satellite television

noun

Examples of satellite television in a Sentence

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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 But for many reasons, the 2024 Fall Classic is the most important since cable and satellite television became the standard that households lived by. Maury Brown, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 On the other hand, combining Dish and DirecTV creates a virtual monopoly in satellite television, controlling that corner of the market without each other as competition. Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2024 For instance, one of his first actions was to fund the Al-Jazeera Arabic satellite television station, allowing Qatar to set the agenda on TV screens from Casablanca to Cairo, usurping the role once played by state information ministries. Allen Fromherz / Made By History, TIME, 30 Sep. 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 29 Nov. 2024.

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