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The Arcadia City Council snapped up a surprise offer by Falcon Communications to provide cable TV service to the south side of Arcadia. Most cable services have been reluctant to move into the community because they do not wish to compete with Group W cable which already has a non-exclusive agreement to operate in the city.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 7, 1985
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 7, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Antenna Television
Item ID
1243AN
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Council expressed frustration with Group W Cable TV. City staff has been directed by Arcadia City Council to see if Falcon Capable TV is interested in providing cable services to the portion of the city below Foothill Blvd.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 6, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 6, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Antenna Television
Item ID
1236AN
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After years of lengthy and frustrating negotiations, Arcadia is close to signing a new franchise agreement with Group W cable television company. An agreement, if reached, would more than double the size of the city's cable system and finally allow Arcadians who live south of the 210 freeway to receive service.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1242
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 23, 1984
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 23, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Antenna Television
Item ID
1241AN
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Marriage between Group W Cable and city of Arcadia becoming less amorous. Spokesman for Falcon Cable TV said Monday his firm would court Arcadia only if city is divorced from Group W.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 10, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Announcement Type
Marriage
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 10, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Community Antenna Television
Item ID
1237AN
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The Arcadia City Council is continuing negotiations with Group W Cable for an agreement that would supercede the current contract with the firm and give the city more control over the television service.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 21, 1985
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 21, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Antenna Television
Item ID
1242AN
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A letter was mailed Wednesday from Arcadia city manager's office to Group W Cable TV giving that firm notice of default. Group W has not lived up to provisions of the existing franchise agreement.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 3, 1983
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 3, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Antenna Television
Item ID
1233AN
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Arcadia City Council had been feuding with Group W Cable TV for several years. Now it is doing battle on another front.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 23, 1984
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 23, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Antenna Television
Item ID
1240AN
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Group W Cable celebrated the hook-up of its first cable television subscriber south of Foothill Blvd. Group W and Arcadia city officials gathered at the home of Frank Waite on La Sierra Dr. in Arcadia to present the new connection and a new television as a gift.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 2, 1986
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 2, 1986
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Community Antenna Television
Item ID
1245AN
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The City Council has granted a new franchise to Teleprompter Corp. of Sierra Madre to promote cable TV services.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1228
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 23, 1978
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 23, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Antenna Television
Item ID
1227AN
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The Arcadia City Council will apparently have to adopt a wait-and- see stance in regard to the service provided to the city by Group W cable television.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 8, 1983
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 8, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Antenna Television
Item ID
1238AN
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After months of delay, the city is prepared to begin negotiations with Teleprompter Cable TV to develop the southern portion of the city to receive pay television service.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 18, 1982
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 18, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Antenna Television
Item ID
1230AN
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The start of the school year will bring cable TV to the Arcadia Unified School District, which is hooking up to the nationwide Cable in the Classroom program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2693
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 18, 1991
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 18, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools
Item ID
2629AN
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Complaints about Group W, the Westinghouse subsidiary that bought out Teleprompter and theoretically is supplying cable television to northern part of Arcadia by City Council.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 3, 1982
Pages
"p. A-1,2"
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 3, 1982
Pages
"p. A-1,2"
Subjects
Community Antenna Television
Item ID
1231AN
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Group W Cable, Inc. and the Arcadia City Council came a long way toward reaching consensus during a public hearing Saturday morning.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 9, 1982
Pages
"p. A-1,2"
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 9, 1982
Pages
"p. A-1,2"
Subjects
Community Antenna Television
Item ID
1232AN
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On a 3-2 vote, Arcadia City Council turned down a staff request for a study session on current status of Group W cable television.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1240
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 22, 1984
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 22, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Antenna Television
Item ID
1239AN
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Teleprompter Corporation, the city's current cable provider, and Six Star Cablevision, Inc. are competing to establish the first city-wide cable service.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 8, 1980
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 8, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Antenna Television
Item ID
1229AN
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Arcadia City Councilman Robert Harbicht wants some city control over the cost of cable television here, following a 33% hike in Cablevision's prices. Harbicht claims the business is a monopoly and should be regulated.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 12, 1987
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 12, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Antenna Television
Item ID
1246AN
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Some progress was made Tuesday night in solving the Arcadia City Council's running battle with Group W Cable Television.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1236
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 17, 1983
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 17, 1983
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p. A-1
Item ID
1235AN
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A newly formed company won preliminary approval Tuesday to provide cable TV service in Arcadia even though Arcadia is already served by Adelphia Communications.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 20, 2001
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 20, 2001
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Cable TV
Item ID
21380AN
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New Gold Line Bridge in Arcadia defaced with graffiti. Eastbound lane of 210 Freeway could be closed for clean up.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 4, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 4, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Bridges
Metro Gold Line
Vandalism
Item ID
33675AN
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