Some facts about Cable TV

• Cable TV was invented in June of 1948 in Mahoney City, Pennsylvania by John Walson.
• The abbreviation CATV is often used to mean "Cable TV". It originally stood for Community Antenna Television
• Cable television is a system of providing television to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through fixed optical fibers or coaxial cables.
• More women than men subscribe, with the median age of a cable subscriber being in the mid-forties.
• The biggest group of people who watch cable TV are families with children.
• Percentage of Americans who pay for cable TV: 56
• Despite the failing economy, Cable companies increased their revenues by 5 percent.
• “ESPN alone already accounts for nearly $3 of every monthly cable bill.
• Percentage of Americans who say they watch too much TV: 49