Sons of Anarchy was shown on TV.
Cable television is a system of delivering television programming to paying subscribers via radio frequency ( RF ) signals transmitted through coaxial cables , or in more recent systems , light pulses through fiber-optic cables . A `` cable channel '' ( sometimes known as a `` cable network '' ) is a television network available via cable television . FX ( originally an initialism of `` Fox Extended '' , pronounced and suggesting `` effects '' ) is an American basic cable and satellite television channel launched on June 1 , 1994 , based in Los Angeles , California and owned by 21st Century Fox through FX Networks , LLC . Sons of Anarchy . The series 's third season attracted an average of 4.9 million weekly viewers , making it FX 's highest rated series and surpassing its other hits The Shield , Nip/Tuck and Rescue Me .