community antenna television

...It originated as a communal antenna television system, where antennas were set up in good reception locations for households in the shadows of mountains or buildings where TV signals had difficulty reaching, and the good reception signals received there were distributed to each household via coaxial cable. This system was called CATV (Community Antenna Television) or MATV (Master Antenna Television). This CATV system developed into a large-scale cable television system that retransmits terrestrial VHF television, UHF television, FM broadcasts, satellite broadcasts (BS), and communication satellite broadcasts (CS), as well as transmits independent programs produced and purchased by operators. ...

*Some of the terms that refer to "community antenna television" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…テレビ電波の届きにくい山かげあるいはビルかげの受信世帯のために，受信良好地点に共同でアンテナを設置し，そこで受信した良好な電波を同軸ケーブルで各家庭に分配する共同アンテナテレビジョンが発祥である。これはCATV(Community Antenna Television)あるいはMATV(Master Antenna Television)という。このCATVは地上放送のVHFテレビ，UHFテレビ，FM放送，および衛星放送(BS)，通信衛星(CS)放送の再送信，さらに事業者が制作･購入した自主番組も送出する大規模なケーブルテレビに発展した。…

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