Television in the United States
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 in August 2013. Most households have more than one set. The percentage of households owning at least one television set peaked at 98.4%, in the 1996–1997 season. In 1948, 1 percent of U.S. households owned at least one television; in 1955, 75 percent did. In 1992, 60 percent of all U.S. households had cable television subscriptions.
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
Mass media in the United States
There are several types of mass media in the United States: television, radio, cinema, newspapers, magazines, and web sites. The U.S. also has a strong music industry. New York City, Manhattan in particular, and to a lesser extent Los Angeles, are considered the epicenters of U.S. media.
People using smartphones, devices associated with young people, but commonly used by people of all ages
The New York Times Building in Times Square, Midtown Manhattan
The Washington Post on Monday, July 21, 1969, stating "'The Eagle Has Landed'—Two Men Walk on the Moon".
The first issue of Time (March 3, 1923), featuring Speaker Joseph G. Cannon.
