satellite television

noun

Examples of satellite television in a Sentence

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In the 1990s, when the state purchased a package of satellite television channels and transmitted it from Hotel Habana Libre to surrounding hotels, technicians pirated the signal through makeshift antennas. Laura-Zoë Humphreys and Daymar Valdés Frigola / Made By History, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024 Advances in satellite television technology exacerbated conflicts between state and citizen media piracy. Laura-Zoë Humphreys and Daymar Valdés Frigola / Made By History, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024 Thus, the Sports Broadcasting Act does not exempt league contracts with cable (e.g., ESPN), satellite television services, or digital distribution platforms, for which subscribers are charged a fee, from antitrust liability. Chris Deubert, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 Of that Denver-area total, 2,400 are dedicated to wireless services, with most of the remainder in the satellite television side and a streaming service called Sling TV. Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for satellite television 

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of satellite television was in 1961

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“Satellite television.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satellite%20television. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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