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Why Cable TV in Chicago, IL
If you are considering cable TV in Chicago, check out a few of the reasons the CableTV.com team enjoys it. There are hundreds of HD channels, that look great no matter the weather, unlike satellite. Cable gives you all your local programming, which not all providers do, in addition to great TV shows, movies and On Demand entertainment. It's easier to install, because there is less equipment than with satellite. Bundling it with high-speed internet could save you up to $400 a year. Plus cable is:
Watchable
Reliable
Accessible
Cable TV offersmore HD choices
Snow may mess up satellite, but itdoesn't faze cable
Cable can beinstalled virtually anywhere
How Chicago Residents Watch TV
There's a lot more to cable TV in Chicago, IL than great programming. In Chicago there are an approximate 3,730,888 televisions owned by only 932,722 people. That is because Cable TV is easy to connect to multiple TV sets. Since 2006, DVR use has grown, now accounting for 7% of Americans' total watching time. Even with those rising numbers 2,345,937 Chicago cable TV subscribers still enjoy regularly scheduled programming. Cable also provides high-speed Internet. In fact, 72% of Americans bundle their Internet and cable services. Which is good, because 48% of cable TV subscribers stream some of their content online. In Chicago that makes 2,035,030 residents who bundle their cable TV subscriptions and Internet packages, and 1,356,686 who use that Internet to stream TV content online.
Why Choose Cable Internet in Chicago
If you are looking for a high speed Internet in Chicago, check this out. The 6% growth in Illinois broadband penetration from 2009 to 2010, and now 904,458, of Chicago residents are cable subscribers. And when you become one of those cable subscribers, you can bundle your services and get speed and savings. Depending on the provider, cable Internet is 2-7 Mbps faster than the average broadband connection. Not only are the speeds fast, but cable bundles save the average consumer $400 per year.
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Chicago Born Actors
The stats above are interesting, but that's not all CableTV.com knows about television. Did you know that Chicago has been churning out TV talent for years? Adrian Zmed, who stars in "Goodtime Girls," was born in Chicago, as were many other celebs. Here's the Top 10 that call Chicago home:
- Aidan Quinn
- Aimee Garcia
- Alex Meneses
- Alexa Nikolas
- Alley Mills
- Anna Chlumsky
- April Lerman
- Aries Spears
- Avery Schreiber
- Barbara Alyn Woods
Find Cable TV in Chicago
You can probably tell we know cable TV like Indiana Jones knows not to look at the Ark of the Covenant. Use us to find the right cable provider and you won't be sorry. Most regions are only allowed to have one cable provider because of government licensing, so it's easy to find who your provider is. To find out who your Chicago cable provider is, enter your zip code above.
