Network Notes…
On October 4, 1950, Atlanta was finally able to bring live network shows to Georgia via the new coaxial cable. Before the AT&T connection, network shows came in the mail as kinescopes and films.
If you guessed “anything” at Saturday Night Live, you’d be 99% right, but only one job in the world is the absolute “best”. Operating Camera 1 on the Chapman Electra crane in NBC Studio 8H is the hands down winner and although seeing a video is not the same as being there, this sure goes […]
A Leisurely Stroll Down Memory Lane…WBOC, Circa 1964 This video will start at the beginning of the television studios tour, but for engineering and radio fans, the tour starts at the transmitters and radio studios just before this. WBOC is in Salisbury, Maryland and this twenty minute video has a very generous helping of RCA […]
December 18, 1953…First Color Commercial Airs On WPTZ, Philadelphia In yesterday’s post, we learned of the FCC’s December 17, 1953 decision adopting RCA’s Compatible Color System. On Friday, December 18, 1953 at about 11:15 am, the FCC issued to WPTZ, Channel 3, its official color experimental license which authorized the transmission of color video on […]
December 1, 1975…’The Edge Of Night’ Moves From CBS To ABC This was the first serial in television history to switch networks. By the way, did you know the famous skyline in the opening is Cincinnati, Ohio as seen from Kentucky? April 2, 1956 was a big day at CBS, as two of the first […]