14 Terms
Contributors in TV
TV
LPTV
Entertainment; TV
Low-Power TV. These are TV stations who are locally-oriented broadcasters -- operated by high schools/colleges, churches/religious groups, local governments, small/large businesses and individual ...
MATV
Entertainment; TV
Master Antenna. Common or master antenna system in apartment buildings, condominiums, high-rises, co-ops or other Multiple Dwelling Units (MDU) through which residents receive local TV stations.
monitor
Entertainment; TV
A Monitor is simply a display device that is incapable of receiving digital broadcast programming without additional equipment.
multicasting
Entertainment; TV
DTV technology that allows each digital broadcast station to split its digital bandwidth into two or more individual channels of programming and/or data services (For example, on Channel 7, you could ...
multi-channel digital sound
Entertainment; TV
Feature of DTV that permits numerous streams of sound to be transmitted for a given program, providing stereo, surround sound, and even other languages.
must-carry
Entertainment; TV
The legal obligation of cable companies to carry the analog or digital signals of over-the-air local broadcasters.
network
Entertainment; TV
A communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs. (ABC, CBS, NBC)
