Satellite dishes were in fact more widely available for upper-class students than cable; 47.7%
of them had this technology at home, compared with just 4.9% for middle and 2% for
lower-class students. In general, the oldest media, television and radio, were widely
available for all students regardless of their social class, while the new technologies
(VCR's, cable television, and satellite dishes) were mostly available for upper-class
students, showing a clear media gap along social classes.