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