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by Answerbag Staff on February 5th, 2010

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Where did cable television begin?

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  • by Samantha Cheshire on February 5th, 2010

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    Cable television began in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, in 1948. It was called Community Access Television or CATV. John Walson, the owner of the local appliance store, came up with the idea to install antennas on mountains to provide broadcast signals to people in rural areas. Cable television started in communities in Arkansas and Oregon around this same time.

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    National Cable & Telecommunications Association: History of Cable Television

    University of San Diego: Department of History: Satellite & Cable Television

    The Museum of Broadcast Communications: United States: Cable Television

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