义 | > as lemmascable operator b. (In sense 3d.) cable channel, cable company, cable movie, cable operator, cable service, cable show, cable subscriber, cable system, etc.; cable-carried adj. ΚΠ 1962 Television Soc. Jrnl. 10 88/2 The system to be described, that is the coaxial cable v.h.f. system, was conceived on a rather different basis. 1971 T. Ledbetter in C. Tate Cable Television in Cities 7/2 Cable subscribers in an isolated Pennsylvania town..actually got better reception..than people living in Philadelphia. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 18 Dec. 9/3 The FCC public-access doctrine..requires cable operators regularly to turn over time free or at reduced rate, so local individuals..and community groups can produce their shows. 1981 B. Paulu Television & Radio in U.K. vi. 99 Cable services undoubtedly will continue... Currently the cable companies are losing customers as UHF broadcast coverage improves. 1982 Daily Tel. 11 Oct. 14/3 Its arguments are that a free cable system will lower standards, will be unfair to rural communities, and will favour the rich against the poor. 1983 Wall St. Jrnl. 5 Jan. 1/4 I got a room with droopy drapes..and free cable movies. 1983 Listener 3 Feb. 38/2 It is here, on the many cable-carried public stations, that Sesame Street can be seen. 1983 Fortune 2 May 125/1 Nickelodeon,..a children's cable channel.., has no ads... Some cable shows for kids carry ads. < as lemmas |
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