SuperTV

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Super TV was an early form of cable-style subscription television. After originally operating in the Washington, D.C. area, SuperTV expanded into the Baltimore area in July 1982. Subscribers received a 12 inch by 12 inch brown box with a small chrome colored button on its top. When attached to a television, the box would filter in the Super TV movie channel. In the evening, after pushing the button to the "in" position, subscribers could view a host of movies that were scheduled to play at that time.

80's films like Diner, Halloween III, On Golden Pond, and Poltergeist were some of the films that could be viewed. Super TV also aired an after hours program titled "Night Life," where adults could watch pornographic shows and movies. Super TV subscribers also received a monthly or weekly movie guide, in catalog format, telling them when their favorite films would be playing.

Ending around 1986, Super TV was popular until cable television, VCRs, and video rental stores made it seem outdated. Today, very little Super TV memorabilia, such as T-shirts and movie guides, exists on the collector's market.

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• Wometco Home Theater A pay-tv service similar to SuperTV located in New York, New York
• Prism (TV channel) A pay-tv service similar to SuperTV located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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