General Telecommunications Forum RE: Cable TV Broadcast Retransmission Consent Feuds "Ease Up" [Telecom]
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RE: Cable TV Broadcast Retransmission Consent Feuds "Ease Up" [Telecom] Neal McLain 07-12-09
Posted by Neal McLain on July 12, 2009, 12:02 am
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Adam Kerman wrote:

 > CATV systems literally erected antennas in the best location to
 > receive a signal, then sold the signal to subscribers who lacked line
 > of sight to the transmission tower.

Indeed they did.  And they still do today, half a century after the term
"CATV" morphed into "cable TV."

I have posted several photos of cable TV receive sites at
http://theoldcatvequipmentmuseum.org/120/121/1214/index.html

Neal McLain


Posted by Kenneth P. Stox on July 12, 2009, 1:15 am
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Neal McLain wrote:

Didn't those used to be referred to as MATV ( Master Antenna Television)
Systems?


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