On July 26, 1964, the first broadcast finally originated from a building CBS had owned…
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June 1940….Television’s 1st Convention & 1st Network Broadcast
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July 14, 1933…Popeye Comes To The Silver Screen
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‘Squidbillies’ Is Still Blazing a Caustic, Backwoods Trail
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TeleTales: “Film At 11″… WPIX Coined The Phrase In 1948
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Mystery Photo Reveals…THE FIRST WNBC TV Was NOT In New York!?!
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July 1, 1941…Commercial Television Begins In America
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Commercial Television’s 75th Anniversary…Friday, July 1, 2016
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June 25, 1951…America’s First Color Broadcasts Begin On CBS
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June 21, 1948…First TV Network Pool Event & Debut Of RCA Kinescope
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June 20, 1948…Ed Sullivan Comes To Television
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June 18, 1949…Dave Garroway & “The Chicago Style” Debut On NBC
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Remembering Muhammad Ali…With A Special Video Clip
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NBC New York: Radio City TV Studios & Theaters Chronology 1935 -1956
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May 27, 1972…George Carlin Debuts The Infamous “7 Words” Sketch
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May 23, 1964…And Away We Go…From NYC To Miami Beach
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May 22, 1950…The Start Of Late Night TV…Almost
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May 19, 1945…Dumont’s W3XYT Signs On In Washington DC
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May 17, 1939…Television’s First Sports Announcer & Baseball Game
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May 17, 1930…Construction Begins On Rockefeller Center
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