Cable television first became available in the United States in 1948. By 1989, 53 million American households received cable television subscriptions, with 60 percent of all U.S. households doing so i
Very early Jerrold cable converter box from the late 1970s.
Television is one of the major mass media outlets in the United States. In 2011, 96.7% of households owned television sets; about 114,200,000 American households owned at least one television set each
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The bottom product is a set-top box, an electronic device which cable subscribers use to connect the cable signal to their television set
Jon Stewart (right) hosting an episode of The Daily Show in 2010 with Admiral Michael Mullen
Matthew Weiner and the cast of Mad Men at the 67th Annual Peabody Awards
Satellite TV receiver dishes