A more likely challenger to cable is satellite television. More than 2.9 million people nationwide bought dishes last year, and the number of satellite subscribers is growing at a rate three times faster than cable. In two years, the number of dish owners more than doubled in New Jersey, to 274,293 subscribers in 2000, according to SkyTrends, a market research organization. Viewers say the price is comparable to cable, the picture is clearer, and the programming more diverse. Some turn to it for the wide range of sports and movie offerings.
Immigrants say it's the only way they can get programs from their homelands.
I can get my Arabic news and Koranic studies. We can't get this with cable.