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Television – history
development of television
overview
color television
digital television
early efforts
early FCC actions
1940: Television
1941: Television
1942: Radio And Electronics
1942: Television
early tv receivers and relay stations
first coast-to-coast broadcast by cable
first live pictures of the moon
first television
high-definition television
image scanner
large-screen television
picture tube
rise of television journalism
satellite broadcasting
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stereo sound
VCRs
1941: Television
In 1941 television took a stride forward when the Federal Communications Commission approved standards for commercial broadcasting and for the first time permitted television stations to operate on a commercial basis. Television was thus put on an even footing, so far as government sanction goes,...
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