cable television
noun
: a system of television reception in which signals from distant stations are picked up by a master antenna and sent by cable to the individual receivers of paying subscribers
called also cable TV
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The Million-Air awards, song of the year, and awards for pop, dance, film, television and cable television music will also be presented throughout the evening. 
Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 Sep. 2022 The million-air awards, song of the year, and awards for pop, dance, film, television and cable television music will also be presented throughout the evening. Paul Grein, Billboard, 1 Sep. 2022 The company also revived Court TV — one of the early stalwarts of cable television — as an over-the-air service. Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2022 Due to technical difficulties, Hartford Public Access Television was not able to broadcast or stream the meeting live on its cable television channel or on its website. Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2022 In other action, council accepted the proposal of LPV Productions Inc. to enter into a one-year contract renewal to be the city’s cable television government channel administrator and provider of video production services. cleveland, 22 June 2022 That may have been a mistake, since the results play more like a standard cable television doc inexplicably accompanied by excerpts from a fringe festival theatrical production. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2022 Anyone who has spent any amount of time watching cable television over the last twenty years understands that these outlets are absolute junkies for conflict and failure. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 6 June 2022 Simmons started off as a comic and cable television show host, while Ozah had an artistic upbringing before working at MTV. Okla Jones, Essence, 5 Apr. 2022 See More
Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 Sep. 2022 The million-air awards, song of the year, and awards for pop, dance, film, television and cable television music will also be presented throughout the evening. Paul Grein, Billboard, 1 Sep. 2022 The company also revived Court TV — one of the early stalwarts of cable television — as an over-the-air service. Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2022 Due to technical difficulties, Hartford Public Access Television was not able to broadcast or stream the meeting live on its cable television channel or on its website. Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2022 In other action, council accepted the proposal of LPV Productions Inc. to enter into a one-year contract renewal to be the city’s cable television government channel administrator and provider of video production services. cleveland, 22 June 2022 That may have been a mistake, since the results play more like a standard cable television doc inexplicably accompanied by excerpts from a fringe festival theatrical production. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2022 Anyone who has spent any amount of time watching cable television over the last twenty years understands that these outlets are absolute junkies for conflict and failure. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 6 June 2022 Simmons started off as a comic and cable television show host, while Ozah had an artistic upbringing before working at MTV. Okla Jones, Essence, 5 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1951, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
cable television
noun
: a television system in which paying customers receive the television signals over electrical wires