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  2. Cable television in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Cable television first became available in the United States in 1948. [1] By 1989, 53 million U.S. households received cable television subscriptions, [2] with 60 percent of all U.S. households doing so in 1992. [3] Most cable viewers in the U.S. reside in the suburbs and tend to be middle class; [4] cable television is less common in low ...

  3. List of United States pay television channels - Wikipedia

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    CaribVision Inc. Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) CaribVision is a 24/7 English language Caribbean cable-TV channel based in Barbados, with affiliate studios in the United States. DFH Network. DFH Network Inc. Turkish Pay-TV service based in Santa Ana, California comprising 7 channels.

  4. Cable television - Wikipedia

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    Cable television is a system of delivering television programming to consumers via radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted through coaxial cables, or in more recent systems, light pulses through fibre-optic cables. This contrasts with broadcast television (also known as terrestrial television), in which the television signal is transmitted ...

  5. 25-pair color code - Wikipedia

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    For example, a 900-pair cable has the first 600 pairs in 24 groups of 25 pairs in a white binder, and the remaining 300 pairs in 12 groups of 25 pairs wrapped in a red binder. [5] [6] Some cables are "mirrored" or "clocked" with a pattern that is known throughout the telephone industry.

  6. Digital television in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Digital television sets (equipped with ATSC tuners) are often capable of viewing a baseline set of unencrypted digital programming, known as basic cable or low-tier channels, which typically include local network television affiliates. According to FCC regulations, television providers must provide "separable security" for accessing encrypted ...

  7. Audio and video interfaces and connectors - Wikipedia

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    Carries standard definition video and does not carry audio on the same cable. Mini-DIN 4-pin Component. In popular use, it refers to a type of analog video information that is transmitted or stored as three separate signals. Either RGB interfaces or YPbPr: 3 RCA jacks: Composite, S-Video, and Component: VIVO = Mini-DIN 9-pin with breakout cable.

  8. Electrical wiring - Wikipedia

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    Electrical wiring is an electrical installation of cabling and associated devices such as switches, distribution boards, sockets, and light fittings in a structure. Wiring is subject to safety standards for design and installation. Allowable wire and cable types and sizes are specified according to the circuit operating voltage and electric ...

  9. Multichannel television in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Multichannel television in the United States has been available since at least 1948. The United States is served by multichannel television through cable television systems, direct-broadcast satellite providers, and various other wireline video providers; among the largest television providers in the U.S. are YouTube TV, DirecTV, Altice USA, Charter Communications (through its Spectrum ...