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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
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 7, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Antenna Television
Item ID
1243AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 3, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Antenna Television
Item ID
1233AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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On the agenda of the Arcadia City Council Tuesday night is a hearing on the Group W franchise.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 13, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 13, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Antenna Television
Item ID
1234AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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
Pages
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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Newspaper Index
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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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Newspaper Index
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Less than 48 hours after the official debut of the pilot episode of HBO's "Luck" series, the cable television network has already ordered a second season. It is filmed at Santa Anita Park and various locations in Arcadia, including Rod's Grill, among other cities in the region. Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte star in it.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
February 4, 2012
Pages
p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
February 4, 2012
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Cable television--Home Box Office (HBO)
Hoffman, Dustin
Nolte, Nick
Santa Anita Park 2011-2020
Item ID
33037AN
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Newspaper Index
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If a tentative contract proposal is signed by the city of Arcadia, Group W Cable should provide cable TV services throughout the city within a year. With Falcon Cable planning to set up a system south of the Foothill Freeway, this would mean two cable services could be operating south of the freeway.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 9, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 9, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Antenna Television
Item ID
1244AN
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Newspaper Index
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Adelphia Communications Corp. will launch Power Link, its high-speed internet service which will operate in Arcadia and other San Gabriel Valley communities.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2003
Pages
p. B3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2003
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Adelphia Communications Corp
Internet Service
Power Link
Item ID
25397AN
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Newspaper Index
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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
Pages
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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Newspaper Index
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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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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 9, 1982
Pages
"p. A-1,2"
Subjects
Community Antenna Television
Item ID
1232AN
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Newspaper Index
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HBO, the cable network will start filming the first episodes of a horse racing series starring Dustin Hoffman on October 31, at Santa Anita Park. The series is called "Luck," about the various players of horse racing. Filming for the first year's episodes is expected to run through mid-April.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2010
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Cable television--Home Box Office (HBO)
Hoffman, Dustin
Santa Anita Park 2001-2010
Television
Item ID
32421AN
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Newspaper Index
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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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Newspaper Index
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Heroic 90 year-old Santa Anita Park paddock guard John Shear will be featured on Horse Racing Television (HRTV) this Sunday, on the "Inside Information" documentary series. He saved a young girl from serious injury while doing his job.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 1, 2011
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 1, 2011
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Cable television
Heroes
Santa Anita Park-employees
Shear, John
Item ID
32706AN
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Newspaper Index
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Some progress was made Tuesday night in solving the Arcadia City Council's running battle with Group W Cable Television.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 17, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 17, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Item ID
1235AN
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Newspaper Index
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HBO Television show "Luck" will hold open casting call February 12 for extras and season two will begin production. Shown in picture are actor Nick Nolte and Carolyn Conley, from HRTV.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 9, 2012
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 9, 2012
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Actors
Cable television--Home Box Office (HBO)
Conley, Carolyn
Nolte, Nick
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
32991AN
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Newspaper Index
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Cable television's Learning Channel show "Junkyard Wars" brought a challenge to Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita. Competitors were given 10 minutes to build a gravity-powered vehicle from assorted pieces of junk, wheels and miscellaneous items.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 26, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 26, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Baerg, Monica
Baerg, Niccolo
Beneville, Michael
Television shows-"Junkyard Wars"
Item ID
31777AN
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Newspaper Index
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General information re: community antenna television

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 11, 1968 p. 1
March 24, 1968 p. 1
April 4, 1968 p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 11, 1968 p. 1
March 24, 1968 p. 1
April 4, 1968 p. 1
Subjects
Community Antenna Television
Item ID
3877AN
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Newspaper Index
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The television show "Joan of Arcadia," starring Amber Tamblyn as a girl who talks to God, is not set in Arcadia, CA. It is set in Arcadia Shores, Maryland.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 20
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Film and television
Joan of Arcadia (television series)
Item ID
31943AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia school officials are considering a proposal by Cablevision to move its public television studio to Arcadia High School.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 30, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 30, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Antenna Television
Item ID
1247AN
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Newspaper Index
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Meredith Brucker of Arcadia (in photo) is one of many television viewers frustrated with the switch from analog to digital television that happened on June 12. Viewers using the digital converter boxes are complaining of problems receiving certain channels, that the picture freezes, and it takes several seconds for channels to change.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Broadcasting
Brucker, Meredith
Digital television
Item ID
31928AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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