How does cable TV work?
Here is a step by step explanation of the workings of cable television. All around the world, a multitude of television programs are produced and broadcast. Satellites which orbit the earth’s path are at a fixed position some 22,300 miles above the surface of the earth. Television programs from across the globe are transmitted to these satellites. The signals are then sent back down to the earth to the local cable satellites serving each area. Many miles of cable network are installed either underground, or on the same utility poles which carry your regular telephone and electric services. The control center of the cable television companies, known as the ‘head end’, processes the satellite signals in combination with the signals from the local television stations and other such resources. Finally, these signals are relayed into your homes through the extensive network of the previously laid cables. This provides a cable outlet in your homes. To then access the cable television service
