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December 18 — WDSU TV channel 6, NBC affiliate, Becomes the first station in the Deep South in New Orleans, Louisiana; CBS begins network programming. Television manufacturing begins in Canada. Telecasts of the NBC Symphony Orchestra, begin until 1954. The number of homes in the U.S. that own a television set reaches one million.
The 1948 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania becomes the first political convention to be telecast by the networks. July 30 The DuMont Television Network becomes the first network to televise professional wrestling in prime time. November Screen Gems was founded as the television subsidiary of Columbia Pictures Corporation.
The preservation of these telecasts on kinescope film vary. The Texaco Star Theater proved to be one of the most notable hits of the year with its host, Milton Berle, credited with encouraging consumers to purchase their first television set. The 1948 episodes of the Berle show are missing, but many of the 1949 episodes still exist.
Their most revolutionary contribution came when the team extended the life of a cathode-ray tube from 24 to 1,000 hours, making television sets practical for consumers. [7] The company's television receivers soon became the standard of the industry. [8] In 1942, DuMont worked with the U.S. Army in developing radar during World War II. This ...
The 1947–48 United States network television schedule was nominally from September 1947 to March 1948, but scheduling ideas were still being worked out and did not follow modern standards. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1946–47 season .
Pages in category "Television channels and stations established in 1948" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Their first consumer television set, the 1948 table Model 48-1000, had a 10 in (25 cm) black-and-white screen and sold for US$395 ($4,482 in 2023). By 1954, Philco had led the radio industry in sales volume for 24 straight years, selling over 30 million radios. [16]
1948 present Brand is a subsidiary of Philips since 1976 Marantz: 1992 present Marconiphone - - ... "Good bye to finnish television sets". 29 September 2005