Was cable television ever commerial free? (In america)

by Smeggu

I am an old fart who did a lot of drugs and i also used to be posted overseas so i may have missed it during one of tours but i really wonder if cable television was ever commercial free? Perhaps in the instances i was overseas there was a time when catv was mandated to be commerial free and i missed that window. Thank you for your time.

Searocksandtrees

Hi, this post will give you a good start. It's been archived by now, so if you have follow-up questions, ask them here and include the relevant user's username to notify them.

What factors lead to the different broadcast media models in the US and the UK? Specifically, why is PBS (or some other public American network) not on par with the BBC in terms of market share?