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The very first recorded picture
a still picture was transmitted through a wire.
Moving images were not successfully sent for another 65 years! -
The first moveing picture
1st moving images were transmitted between Washington, DC and New York City. -
The production of televitions
200 TV sets in the U.S. -
The first televised Presidential speech
the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) broadcast the first televised Presidential speech, delivered by F.D. Roosevelt. -
1 million tv sets were sold
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. -
Most televistion was live
Television was mostly “live” as programs were broadcast as they were being performed. Programs recorded onto film were very poor quality. -
the first Satellite televistion
Satellite broadcasting was introduced and made it possible to send and receive television signals anywhere in the world. -
the first televistion record from the moon landing
Satellite broadcasting allowed people around the world to watch the images transmitted from the moon landing -
the first video tape recording
A practical videotape recording system for home use became available. -
The first direct delivery of programming to homes
Consumers could subscribe to direct delivery of programming to their homes, instead of cable systems or conventional broadcast programming. -
Over i bilion tv sets sold
Over 1 billion TV sets worldwide. -
FCC Aproved the high-definition television (HDTV)
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the broadcast standards for high-definition television (HDTV). -
manufacturers equiped all new TVs with tuners capable
The FCC mandated that TV manufacturers must equip all new TVs with tuners capable of receiving digital signals by 2007. -
The transmission frequencies are sold to improve wireless internet capabilities for handheld devices.
The FCC mandates no more broadcasting by antennae, only by digital. The transmission frequencies are sold to improve wireless internet capabilities for handheld devices.
