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Creation of Cathode-Ray Tube
Cathode-Ray tube has been invented by Karl Ferdinand Braun. -
The Radio Act of 1912
Three to four letter codes have been assigned to radio stations for 360m wavelenghts because of signal jamming. -
400m Wavelength
Commerce Department allows only the most powerful stations to use 400m wavelength as long as only live music is broadcasted. -
NBC
General Electric, RCA and Westinghouse created NBC which operates two national radio networks. -
First All Electronic Television Image
Philo Farnsworth transmits the first all-electronic television image. -
CBS
CBS is created by William Paley. -
FM
Edwin Armstrong introduces Frequency Modulation (FM), a static-free method of transmission. -
Batman!
Robert Kane creates the Batman cartoon. -
Improvement of the Orthicon Tube for TVs
The orthicon tube, developed by RCA, improves light sensitivity a hundredfold. The FCC creates the commercial broadcasting spectrum of 13 channels, and 130 applications for broadcast licenses follow. -
Finally Color
Colored television has been introduced in the United States. -
TVs' Winning Blow
The revenue for television broadcasters finally surpasses that of radio broadcasters. Gross revenue for television is $593 million. NBC broadcasts the World Series in color for the first time. -
People Turning Into Moderm Generation
Ninety percent of U.S. homes have a television set. -
PBS
Congress creates PBS. -
HBO
Time Inc. transmits HBO, the first pay cable network. -
CNN
Ted Turner launches CNN, the first all-news network. -
MTV
MTV is launched as Music Television for musical purposes only. -
FOX
Barry Diller, head of News Corp., creates Fox. -
100%-2% Households Got a Hold of TV Sets
Ninety-eight percent of U.S. households have at least one television set. -
Stacking Up On Radios
Ninety-nine percent of U.S. households have at least one radio, with the average being five. -
The Simpsons
The Simpsons air on FOX becoming a hit instantly. -
Today's TV Ratings
The controversial television ratings system debuts on cable stations and broadcast networks. The ratings, TV-Y, TV-G, TV-Y7, TV-PG, TV-14 and TV-M, appear for 15 seconds in the upper left-hand corner of the screen at the beginning of each show, except news and sports programs, which are not rated. -
Reality TV Rules the Air
Reality TV continues to dominate the airwaves. -
Jersey Shore
Jersey Shore hits the screens on MTV which becomes a hit and a king of controversy on the East Coast.
