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First time
A still picture was transmitted through a wire. -
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Broadcasting
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Reborn
first moving images were transmitted between washington D.C. and New York City -
T.V. Sets
200 T.V. sets in the U.S. -
Broadcast of an event
The R.C.A. broadcast the first televised presidential speech by Roosevelt. -
T.V. ste increase
-1 million t.v. sets in the U.S. .
-Community antenna television introduce in rural areas of Pennsylvania. (Now known as Cable tv)
-Television was mostly live as programs were being broadcast as they were happening.
-Film recording quality was poor. -
Satellite broadcasting
Satellite broadcasting was introduced and made it possible to send and receive television signals worldwide -
Satellite broadcast watching
Satellite broadcasting allowed people around the world to watch the images transmitted from the moon landing. -
videotape recording
A practical videotape recording system for home use became available -
Growth of television technology
Consumers coud subscribe to direct delivery programming to their homes; instead of broadcasting -
T.V. set increase
Over 1 billion t.v. sets worldwide -
Change in FCC
FCC approves the standard for broadcast for HD T.v. -
New changes to FCC
FCC mandated that all TV manufacturers equip new tvs with tuners capable of receiving digital signals by 2007. -
Digital broadcasts
FCC mandates no more broadcast by antenna, only digital.