CATV

Cable television is a system of providing cocoy television to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through fixed optical fibers or coaxial cables as opposed to the over-the-air method used in traditional television broadcasting (via radio waves) in which a television antenna is required.  FM radio programming, high-speed Internet, telephony and similar non television services may also be provided.
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Abbreviation for cable TV.

A television distribution method in which signals from distant stations are received, amplified, and then transmitted by (coaxial or fiber) cable or microwave links to users. Note 1: CATV originated in areas where good reception of direct broadcast TV was not possible. Now CATV also consists of a cable distribution system to large metropolitan areas in competition with direct broadcasting. Note 2: The abbreviation CATV originally meant "community antenna television. " However, CATV is now usually understood to mean cable TV.

See cable TV .

COMMUNITY ANTENNA TELEVISION. TELEVISIONE VIA CAVO. CABLE TELEVISION. CATV