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1862
a still picture was transmitted through a wire.
Moving images were not successfully sent for another 65 years! -
1927
1st moving images were transmitted between Washington, DC and New York City. -
1936
200 TV sets in the U.S. -
1939
The Radio Corporation of America (RCA) broadcast the first televised Presidential speech, delivered by F.D. Roosevelt. -
1948
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. Television was mostly “live” as programs were broadcast as they were being performed. Programs recorded onto film were very poor quality. -
1962
Satellite broadcasting was introduced and made it possible to send and receive television signals anywhere in the world. -
1969
Satellite broadcasting allowed people around the world to watch the images transmitted from the moon landing. -
1976
A practical videotape recording system for home use became available. -
1983
Consumers could subscribe to direct delivery of programming to their homes, instead of cable systems or conventional broadcast programming. -
1995
Over 1 billion TV sets worldwide. -
1996
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the broadcast standards for high-definition television (HDTV). -
2002
The FCC mandated that TV manufacturers must equip all new TVs with tuners capable of receiving digital signals by 2007. -
2009
The FCC mandates no more broadcasting by antennae, only by digital. The transmission frequencies are sold to improve wireless internet capabilities for handheld devices.
