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Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1982

Page

9

QUBE Two Way Cable TV Lets Viewers Talk Back

A two way system called QUBE enables subscribers in Houston Columbus Dallas Pittsburgh and other cities to answer questions take part in surveys play quiz shows rate programs and even choose and be billed for movies. It requires substantial investment by cable firms and long payback periods while complying with local state and federal laws obtaining franchises sharing pole space laying routes and attracting customers.

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Cable TV transmission and distribution basics

The article explains how networks beam programs to satellites and how cable stations receive signals from satellites and local stations. It describes the head end processing, trunk and feeder lines, pole or underground cables, and home drop lines with a TV set converter to display programs.

Cable TV origins and how it works in brief history

Cable TV uses coaxial cables to deliver television signals to paying subscribers. It emerged in 1948 from a mountaintop antenna idea and expanded with satellites in 1975, offering clearer pictures and many channels while linking toward home computers.

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