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Still picture transmitted through a wire
a still picture was transmitted through a wire.
Moving images were not successfully sent for another 65 years! -
1st moving images were transmitted between New York & Washington DC
1st moving images were transmitted between Washington, DC and New York City. -
200 TV sets in the US
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RCA broadcasts first televised Presidental Speech
the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) broadcast the first televised Presidential speech, delivered by F.D. Roosevelt. -
1 Million TV sets in the US
1 million TV sets in the U.S. and Community Antenna Television was introduced in mountainous rural areas of Pennsylvania. This became what we now know as cable TV. -
Television Programs were mostly Live
Television was mostly “live” as programs were broadcast as they were being performed. Programs recorded onto film were very poor quality. -
Satellite broadcasting Introduced
Satellite broadcasting was introduced and made it possible to send and receive television signals anywhere in the world. -
Satellite broadcasting allow people to watch the moon landing
Satellite broadcasting allowed people around the world to watch the images transmitted from the moon landing. -
Videotape recording system for home use becomes available
A practical videotape recording system for home use became available. -
Consumers could subscribe to direct delivery of programming to their homes
Consumers could subscribe to direct delivery of programming to their homes, instead of cable systems or conventional broadcast programming. -
1 Billion TV sets Worldwide
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FCC approves broadcast standards for HDTV
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the broadcast standards for high-definition television (HDTV). -
FCC says all TVs have to have digital tuners by 2007
The FCC mandated that TV manufacturers must equip all new TVs with tuners capable of receiving digital signals by 2007. -
FCC says no more antennae broadcasting
The FCC mandates no more broadcasting by antennae, only by digital. The transmission frequencies are sold to improve wireless internet capabilities for handheld devices.
