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| cablecast |
a broadcast transmitted through cable television. [3 definitions] |
| cable television |
a form of television in which the sound and picture signals from distant stations are received by a master antenna and then delivered by electrical cable. Cable television typically provides clear reception, access to a large number of channels, and a relatively wide range of programming, whereas conventional television is limited to the reception of signals from local stations. |
| cablevision |
cable television. |
| call-in |
a telephone conversation between a listener or viewer and a radio or television host, which is broadcast on the host's show. [2 definitions] |
| call letters |
the identifying letters or numbers of a television or radio station. |
| camera |
in television, the device that receives the image and changes it into electrical impulses for transmission. [1/2 definitions] |
| cameraman |
a man who operates a motion-picture or television camera. |
| camerawoman |
a woman who operates a motion-picture or television camera. |
| carry |
to make (news, a program, or the like) available to viewers or listeners, as a newspaper or a television or radio station. [1/16 definitions] |
| cathode-ray tube |
a vacuum tube in which a stream of electrons is accelerated and focused in a beam that produces lighted traces on a screen at one end of the tube, used in television sets, computer monitors, and the like. |
| Clio |
any of several awards presented annually for achievements in advertising in television and radio. [1/2 definitions] |
| closed-captioned |
of a television program, having captions that can be seen only on a special receiver, usu. intended for those with hearing impairment. |
| closed circuit |
a transmission circuit for television with a limited number of reception stations connected to it by cable. [1/2 definitions] |
| close-up |
in photography, films, or television, a picture taken at close range to show details, as of facial expression. (Cf. long shot.) [1/2 definitions] |
| commentator |
one who provides a commentary, esp. one who reports news along with background information or interpretation in a radio or television broadcast. |
| commercial |
an advertisement broadcast on television or radio. [1/4 definitions] |
| commissary |
a cafeteria or eating area in a workplace, esp. in a movie or television studio or in a factory. [1/2 definitions] |
| communication |
(pl.) means of transferring messages, such as telephone, telegraph, television, radio, and the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| console2 |
a cabinet, designed to stand on the floor, for a television set, phonograph, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| converter |
an electronic device that changes or adds frequencies of a television or radio signal. [1/5 definitions] |
| couch potato |
(informal) a person whose main leisure pastime is television viewing. |
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