community antenna television

noun [U] (abbreviation CATV)

Definition

› COMMUNICATIONS the original form of cable television, in which televison signals are received by one large aerial (= piece of receiving equipment) in a local area and then broadcast by cable to individual houses in the area

(Definition of community antenna television noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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