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Radio Act of 1912
Licensing system deciding who can and cannot broadcast a message after an application. Began marginalizing the amateurs. -
Formation of the RCA
After WW1 the US government offered companies in the US exclusive rights for developing radio technology for the US, founding the RCA. -
Radio Act of 1927
First federal regulatory agency developing radio. In charge of processing, broadcasting licences, and assigned frequencies. The PICAN standered was set up during this act -
RCA broadcasts speeches and baseball games.
The RCA had been putting a lot of money into television and by 1939 the RCA had begun broadcasting President speeches, including a speech by FDR making him the first president to appear on television. The RCA was also broadcasting baseball games. All of this led into the Golden Age of television. -
FCC Licensing Freeze
The FCC stops allowing new networks to broadcast on Television. -
Golden Age of Television
Following WWII technological advancements helped television flourish between the 1940s through the 1950s. -
FCC lifts Licensing Freeze
The freeze gave the networks NBC, ABC, and CBS who were able to broadcast had created their footholds -
Quiz Show Scandals
Sponsors rigged certain TV game shows in order to draw in a larger audience