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Kinda showing my age here....(lemmy.ml)

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citizen4509@lemmy.world
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What channel is this?

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NutWrench@lemmy.ml
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In the US, it was probably called “Preview.” It was an over-the-air movie channel that needed a decoder box to view it.

They usually broadcast from a UHF TV station that had made a deal with HBO or CineMax (often nicknamed “Skin-a-Max” because they tended to show pron after 11pm or so). It was basically cable TV without the cable.

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Ajen@sh.itjust.works
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That’s a new one, kids called it “paper view” when I was growing up. It’s pay-per-view, and you could get it on cable and satellite too.

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