The 14 City NBC Television Network…1949

On July 9, 2014 - TV History


The 14 City NBC Television Network…1949

From the ‘Howdy Doody Show’, we get some interesting information on the status of NBC’s coverage of the country via the AT&T links for live television.  This show was kinescoped and mailed to most of the other major metro areas not covered by the growing network.

My home town of Atlanta was added on October 4, 1950, just 27 days before I was born.

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5 Comments

  1. Bob Hollis July 9, 2014

    Wow! I do not remember watching HD regularly but this is great!

  2. Lisa J. Kassner July 9, 2014

    One of my all time favorite programs… This clip aired before I was born… One thing for sure, NBC built the network one station at a time! Oh the early days of Television Broadcasting…

  3. Mark Tipton July 9, 2014

    Son of a gun, you and I are only about a month or so apart in age….December here.

  4. Dennis Degan July 9, 2014

    But WSB existed since 1948, so the network didn’t reach Atlanta until 1950? BTW, I was born 5 weeks after you were . . . 😉

  5. Mike Clark July 9, 2014

    looks like ‘Buffalo’ Bob is doing Howdy’s voice live. The director had to be very careful not to punch up the two shot and reveal Bob’s trick when Howdy’s jawboning. The puppeteer is struggling to stay in sync with Bob, and you can hear Howdy’s jaw snapping shut. This little issue was solved a few years later when Howdy’s dialogue was pre-recorded.