MMC 2604 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Radio Stars, Jack Paar, Telecommunications Act Of 1996
23 Oct 2018
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Lecture 11: television and cable, power of visual. 1927: philo t. farnsworth, invented the electric tv, filed patent for it, rca challenged him for it, he won it. 1939: world"s fair, unveiled the tv to the public. 1940s: fcc begins assigning tv channels, cable tv is born. 1941: first tv commercial, bulova, ten seconds long. 1955: color tv, tv dinners are born. 1950s: the golden age of tv, sales of tvs surpass radio. Radio stars transferring to tv: i love lucy. Lucille and her husband co-owned co-produced the show: networks gain control of programming. Tuesday, october 2, 2018: the late-night talk show is born. Jack paar, red for using the abbreviation of water closet (toilet: the morning show is born. On radio nixon won, on tv kennedy won: first televised debate, began image over substance. 1960s: over 90% of households owned a tv, networks begin full regular programming in color. 1963: army-navy football game, instant replay is born.
