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Tennessee Valley Indians

Tennessee Valley Indians noun: interference with television signals, caused by CB radio.

Noun

Tennessee Valley Indians pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, CB radio slang) Interference with television signals, caused by CB radio.
    • “I've been using the meter to chase Tennessee Valley Indians. That's what we hams call television interference connected in any way with an amateur station,” Barney went on in answer to Mac's questioning look.1957, Radio & Television News, volume 57, page 70
    • First of a Series: Tvi (television interference, commonly referred to as "Tennessee Valley Indians") is certainly one of amateur radio's biggest problems.1963, CQ; the Radio Amateur's Journal, volume 19, numbers 1-6, page 87

Origin of Tennessee Valley Indians

Humorous alternative expansion of the initialism TVI.

Questions about Tennessee Valley Indians

What does Tennessee Valley Indians mean?
Tennessee Valley Indians means interference with television signals, caused by CB radio.
What part of speech is Tennessee Valley Indians?
Tennessee Valley Indians is a noun.

Words near Tennessee Valley Indians in the dictionary

  1. Tennessee
  2. Tennessee quick step
  3. Tennessee rifle
  4. Tennessee rifles
  5. Tennessee River
  6. Tennessee Valley Indians
  7. Tennessee warbler
  8. Tennessee warblers
  9. Tennessee windage
  10. Tennesseean
  11. Tennesseeans

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