Some cable tv newspaper ads from the 60s and 70s

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Some cable tv newspaper ads from the 60s and 70s Oct 2, 2020 14:48:37 GMT 10

Post by fusefan on Oct 2, 2020 14:48:37 GMT 10

Most people associate cable TV with the 1980s and the rise of MTV but few people know some people were watching cable over a decade before MTV?

I wanted to post these ads on inthe00s but their software is so outdated anything I try to upload gives me some “too large” mumbo jumbo.🙄

anyway I’ll be updating when I find more.

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Some cable tv newspaper ads from the 60s and 70s Oct 3, 2020 12:19:25 GMT 10 via mobile

Post by jaydawg89 on Oct 3, 2020 12:19:25 GMT 10

I'm pretty sure cable TV has its origins as early as the late 40s but, it was obviously pretty unpopular. Even in 1968, only 6.4% of American homes actually had cable TV and that number had only increased to 7.5% by 1978.

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Some cable tv newspaper ads from the 60s and 70s Oct 3, 2020 12:28:32 GMT 10 via mobile

Post by fusefan on Oct 3, 2020 12:28:32 GMT 10

Oct 3, 2020 12:19:25 GMT 10 jaydawg89 said:

I'm pretty sure cable TV has its origins as early as the late 40s but, it was obviously pretty unpopular. Even in 1968, only 6.4% of American homes actually had cable TV and that number had only increased to 7.5% by 1978.

Only people who lived out in the sticks had cable in the 1940s early 1960s.

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