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How can I receive a tv signal?-Terrestrial television. A television station is a type of broadcast station that broadcasts both audio and video to television receivers in a particular area. It sends radio signals over the air.- Cable television is a system of distributing television programs via radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted through coaxial cables.- Satellite television is television programming delivered by the means of communications satellite and received by an outdoor antenna.

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Networks and ChannelsA TELEVISION NETWORK is a company which uses a telecommunications network for distribution of television programs, using public stations or affiliated stations. A network can own one or more channels, or studios.

A TELEVISION CHANNEL is a channel over which a television station or television network is distributed (a numeric identifier or a band or radio frequency).

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• Pay attention : The cable channels aren´t “networks” because don´t use a stations’ net for the emission.

• A network affiliate (or affiliated station) is a local broadcaster which carries some or all of the television program of a television network, but is owned by a company different than the owner of the network.

• In fact, television network, television station and television channel have become mostly interchangeable in everyday language.

The channels: Networks vs Cable

At United States we can difference between freeview television (the networks) and paid Services as the cable television channels.

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Networks- The profit of the networks comes from television ads. -The networks are usually distributed via affiliates or public stations.-The networks only broadcast their programs part of the day.

Cable channels-It´s a paid service by subcripcion.-Its distributed via cable or direct-broadcast satellite companies.-´The cable provide a full national schedule and do not need to act through local stations.

For example, The CW Television Network only broadcasts 10 hours each week, leaving its affiliates free to broadcast a large amount of syndicated programming (reposiciones) or their local programming.

Seeing as the networks have commercial channels and public cannel , will see the differences:

♣ Main commercial networks:Television in the USA has long been dominated by the Big Three television networks, ABC, CBS and NBC. Fox, launched in 1986, has gained prominence and is now considered as part of the "Big Four." The fifth in importance is The CW.

Other networks are dedicated to specialist programmes, such as religious broadcasting or services in languages other than English, especially in Spanish.

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Navy NCIS = Navy criminal investigation . It´s the most popular serie in the U.S.A .

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USA TV ♣ Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)The largest television network in the United States, is the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), a non-profit, non-commercial educational, publicly owned service.

In comparison to the commercial television networks, there is no central unified arm of broadcast programming, meaning that each PBS affiliate has a big amount of freedom to schedule television shows as they want to.

The cable

This term refers to subscription-based television services.

• Pay television: some providers offer channels owned by the same company in a single package.

• Premium services: they are almost always subscribed to a la carte cable television. For example, one can subscribe to HBO without subscribing to Showtime. They are not included in packs.

• Pay-per-view (PPV) services: they are when you pay for a single program. Programs offered via pay-per-view are most often movies or sporting events.

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HBOIt´s the most watched cable serie in USA.

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TIME ZONESThe United States uses nine standard time zones. From east to west they

are:

• Atlantic Standard Time (AST).• Eastern Standard Time (EST).• Central Standard Time (CST)• Mountain Standard Time (MST)• Pacific Standard Time (PST)• Alaskan Standard Time (AKST).• Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HST)• Samoa standard time (UTC-11)• Chamorro Standard Time (UTC+10).

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U.S. national networks and cable channels generally air at least two separate feeds to their stations and affiliates: the "east feed" that is aired simultaneously in the Eastern and Central Time Zones, and the "west feed" that is tape-delayed three hours for those in the Pacific Time Zone.

This ensures that a program, for example, that airs at 8 p.m. on the east coast is also shown locally at 8 p.m. on the Pacific.

Many national live events though are broadcast simultaneously nationwide.

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Full Season and Christmas Break

The traditional television season (full season or fall season) typically runs from September through May for at least 22 episodes. But from September to May there are 34 weeks, so, it´s necessary to take some breaks.

The most famous it´s the Christmas Break during December and January.

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Mid-season and Summer Season

The mid-season replacement is a series that premieres in the second half of the season, usually between January and May. Midseason replacements usually take place after a show that was in the fall schedule is canceled or put on hiatus. They usually have 10-13 episodes.

Other tv series are broadcasted during summer, from June to September. They also have 10-13 episodes.