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Delta throwback: Getting cable

Back in the days when more people started getting coaxial cable wires into their homes to enjoy TV
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Things were changing for Delta television owners back in 1966.

Let's go back to 1966 when the first installation of cablevision in Delta was completed on Sept. 16 of that year on Gillespie Drive in South Delta. Pictured making the connection is Gary King of Delta Cablevision, while Peter Burchardt, John Thomas, Stan Thomas and Brian Bland look on. EastLink took over ownership of Delta Cable in 2007, just a few months after the founding Thomas family sold the company to Persona. Persona was then acquired by Bragg Communications, which operated EastLink. Since the early 2000s, television cable systems have been upgraded to digital.