cable TV
1 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Nov 27, 2019 by Cory Doctorow · across every show →
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Nov 27, 2019 neutral
Doctorow: Cable TV originated via adversarial signal retransmission in rural Pennsylvania
“Cable TV came from slurping, slurping down broadcast signals on a big antenna in rural Pennsylvania that was too far for anyone with a TV to reach either Philly or Pittsburgh, and then charging money to retransmit them over wires to people who own televisions …”