cable channel

collocation in English

meaningsofcableandchannel

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cable
noun
uk
/ˈkeɪ.bəl/us
/ˈkeɪ.bəl/
a set of wires, covered by plastic, that carries electricity, phone ...
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channel
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtʃæn.əl/us
/ˈtʃæn.əl/
a television or radio station (= an organization that broadcasts television or ...
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(Definition ofcableandchannelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcable channel

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A conservativecablechannelprogram might not attract ten million viewers, but it might draw two million viewers.
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There are a finite number of channels contending for viewer attention, a limit derived from the combination of technology and regulation involving spectrum signals andcablechannelcapacity.
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I can envisage, for example, that some people would like to run an entirecablechannelof quiz shows.
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To have the whole range of public service broadcasting alongside the newcablechannelwill provide real choice.
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There is also the point that eachcablechanneltakes up a great deal more band width than a terrestrial channel.
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The phrase "so much of a licensed diffusion service" is as near as possible in statutory language to the concept of thecablechannel.
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Can they broadcast it on the samecablechannel?
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The word "programmes" divorces the material entirely from what might happen oncablechannelor channels.
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Indeed, thecablechanneloperators will have 32 channels to play with.
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They have only recently been allowed access to acablechannel.
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It also owns acablechannel.
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If one has nothing better to do with one's time, it might even have been quite pleasant to watch on thecablechannelthat devotes itself to such matters.
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Soon after, it moved itscablechannelposition from 14 to 7, hence the current station branding.
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The station can be seen on campuscablechannel53.
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The 24 in the name represented thecablechannelposition at the time, on channel 24; it has since moved to channel 10.
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Thecablechannelprimarily broadcasts programming related to music.
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For example, one episode criticizes a character's project to colorize a series of classic black-and-white films for broadcast on acablechannel.
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Additional local programming is planned, including some previously aired on the college'scablechannel.
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It also maintainscablechannel75 to display announcements throughout the school.
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The station can also be seen oncablechannel11 in most areas of the market.
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