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The television had been in development since the late 1920s, throughout the rise and dominance of radio.
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Brady, Hillary. “Golden Age of Radio in the US.” The End of the Golden Age and the Rise of Television | DPLA, May 2014, dp.la/exhibitions/radio-golden-age/radio-tv. -
It established the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as an independent government agency to regulate nonfederal government use of the radio spectrum (including television) and interstate telecommunications (via wire and later satellite and cable).
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Caterina, Brian. “Communications Act of 1934.” Communications Act of 1934, 2009, mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1044/communications-act-of-1934. -
Once World War II ended and salaries increased, the number of television sets in U.S. households increased from a mere 6,000 in 1946 to more than 12 million by 1951.
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Telecom, Home. “A Brief History: The Evolution of the TV.” Home Telecom, 16 Feb. 2017, www.homesc.com/blog/the-evolution-of-television-and-evolution-of-the-tv. -
The first "Golden Age of Television" in the United States occurred between 1947 and 1960, following the enormous technological advances after the Second World War. These advancements made television ubiquitous and allowed shows like I Love Lucy and The Twilight Zone to flourish effectively in the domestic setting.
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Craig, Richard. “When the Golden Age of Television Was (& Which Shows).” ScreenRant, 8 May 2023, screenrant.com/golden-age-tv-explained-when-ended-shows/. -
In 1948, the FCC put a freeze on awarding new television station licenses because the fast pace of licensing prior to 1948 had created conflicts with the signals. Initially, the freeze was only supposed to last a few months. But the FCC did not start granting new television station licenses again until late in 1952.
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Networks, Mitel. “The History of the Federal Communications Commission.” Mitel, 2022, www.mitel.com/articles/history-federal-communications-commission-fcc.