Jasper has cable television equipment for sale. Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency (RF) signals. These signals are transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or optical fibres. Most current television sets come equipped with a cable tv tuner that enables them to receives analog cable signal. For digital signal one needs specialized equipment. These are available for sale in Jasper. Some of these equipment includes encoders, decoders, transcoders, processors, signage / servers, modulators, demodulators, multiplexers. For household use, a set top box would be needed to receive digital signals. These boxes can be of two types- SD and HD set-top boxes, which come equipped with smart cards. Other equipment includes RF fiber optic transmitters and receivers.