Important Dates In Television History

The Word, Television

Nov 8, 1900

At the World's Fair in Paris, the first known use of the word television.

Important Dates In Television History

Period: Nov 8, 1900 to Nov 8, 1996

First TV Station

Nov 8, 1928

The Federal Radio Commission issues the first television station license (W3XK) to Charles Jenkins.

First TV Commercial

Nov 8, 1931

Charles Jenkins broadcasts the first TV commercial.

CBS

Nov 8, 1937

CBS begins its TV development.

NTSC B&W TV

Nov 8, 1941

The FCC releases the NTSC standard for black and white TV.

AT&T

Nov 8, 1962

AT&T launches Telstar, the first satellite to carry TV broadcasts.

Color TV

Nov 8, 1967

Most TV broadcasts are in color.

First Music Video

Aug 1, 1981

Video Killed The Radio Star was the first music video ever.

VHS

Nov 8, 1986

Super VHS introduced.

Cartoon Network

Oct 1, 1992

Cartoon Network was launched.

Closed Captioning

Nov 8, 1993

Closed captioning required on all TV sets.