January 10, 1949...RCA Introduces The 45 RPM Record I was 8 when I got my…
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Rare Details Of RCA’s First Reseach Lab…7 Van Cortlandt Park South
Finally! The RCA New York Lab Address Was 7 Van Cortlandt Park South.... Since the…
SPECIAL!! EARLY TELEVISION SURPRISES, Part 1 of 3
SURPRISE #1. If you always thought those were spotlights mounted in the black frame, you…
January 2, 1952…”Today” Show’s Full Staff Reports To Work at 4 AM
January 2, 1952..."Today" Show's Full Staff Reports To Work at 4 AM To get everyone…
The First Kinescope Images…”Colored Television”, 1933
The First Kinescope Images..."Colored Television", 1933 Earlier this week, I posted a story on RCA/NBC's…
December 23, 1947…The Transistor Is Born At Bell Labs, BUT…
December 23, 1947...The Transistor Is Born At Bell Labs, BUT... Why did it take so…
Vladimir Zworykin: The Iconoscope and the Kinescope
December 20,1938...Vladimir Zworykin Patented The Iconoscope Although there was controversy over a lot of patents…
SPECIAL 3 DAY BIRTH OF COLOR EVENT: DAY 1, PART 2
SPECIAL 3 DAY BIRTH OF COLOR EVENT: DAY 1, PART 2 Today is the eve…
RCA Red Book, “The Equipment”…Holy Grail Of Early Color Television History, Part 1 of 2
In 1953, RCA submitted 700 pages of documentation to the FCC as a "Petition For…
RCA Color Television…Best Color History Primer Ever!
From the David Sarnoff introduction to the history highlights at the end, this is one…
“The Big Picture” Presents….Television In The Army
"The Big Picture" Presents....Television In The Army Remember "The Big Picture" series? Here is their…
November 29, 1929…The NBC Chimes Sound For The First Time
November 29, 1929...The NBC Chimes Sound For The First Time In July of 1921, RCA…
Introducing The RCA TK30: Television’s First Workhorse Camera
Introducing The RCA TK30: Television's First Workhorse Camera This is the entire edition of RCA’s…
November 8, 1952…NBC’s First Full Color Facility Debuts
On this day in 1952, The Colonial Theater broadcast it's first color production to the…
November 7, 1933…RCA/NBC Dedicates 30 Rockefeller Plaza
November 7, 1933...RCA/NBC Dedicates 30 Rockefeller Plaza Bldg. On November 7, 1933 NBC held dedication…
RCA Broadcast News, January 1954
"Color Television - What It Means To Broadcasters" is the tile of this issue, and…
RCA Broadcast News, April 1961
From April 1961, here is what EVERYBODY was doing with color. From networks to local…
You Won’t Believe Your Eyes! How To Make Miniature TV Studio…
You Won't Believe Your Eyes! How To Make Miniature TV Studio A few years back,…
RCA Broadcast News, October 1946
RCA introduces television's first workhorse...the TK30 Image Orthicon Camera...in a multi-page article. This was the…
October 30, 1931…NBC Begins Work On Empire State Tower
October 30, 1931...NBC Begins Work On Empire State Tower On this day in 1931, NBC…
Making Ribbon Microphones…The Detailed Process
Making Ribbon Microphones...The Detailed Process As a tribute to the sound of the RCA 44,…