Cable TV was first a means to get over the air stations to places where they couldn’t receive it. These stations always had ads
Next, cable started delivering the “Superstations” like the local Atlanta station TBS and Chicago’s WGN which had ads from day one.
The only channels that didn’t have ads from day one were the premium channels like HBO that still don’t have ads.
Cable TV was first a means to get over the air stations to places where they couldn’t receive it. These stations always had ads
Next, cable started delivering the “Superstations” like the local Atlanta station TBS and Chicago’s WGN which had ads from day one.
The only channels that didn’t have ads from day one were the premium channels like HBO that still don’t have ads.