I should have phrased the question "how many channels did you have". Most people in this community grew up during the 80s and back then satellite wasn't nearly as popular as it is today. The two main choices were either cable or regular antennae so I didn't feel a need to specify satellite as well.
I was born in 1981 and so grew up in the late 80s/early 90s. We had a satellite in our backyard in the 70s, but they figured it would be too difficult for me to use when I was really little. We gave up on cable as we realised it was pointless when we could use the satellite for free anyway and that I was in fact smart enough to figure out how to work it. :)
Oh and for the actual question of how many channels... the cable box was that old fashioned thing with the buttons and the switch. Each button controlled three channels which is where the switch came in. The switch had up, down, and middle. I *think* there were 10 buttons (thus 30 channels), but don't hold me to that.
The satellite was pretty infinite since you could get all the feeds from all the channels including east and west coast, plus all the direct feeds from the networks etc. Since my Dad worked in TV, he knew what all the channels were so I would watch tv shows weeks in advance since the TV stations would tape them and wait until the appropriate air date. :) I was such a dork. Used to drive my friends NUTS since I had already seen the shows before they did. :)
I completely agree. My father collects old tvs and radios and repairs them and its fun to watch these ancient machines come back to life. I always used to laugh at the TVs that had channel 1
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The satellite was pretty infinite since you could get all the feeds from all the channels including east and west coast, plus all the direct feeds from the networks etc. Since my Dad worked in TV, he knew what all the channels were so I would watch tv shows weeks in advance since the TV stations would tape them and wait until the appropriate air date. :) I was such a dork. Used to drive my friends NUTS since I had already seen the shows before they did. :)
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What were your favorite shows?
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