MATV stands for Master
Antenna Television. It is the means by which many apartment
houses1 hotels, schools and other multi-unit buildings
distribute TV and FM signals to a number of receivers.
In order to accomplish this without a loss of signal
quality, these systems must be carefully planned and
engineered through the effective use of MATV equipment
and techniques.
An MATV system is basically a network of cables and
specially designed components that process and amplify
TV and FM signals and distribute them from one central
location. If there were 100 TV sets in a building,
it would be extremely expensive to Install and maintain
l00 separate antennas. Not only would it be unsightly,
but reception would suffer because that many antennas
would interact with each other, causing interference
problems.
