programming (e.g., the Bally Sports group of regional sports channels, which share several programs), or simply regionalized advertising inserted by the local cable company. Should a legal distinction be necessary between a (location) channel as defined above and a television channel in this sense, the terms "programming service" (e.g.) or "programming undertaking" (for instance,) may be used instead of the latter definition. See also Barker channel Free-to-air Lists of television channels Pay television Streaming television Television channel frequencies References External links What ever happened to Channel 1? Television terminology Broadcast engineering Telecommunication theory