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2009 Billy Mays, famous television pitchman, direct response advertising salesman for 'As Seen on TV' products, CEO, Founder, Mays Promotions, Inc., dies at age 50
2004 Tony Randall, actor, TV's The Odd Couple, dies at 84 2004 Jack Paar, TV host, early Tonight Show host, dies at 85 2003 Roy Neal, TV journalist, NASA correspondent, dies at 82 2003 Buddy Ebsen, actor/dancer, TV's The Beverly Hillbillies, dies at 95 2003 David Brinkley, TV journalist, dies at 82 2003 David Bloom, TV journalist, died in Iraq of non-war-related causes, dies at 39 2002 Roone Arledge, TV innovator, crated NFL Monday Night Football, dies at 71 2002 Jonathan Harris, TV actor, TV's Lost in Space, dies at 84 2002 Walter Annenberg, publisher/philanthropist/ambassador, started TV GUide, dies at 94 2002 Pat Weaver, TV innovator, created the Today Show, dies at 93 2002 Howard K. Smith, TV journalist, dies at 87 2001 Christopher Hewett, actor, TV's Mr. Belvedere, dies at 80 2001 Edward Winter, actor, TV's M*A*S*H, dies at 63 2001 Ray Walston, actor, TV's My Favorite Martian, dies at 86 2000 Thomas Yohe, TV producer/innovator, Schoolhouse Rock, dies at 63 2000 Steve Allen, writer/TV host, early Tonight Show host, dies at 80 2000 Robert Northshield, TV news producer, Sunday Morning, dies at 78 2000 Larry Linville, actor, M*A*S*H TV show, dies at 60 1999 Leonard Goldenson, TV executive, dies at 94 1998 Johnny Roventini, pitchman, Phillip Morris radio and TV ads, dies at 88 1998 Buffalo Bob Smith, TV personality, The Howdy Doody Show, dies at 80 1998 Warner Brothers TV Network begins Tueday night programming 1997 Jerry Seinfeld says this is the final season of his TV show 1997 "ER" is performed live on TV 1997 Brandon Tartikoff, TV executive (NBC), dies at 48 1997 "Keenan Ivory Wayan Show," premieres on Fox TV 1997 Dallas TV Station KXAS settle with Dallas Cowboys Michael Irvin and Erik Williams for reporting false sex assault allegations against them 1997 TV evangelist Robert Schuller attacks a flight attendant 1997 Edward Mulhare, actor, TV's The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, dies of lung cancer at 74 1997 Mel Karmazin replaces Peter Lund as CEO of CBS TV 1997 Brenda Carlin, TV producer and wife of comedian George Carlin, dies at 57 1997 "Married With Children" final episode on Fox TV 1997 Michael Stroka, TV actor, Aristede-Dark Shadows, dies of cancer at 57 1997 Edwin Haig Alberian, TV celebrity, played Clarabell 1997 Gail Davis, actress, TV's Annie Oakley 1997 5th annual ESPY Awards shown on TV 1997 David Doyle, TV actor (Charlie's Angels) 1997 NBC TV shows "Schindler's List," completely uncensored, 65 million watch 1997 Dennis Main Wilson, TV and radio producer, dies at 72 1996 Willaim Brown, British TV executive, dies at 67 1996 Susan Gautier TV producer-Smith, dies at 33 1996 Leonard Katzman, TV producer, dies at 69 1996 Rex Tucker, TV writer/director, dies at 83 1996 Humphrey Fisher, TV Producer, dies at 72 1996 M2, MTV's second TV channel is launched 1996 MSNBC begins Microsoft internet-NBC TV 1996 WBSI TV replaces WNYC on channel 31 in New York City 1996 Ray Combs, TV host (Family Feud), commits suicide at 40 1996 O. J. Simpson appears on British TV discussing his not guilty verdict 1996 Frank Henry Copplestone, TV executive, dies at 71 1996 Sandy Becker, New York City Kiddie TV Show host (Sandy Becker Show), dies at 74 1996 Michael Herford Wooller, TV/film producer, dies at 69 1996 Gerald Savory, actor playwright/TV producer (3 Weeks), dies at 86 1995 Princess Di admits she cheated on Prince Charles in a TV interview 1995 Laura Weber, TV Host, dies at 70 1995 O. J. Simpson cancels a TV appearance on Dateline 1995 Mary Tyler Moore returns to series TV in "NY News," on CBS 1995 Danny Arnold, British TV producer, dies at 70 1995 Wilbur Stark, tV/film producer, dies at 83 1995 Mason City Iowa's TV news personality Jodi Huisentruit disappears 1995 Classic Sports Network begins on cable TV 1995 Nicholas Palmer, TV writer/producer, dies at 57 1995 Final TV broadcast of "Empty Nest" on NBC TV 1995 Chopper 4 1st used on WNBC TV (New York City) news 1995 Rachida Hammadi, Algerian TV journalist, murdered at 32 1995 Vladislav Listyev, TV journalist, dies at 48 1995 Nigel Lucius Graeme Finch, TV Director/film-maker, dies at 45 1995 Belgium's TV channel VT4 goes on the air 1995 Belgium's TV channel 2 in Flanders goes on the air 1995 Peter Black, TV critic, dies at 82 1995 5th TV network (WB) Warner Brothers begins (WPIX-TV in New York City) 1994 Shauna McDonald Brown, British TV producer, dies at 37 1994 Warner Brothers announces a 5th TV network to begin on Jan 11, 1995 1994 Andrew Miller-Jones TV pioneer, dies at 84 1994 "Baseball" TV Miniseries last airs on PBS 1994 H Minderop, founder/chairman (TROS-radio/TV), dies 1994 Geoffrey McQueen, TV writer, dies at 46 1994 1st French "all news" TV, LCI, begins broadcasting 1994 Howard Stern begins 30-minute (Radio) TV show on E! cable network 1994 Dennis Potter, British TV writer (Pennies from Heaven), dies at 59 1994 Rita Gillespie, tV Director, dies at 65 1994 Henry Morgan, TV panalist (To Tell the Truth), dies of cancer at 74 1994 "Where On Earth Is Carmen San Diego," debuts on Fox TV 1993 Garry Moore, TV host (I've Got A Secret), dies of emphysema at 78 1993 Raymond Lockhart, TV director (Huntley Brinkley Report), dies at 65 1993 Smail Yefsah, Algerian TV journalist, murdered at 31 1993 Mustafa Abada, Algerian TV director, murdered 1993 Battle at TV station Ostankino/Moscow townhall, about 25 killed 1993 Leonard Parkin, British TV host (ITN), dies at 64 1993 NBC TV awarded 1996 Olympic coverage for $456 million 1993 Piet Wielinga, TV producer (Dutch Glory), dies at 56 1993 "Scrabble," second run," TV Game Show; last airs on NBC-TV 1993 Paramaribo Suriname TV studio destroyed by fire 1993 Last TV appearance of Mies Bouwman 1993 Joop Scheltens, TV host/director (Explore Your Place), dies at 69 1993 Soap opera "Santa Barbara" final show on NBC TV 1992 WCBS TV news anchor Carol Martin weds Joe Terry 1992 Mark Goodson, TV game show producer (Goodson-Toddman), dies at 77 1992 Fox is to launch Tuesday night network TV, rescheduled to Decemeber 1992 Ton Hasebos, cameraman/TV director (Gnome Hasebos), dies 1992 1964 "Gilligan's Island" TV pilot 1st shown on TV (TBS) 1992 Mariel Hemmingway appears nude on TV show Civil Wars 1992 House votes 280 to 128 to give FCC control of cable TV rates 1992 Paramount inaugurates New York Street on TV/movie lot 1992 Jim Whaley, TV host (Cinema Showcase), dies of heart attack at 44 1992 Fox broadcasting adds Wednesday night TV programming 1992 Geert Vissers, Dutch TV host (Gay Dating Show), dies 1992 Skip Stephenson, TV host (Real People), dies 1992 "Growing Pains," final episode on ABC TV 1992 "Who's The Boss," final episode after 8 years on ABC TV 1992 CBS TV premieres overnight news program "Up To The Minute" 1992 Bert Parks, Jacobson, TV host (Miss America), dies at 77 1991 Robert Q Lewis, U.S. comic/TV panel member (RQL Show), dies at 70 1991 TV show "Roc" has a gay wedding episode - Can't Help Loving that Man 1991 1st TV condom ad aired (FOX- TV) 1991 Michael Jackson's "Black or White" video premieres on FOX TV 1991 "Princesses" premieres on CBS TV 1991 "Good and Evil" premieres on ABC TV 1991 "Good and Evil" and "Sibs" premieres on ABC TV 1991 Andre Baruch, Radio/TV announcer dies at 83 1991 TV Guide publishes it's 2000th edition 1991 Prudence Nesbitt, British actress/TV producer, dies 1991 Jack McCoy, Radio/TV personality, dies at 72 1991 Marten Levendig, Dutch TV correspondent to Moscow, dies 1991 "Nia Peeples Party Machine" premieres on TV 1990 Sci-Fi Channel on cable TV begins transmitting 1990 Loretta Tupper, radio/TV entertainer, dies of cancer at 84 1990 Bernard Cowan, TV announcer, dies of kidney disease at 68 1990 TV Guide selects Arsenio Hall as TV personality of year 1990 Cowboy Channel on cable TV begins transmitting 1990 General Elvis, TV Drama last airs on ABC 1990 Return To Green Acres TV movie airs 1990 "Cartoon All Stars to Rescue" shown on all 4 TV networks 1990 Final episode of Pat Sajak's late night TV show on CBS 1990 "Ha!" comedy Channel on cable TV begins transmitting 1990 "Bradys" return to TV for 6 episodes on CBS TV 1990 Sports News Network begins operation on cable TV 1990 FCC implements "SYNDEX" giving independent stations more rights over cable TV outlets for exclusive syndicated programs 1989 TV cameras permitted in British House of Commons 1989 Simon van Collem, Dutch journalist/TV host, dies at 70 1989 "Doctor Doctor," TV Comedy starring Matt Frewer, debuts on CBS-TV 1989 "Tales From The Crypt," TV Anthology, debuts on HBO 1989 Final TV episode of "Family Ties" airs 1989 Moonlighting, TV Crime Drama last airs on ABC 1989 "Entertainment Tonight" performs their 2,000th TV performance 1989 Critics Siskel and Ebert film their 500th TV movie-review show 1989 David Letterman becomes 1st network TV series to use dolby stereo 1989 Mary Martin in "Peter Pan," 1st seen on TV since 1973 1989 New York Yankees announce that Tom Seaver is their new TV sportscaster 1989 1st Spanish commercial on network TV (Pepsi-Cola-CBS Grammy Award) 1989 Miami Vice's 100th episode seen on TV 1989 2 French TV newsmen arrested for trying to plant fake bombs on 3 airlines at JFK airport in security test 1989 Jim and Tammy Bakker return to TV (Oy Vey!) 1988 Max Robinson, 1st black network (ABC) TV anchor, dies of AIDS at 49 1988 "Naked Gun" premieres, a movie based on TV's "Police Squad" 1988 Talk-show host Geraldo Rivera's nose is broken as Roy Innis brawls with skinheads at TV taping 1988 Senate passes bill curbing ads during children's TV shows 1988 Mike Tyson smashes TV camera outside his Bernardsville New Jersey home 1988 Jury awards Valerie Harper $1.6 M in dispute over TV series 1988 "Price is Right" model Janice Pennington is knocked out by a TV camera 1988 "Morton Downey, Jr. Show," debuts in TV syndication 1988 Last broadcast of "Crossroads" on British TV 1987 1st condom commercial on BBC TV 1987 "Star Trek: The Next Generation," debuts on syndicated TV 1987 Michael Jacskon's "Bad" video premieres on CBS TV 1987 Boy George barred from British TV show, he may be a bad influence 1987 Federal judge throws out Bette Midler's $10 million suit against Ford Motor Co, who used a sound alike voice for their TV commercials 1987 Milton J. Cross, born in New York City, TV announcer, Met Opera Auditions of the Air 1987 Fox TV network premieres showing Married With Children 1987 David Susskind, TV host (Open End, David Susskind Show), dies at 66 1987 Anti-smoking ad airs for 1st time on TV, featuring Yul Brynner 1986 TV soap "Search for Tomorrow" ends 35 year run 1986 "Airwolf," TV Adventure; moves to USA 1986 "Designing Women," TV Comedy, debuts on CBS 1986 Donn Bennett, TV host (The Big Idea), dies at 76 1986 Willem Ruis, Dutch TV host (Willem Ruis Show), dies at 41 1986 Marlin Perkins, TV host (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom), dies at 81 1986 Regular TV coverage of U.S. Senate sessions begins 1986 Geraldo Rivera opens Al Capone's vault on TV and finds nothing 1986 To dispel rumors he's dead, Moammar Gadhafi appears on TV 1986 Marlin Perkins, TV host (Wild Kingdom) at 80 1986 Ned Calmer, TV host (In the First Person), dies at 78 1986 4 French TV crew members are abducted in Beirut Lebanon 1985 Noraly Beyer becomes Netherlands 1st black TV newscaster 1985 1st AIDS theme TV movie - "An Early Frost" 1985 Johnny Olsen, TV announcer (Price is Right), dies at 75 1985 WJW-AM/TV in Cleveland Ohio change call letters to WRMR 1984 TV soap "Edge of Night" ends 28 year run 1984 Walter Woolf King, actor/TV host (Lights Cameras Action), dies at 85 1984 Florence Rinard, TV panelist (20 Questions), dies at 82 1984 Ken Carpenter, TV announcer (Lux Video Theater), dies at 84 1984 Soap Opera "Santa Barbara" premieres on NBC TV 1984 1st live TV appearance by Chief Justice Warren Burger, Nightline 1984 "Thicke Of The Night," TV Talk Show last airs in syndication 1984 Ken Williams, TV announcer (Video Village), dies at 69 1984 Lou Crosby, TV announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 72 1984 Supreme Court rules (5-4) oks private use of home VCRs to tape TV programs for later viewing does not violate federal copyright laws 1984 TV anchor Christine Craft wins $325,000 in her case against KMBC-TV 1984 Jack La Rue, TV narrator (Lights Out), dies at 81 1984 "Night Court" starring Harry Anderson premieres on NBC TV 1983 Nashville Network begins on cable TV 1983 John K M McCaffery, TV host (One Minute Please), dies at 69 1983 Jury in KC, Mo, awards TV anchorwoman Christine Craft $500,000 in sex discrimination suit against KMBC-TV (later overturned) 1983 "Friday Night Videos" premieres on NBC TV 1983 Walter O'Keefe, songwriter/TV host (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 82 1983 Arthur Godfrey, TV host (Arthur Godrey Show), dies at 79 1983 TNN, The Nashville Network, begins on Cable TV 1982 TV soap "Doctors" ends 19 year run 1982 FCC drops limits on duration and frequency of TV ads 1982 Burton Turkus, lawyer/author/TV host (Mr Arsenic), dies at 80 1982 Jock Ewing, dies in an aircrash on TV show "Dallas" 1982 Dave Garroway, TV host (Today Show), dies at 69 1982 Hank Ladd, TV host (Arrow Show, Waiting for the Break), dies at 74 1982 Don Wilson, TV announcer (Jack Benny Show), dies at 81 1982 4 Dutch TV crew members shot dead in El Salvador 1982 Rex Marshall, TV announcer (Circuit Rider, Herman Hickman Show), dies 1982 "Fame" premieres on NBC TV 1981 John Kieran, TV host (Information Please), dies at 89 1981 Harry Von Zell, TV announcer (Burns and Allen), dies at 75 1981 Entertainment Tonight premieres on TV 1981 Judge Wapner and People's Court premier on TV 1981 Allen Ludden, TV show host (Password), dies at 61 1981 2nd City TV's (SCTV) network premier (NBC) 1981 Madge Evans, TV panelist (Masquerade Party), dies at 71 1981 Final performance of TV show "Soap" airs 1981 "Brady Brides," debuts on NBC TV 1980 Bravo network premieres on cable TV 1980 CBS TV bans Calvin Klein's jean ad featuring Brooke Shields 1980 Bobby Van, actor/TV host (Make Me Laugh), dies of cancer at 49 1980 On TV show Dallas, J.R. is shot 1980 Jack Bailey, TV host (Queen for a Day), dies at 72 1979 George De Witt, TV host (Name that Tune), dies at 56 1979 John Reed King, TV host (Why?, Let's See), dies at 64 1979 "Real People" premieres on NBC TV 1979 Melville Cooper, TV panelist (I Got a Secret), dies at 82 1979 Miniseries "Roots: Next Generations" premieres on ABC TV 1979 "Supertrain," TV Anthology, Superbomb of 1979, debuts on NBC 1979 "Co-Ed Fever," TV Comedy, debut and cancelled that outing on CBS 1978 1st lesbian theme TV movie - "Question of Love" 1978 1st broadcast of "Diff'rent strokes" on NBC TV 1978 1st TV movie from a TV series - "Rescue from Gilligan's Island" 1978 "For Richer, For Poorer," TV Daytime Soap; last airs on NBC-TV 1978 Last broadcast of "Columbo" on NBC TV 1978 French TV announced a rating of "0" for a program about an Armenian's woman's 40th birthday, (comp: Napoleanic drama-67%, Knockout-33%) 1978 ABC TV airs "Stars Salute Israel at 30" 1978 TV show "Dallas" premieres on CBS (as a 5 week mini-series) 1978 Rutles "All You Need is Cash" is shown on British TV 1978 1st broadcast of "Dallas" on CBS TV 1978 Wendy Barrie, TV hostess (Wendy Barrie Show), dies at 65 1978 "Fantasy Island" starring Ricardo Montalban premieres on ABC TV 1978 Walter Keirnan, TV panelist (I've Got a Secret), dies at 75 1977 Louis Untermeyer, poet/critic/TV panelist (What's My Line), dies at 92 1977 Elvis Costello and The Attractions 1st U.S. TV appearance (SNL) 1977 George Hamilton Combs, TV host (Through the Curtain), dies at 78 1977 Canada begins regular live TV coverage of Parliament 1977 90 minute pilot of "Logan's Run" premieres on TV 1977 1st TV viewer discretion warning-Soap 1977 1st broadcast of "Roots" mini-series on ABC TV 1977 Hal Sawyer, TV host (Sawyer Views Hollywood), dies at 62 1977 Mary Shane hired by Chicago White Sox as 1st woman TV play-by-play 1976 TV soap "Somerset" ends 6 year run 1976 Sex Pistols using profanity on TV, gets them branded as "rotten punks" 1976 1st Jewish film and TV festival 1976 Ford-Carter TV debate 1976 Ted Mack, TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72 1976 "Gong Show" premieres on TV, syndication 1976 Mary Margaret McBride, TV hostess (Mary Margaret McBride), dies at 76 1976 Nelson Case, TV host (Trash or Treasure), dies at 66 1976 H Allen Smith, TV host (Armchair Detective), dies at 69 1976 Vince Guaraldi, jazz pianist (Charlie Brown TV specials), dies at 43 1976 "Honeymooners Second Honeymoon" airs on TV 1976 "Rich Man, Poor Man" mini-series premieres on ABC TV 1976 Sonny and Cher resume TV show, despite real-life divorce 1976 "Laverne and Shirley" spinoff from "Happy Days" premieres on ABC TV 1976 "Donny and Marie" [Osmond] musical variety show premieres on ABC TV 1975 1st broadcast of "One Day at a Time" on CBS TV 1975 Arthur Treacher, TV announcer (Merv Griffin Show), dies at 81 1975 Anthony Ross, TV host (Telltale Clue), dies at 69 1975 TV soap opera "Ryan's Hope" premieres 1975 Vivien Kellems, TV hostess (The Power of Women), dies at 78 1975 "Hot l Baltimore" situation comedy premieres on ABC TV 1975 "Barney Miller" premieres on ABC TV 1975 Milton J Cross, TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions), dies at 87 1974 Ed Sullivan, TV host (Ed Sullivan Show, Toast of the Town), dies at 73 1974 Truman Bradley, TV host (Science Fiction Theater), dies at 69 1974 Ahmet Rodan Zappa, son of Frank/rocker, Z, 2 Hip 4 TV 1974 "Good Times," debuts on CBS TV 1974 "Good Times" (spinoff from "Maude") premieres on CBS TV 1974 "$6 Million Man" starring Lee Majors premieres on ABC TV 1973 "Young and Restless" premieres on TV 1973 Irna Phillips, creator of 5 TV soap operas, dies at 72 1973 "Barbra Streisand ...and Other Musical Instruments" airs on CBS TV 1973 Frank Knight, TV announcer (Chronoscope), dies at 79 1973 "Star Trek-Animated" premieres on TV 1973 ABC announces it obtained TV rights for 1976 Olympics 1973 "Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour," TV Variety; debut on ABC 1973 1st TV network female nudity-Steambath (PBS)-Valerie Perrine 1973 Pat Henning, actor (Goodyear TV Playhouse), dies at 62 1973 "Barnaby Jones" premieres on CBS TV 1973 Tap dancer Ray Castle measured at 1440 taps/minute on BBC TV 1973 WNPB TV channel 13 in Marquette, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1972 WGVC (now WUCX) TV channel 35 in Grand Rapids, MI (PBS) 1st broadcast 1972 KFIZ TV channel 34 in Fond du Lac, WI suspends broadcasting 1972 1st gay theme TV movie - "That Certain Summer" 1972 WNJS TV channel 23 in Camden, New Jersey (PBS) begins broadcasting 1972 KAVT (now KSMQ) TV channel 15 in Austin, MN (PBS) begins broadcasting 1972 "M*A*S*H," premieres on NBC TV 1972 1st TV series about mixed marriage-Bridgit Loves Bernie 1972 WMAO TV channel 23 in Greenwood, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting 1972 "Waltons" TV program premieres 1972 1st TV broadcast of "Waltons" on CBS 1972 WKAR TV channel 23 in East Lansing, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1972 WMAV TV channel 18 in Oxford, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting 1972 KHMA TV channel 11 in Houma, LA (IND) begins broadcasting 1972 Andrew Cassesse, actor, Revenge of Nerds II, TV 101 1972 WRIP (now WDSI) TV channel 61 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (IND) 1st broadcast 1972 "Emergency" with Robert Fuller premieres on NBC TV 1972 "Sanford and Son" starring Redd Foxx premieres on NBC TV 1972 WMAH TV channel 19 in Biloxi, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting 1972 WMAU TV channel 17 in Bude, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting 1972 WMAW TV channel 14 in Meridian, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting 1972 KDSD TV channel 16 in Aberdeen, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 KAID TV channel 4 in Boise, Idaho (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 KUAC TV channel 9 in Fairbanks/College, AK (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 David Sarnoff, U.S. TV pioneer (RCA), dies at 80 1971 KCBJ (now KMIZ) TV channel 17 in Columbia, MO (ABC) 1st broadcast 1971 TV movie "Brian's Song," airs for 1st time on ABC-TV 1971 WXLT (now WWSB) TV channel 40 in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida (ABC) begins 1971 WTZH TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (CBS) suspends broadcasting 1971 KMPH TV channel 26 in Visalia-Fresno, California (IND) begins broadcasting 1971 WGBY TV channel 57 in Springfield, MA (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 WIIQ TV channel 41 in Demopolis, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 KVUE TV channel 24 in Austin, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1971 WNPI TV channel 18 in Norwood, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 WGTU TV channel 29 in Traverse City, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1971 KVRL (now KRIV) TV ch 26 in Shreveport-Texarkana, LA (NBC) begins 1971 WNPE TV channel 16 in Watertown, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 WUHQ TV channel 41 in Battle Creek, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1971 Bobby Leslie, TV rocker, Guys Next Door-I Was Made For You 1971 WTVP TV channel 47 in Peoria, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 Leanza Cornet, TV host, Entertainment Tonight 1971 WHAE (now WGNX) TV channel 46 in Atlanta, Georgia (CBN) begins broadcasting 1971 Ed Sullivan's final TV show on CBS 1971 WDXR (now WKPD) TV channel 29 in Paducah, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 Ogden Nash, poet/TV panelist (Masquerade Party), dies at 68 1971 WBFF TV channel 45 in Baltimore, MD (IND) begins broadcasting 1971 WCJB TV channel 20 in Gainesville, Florida (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 3-judge U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals 1971 WNJT TV channel 52 in Trenton, New Jersey (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 WSVN (now WSBN) TV channel 47 in Norton, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 "Benny Hill Show" tops TV ratings 1971 WCPB TV channel 28 in Salisbury, MD (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 KDCD TV channel 18 in Midland, Texas (IND) suspends broadcasting 1971 CBS TV announces it is dropping "Ed Sullivan Show" 1971 Barbra Streisand appears on "The Burt Bacharach Special" on CBS TV 1971 Philo T Farnsworth, U.S. TV pioneer, dies at 64 1971 WDRB TV channel 41 in Louisville, Kentucky (IND) begins broadcasting 1971 National Emergency Center erroneously orders U.S. radio and TV stations to go off the air. Mistake wasn't resolved for 30 minutes 1971 Probably 1st gay theme TV episode - All in the Family 1971 KTSC TV channel 8 in Pueblo-Colorado Spgs, CO (PBS) 1st broadcast 1971 WHMB TV channel 40 in Indianapolis, IN (IND) begins broadcasting 1971 "Alias Smith and Jones" premieres on ABC TV 1971 "All in the Family" premieres on CBS featuring 1st toilet flush on TV 1970 WUTV TV channel 29 in Buffalo, New York (IND) begins broadcasting 1970 KNCT TV channel 46 in Belton/Killeen, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 KGTF TV channel 12 in Agana, GU (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 KVEW TV channel 42 in Kennewick, WA (ABC) begins broadcasting 1970 WYEA (now WLTZ) TV channel 38 in Columbus, Georgia (NBC) 1st broadcast 1970 WFYI TV channel 20 in Indianapolis, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 Herbert Schmidtz makes highest parachute jump from a tower by leaping from a 1,984 ft TV mast in Tulsa, Oklahoma 1970 WAPT TV channel 16 in Jackson, MS (ABC) begins broadcasting 1970 KAPP TV channel 35 in Yakima, WA (ABC) begins broadcasting 1970 WSWP TV channel 9 in Grandview, WV (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 WKMJ TV channel 68 in Louisville, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 WDHN TV channel 18 in Dothan, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting 1970 KTSD TV channel 10 in Pierre, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 WJCL TV channel 22 in Savannah, Georgia (ABC) begins broadcasting 1970 Patrick Dancy, TV rocker, Guys Next Door-I Was Made For You 1970 WSWO TV channel 26 in Springfield, OH (ABC) suspends broadcasting 1970 KPAX TV channel 8 in Missoula, Montana (CBS) begins broadcasting 1970 WSMW TV channel 27 in Worcester, MA (IND) begins broadcasting 1970 KDUB TV channel 40 in Dubuque, IA (ABC) begins broadcasting 1970 KTVM TV channel 6 in Butte, Montana (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1970 KOAI (now KNAZ) TV channel 2 in Flagstaff, Arizona (NBC) 1st broadcast 1970 Herb Shriner, humorist/TV host (Herb Shriner Show), dies at 51 1970 WMGZ TV channel 16 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, begins broadcasting 1970 WPSJ TV channel 14 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, begins broadcasting 1970 WSNS TV channel 44 in Chicago, Illinois (IND) begins broadcasting 1970 KAEC TV channel 19 in Lufkin, Texas (ABC) suspends broadcasting 1970 WNIN TV channel 9 in Evansville, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 WTCI TV channel 45 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 WXOW TV channel 19 in La Crosse, Wisconsin (ABC) begins broadcasting 1970 KIIN (now KUN) TV channel 12 in Iowa City, IA (PBS) 1st broadcast 1970 WUTR TV channel 20 in Utica-Rome, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting 1970 KVDO TV channel 3 in Salem, OR (IND) begins broadcasting 1970 Jackson 5 make TV debut on American Bandstand 1970 KAMU TV channel 15 in College Station, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 "Hollywood Palace," last airs on ABC TV 1970 WSCV TV channel 51 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (IND) suspends broadcasting 1970 WMAA TV channel 29 in Jackson, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 KPTS TV channel 8 in Hutchinson-Wichita, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 WHAG TV channel 25 in Hagerstown, MD (NBC) begins broadcasting 1969 Diana Ross final TV appearance as a Supreme on theEd Sullivan Show 1969 50m TV viewers saw singer Tiny Tim marry Miss Vicky, on Tonight Show 1969 KXIX (now KVCT) TV channel 19 in Victoria, Texas (ABC) 1st broadcast 1969 WENY TV channel 36 in Elmira, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting 1969 1st commercial ad on English TV: Birds-Eye Peas on ATV (Midland) 1969 Vice President Spiro T. Agnew accused network TV news depts of bias and distortion 1969 WJJY (now WJPT) TV channel 14 in Jacksonville, IL (ABC) 1st broadcast 1969 "Sesame Street" premieres on PBS TV 1969 WXPO (now WNDS) TV channel 50 in Manchester, New Hampshire (IND) 1st broadcast 1969 WHMA (now WJSU) TV channel 40 in Anniston, AL (CBS) 1st broadcast 1969 WKYH (now WYMT) TV channel 57 in Hazard, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting 1969 Madison Square Garden TV Network begins (Rangers vs. North Stars) 1969 KHOF (now KAGL) TV ch 30 in San Bernardino/Glenda, California (IND) begins 1969 WJMN TV channel 3 in Escanaba, MI (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1969 WMPB TV channel 67 in Baltimore, MD (PBS) begins broadcasting 1969 "Bright Promise," TV Daytime Soap; debuts on NBC-TV 1969 WCVN TV channel 54 in Covington, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1969 Bud Collyer, TV emcee (Beat the Clock, To Tell the Truth), dies at 61 1969 KYUS TV channel 3 in Miles City, Montana (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1969 WATL TV channel 36 in Atlanta, Georgia begins broadcasting 1969 Kitty G, Katia Geiger, Leningrad Russia, cable tv actress 1969 KWIH TV channel 44 in Winona, MN (IND) begins broadcasting 1969 KAEC TV channel 19 in Lufkin, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1969 WMUL (now WPBY) TV channel 33 in Huntington, WV (PBS) 1st broadcast 1969 "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark and Buck Owens premieres on CBS TV 1969 John and Yoko appear on David Frost's British TV Show 1969 KDNL TV channel 30 in Saint Louis, MO (IND) begins broadcasting 1969 Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash combine on a Grand Ole Opry TV special 1969 Tobacco advertising is banned on Canadian radio and TV 1969 WEDB TV channel 40 in Berlin, New Hampshire (PBS) begins broadcasting 1969 KEET TV channel 13 in Eureka, California (PBS) begins broadcasting 1969 Marcus Welby MD, a TV movie is shown on ABC-TV 1969 WWVU (now WNPB) TV channel 24 in Morgantown, WV (PBS) 1st broadcast 1969 KGTO TV channel 36 in Fayetteville, AR (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1969 "This Is Tom Jones," debuts on ABC TV 1969 KMST TV channel 46 in Monterey-Salinas, California (CBS) begins broadcasting 1969 WPGH TV channel 53 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting 1969 Melissa Rivers, New York City, TV hostess, MTV, CBS Morning News 1969 WLIW TV channel 21 in Garden City, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 KVOF (KUDO, now KWBB) TV channel 38 in SF, California (IND) 1st broadcast 1968 WATU (now WAGT) TV channel 26 in Augusta, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WCWB (now WMGT) TV channel 41 in Macon, Georgia (NBC) begins broadcasting 1968 KFIZ TV channel 34 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin begins broadcasting 1968 Rolling Stones film TV show "Rock 'n Roll Circus"-never aired 1968 KECC (now KECY) TV channel 9 in El Centro, California (CBS) 1st broadcast 1968 KRNE TV channel 12 in Merriman, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WKID (WSCV) TV channel 51 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast 1968 1st interracial TV kiss, Star Trek-Kirk and Uhura 1968 KHNE TV channel 29 in Hastings, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 KSEL (now KAMC) TV channel 28 in Lubbock, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1968 WRDU (now WPTF) TV chan 28 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (NBC) 1st broadcast 1968 WTOG TV channel 44 in St. Petersburg-Tampa, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast 1968 KMIR TV channel 36 in Palm Springs, California (NBC) begins broadcastng 1968 Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, TV preacher, dies at 84 1968 WKMU TV channel 21 in Murray, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 KPLM (now KESQ) TV channel 42 in Palm Springs, California (ABC) begins 1968 "That's Life" premieres-A Broadway musical type TV show 1968 WKAS TV channel 25 in Ashland, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WKGB TV channel 53 in Bowling Green, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WKLE TV channel 46 in Lexington, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WKMA TV channel 35 in Madisonville, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WKMR TV channel 38 in Morehead, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WKON TV channel 52 in Owenton, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WKSO TV channel 29 in Somerset, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WKZT TV channel 23 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 KMTC (now KDEB) TV channel 27 in Springfield, MO (IND) 1st broadcast 1968 KLNI (now KADN) TV channel 15 in Lafayette, LA (IND) begins 1968 "Barbra Streisand: A Happening in Central Park" Show on CBS TV 1968 WUAB TV channel 43 in Lorain-Cleveland, OH (IND) begins broadcasting 1968 WXON TV channel 20 in Detroit, MI (IND) begins broadcasting 1968 Dan Cortese, actor/TV host, Jess Hanson-Melrose Place 1968 WGIQ TV channel 43 in Louisville, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WVPT TV channel 51 in Staunton, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WMCV (now WZTV) TV channel 17 in Nashville, Tennessee (IND) 1st broadcast 1968 WXTV TV channel 41 in New York-Paterson, New York (UNI) begins broadcasting 1968 WXIX TV channel 19 in Cincinnati-Newport, OH (IND) begins broadcasting 1968 Jane Asher breaks her engagement with Paul McCartney on live TV 1968 "One Life to Live" premieres on TV 1968 WSWO TV channel 26 in Springfield, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1968 KQEC TV channel 32 in SF, California (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 KCFW TV channel 9 in Kalispell, Montana (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1968 WHTV (now WTZH) TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (NBC/CBS) 1st broadcast 1968 WKHA TV channel 35 in Hazard, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WBLG (now WTVQ) TV channel 62 in Lexington, Kentucky (ABC) 1st broadcast 1968 WEKW TV channel 52 in Keene, New Hampshire (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WSKG TV channel 46 in Binghamton, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WHED TV channel 15 in Hanover, New Hampshire (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WKPI TV channel 22 in Pikeville, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 KEMO (now KOFY) TV channel 20 in San Francisco, California (IND) 1st broadcast 1968 KLVX TV channel 10 in Las Vegas, Nevada (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WVER TV channel 28 in Rutland, VT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WVTA TV channel 41 in Windsor, VT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 CBS TV suspends Radio Free Europe free advertising because RFE doesn't make it clear it is sponsored by the CIA 1968 WVUT TV channel 22 in Vincennes, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WHKY TV channel 14 in Hickory, North Carolina (IND) begins broadcasting 1968 WLED TV channel 49 in Littleton, New Hampshire (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 KESD TV channel 8 in Brookings, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 KDTV TV channel 39 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting 1968 WKBF TV channel 61 in Cleveland, OH (IND) begins broadcasting 1968 KDCD TV channel 18 in Midland, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting 1968 Nighttime version of "Hollywood Squares" premieres on NBC TV 1968 Jacques Cousteau's 1st undersea special on U.S. network TV 1968 "GE College Bowl" quiz show premieres on NBC TV 1968 KBHK TV channel 44 in San Francisco, California (IND) begins broadcasting 1968 Netherlands gets color TV 1968 WDCO TV channel 15 in Cochran, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 KTSB (now KSNT) TV channel 27 in Topeka, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting 1967 WEDW TV channel 49 in Bridgeport, CT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WLTV TV channel 23 in Miami, Florida (IND) begins broadcasting 1967 KXNE TV channel 19 in Norfolk, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 KIMO TV channel 13 in Anchorage, AK (ABC) begins broadcasting 1967 KMXN (now KJTV) TV channel 34 in Lubbock, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting 1967 WETK TV channel 33 in Burlington, VT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WGNO TV channel 26 in New Orleans, Louisiana (ABC) begins broadcasting 1967 KGSC (now KICU) TV channel 36 in San Jose, California (IND) begins 1967 KBFI (now KDAF) TV channel 33 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (IND) begins 1967 WGBX TV channel 44 in Boston, MA (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WCAE TV channel 50 in St. John, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WCIX TV channel 6 in Miami, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Martin Block, TV announcer (Chesterfield Supper Club), dies at 64 1967 KPAZ TV channel 21 in Phoenix, Arizona (IND) begins broadcasting 1967 KPOB TV channel 15 in Poplar Bluff, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting 1967 WSRE TV channel 23 in Pensacola, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WUNE TV channel 17 in Linville, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WUNF TV channel 33 in Asheville, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WUNG TV channel 58 in Concord, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 KVVU TV channel 5 in Henderson-Las Vegas, NV (IND) begins broadcasting 1967 KMEG TV channel 14 in Sioux City, IA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WEBA TV channel 14 in Allendale, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Last broadcast of "What's My Line" on CBS TV 1967 WJPM TV channel 33 in Florence, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 KUHI (now KSNF) TV channel 16 in Joplin, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1967 KMNE TV channel 7 in Bassett, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WIRT TV channel 13 in Hibbing, MN (ABC) begins broadcasting 1967 WJRJ (WTCG, WTBS) TV channel 17 in Atlanta, Georgia (IND) begins 1967 Final TV episode of "Fugitive" 1967 WFIQ TV channel 36 in Florence, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WQLN TV channel 54 in Erie, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 KYAY TV channel 39 in West Monroe, LA (IND) begins broadcasting 1967 WBRA TV channel 15 in Roanoke, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WRET TV channel 36 in Charlotte, North Carolina (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1967 "News at 10" premieres on English TV 1967 1st British color TV broadcast, on BBC 2 1967 400 million watch Beatles "Our World" TV special 1967 KPBS TV channel 15 in San Diego, California (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Paul McCartney admits on TV that he took LSD 1967 WSBE TV channel 36 in Providence, RI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 KTVN TV channel 2 in Reno, NV (CBS) begins broadcasting 1967 KSPS TV channel 7 in Spokane, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 J. D. Roth, born in Beverly Hills, California, TV host, Fun House 1967 WNYE TV channel 25 in Brooklyn, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WCMU TV channel 14 in Mount Pleasant, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WOET (now WPTD) TV channel 16 in Dayton, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WSJK TV channel 2 in Sneedville/Knoxville, Tennessee (PBS) 1st broadcast 1967 WACS TV channel 25 in Dawson, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WEDN TV channel 53 in Norwich, CT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WMET (now WHSW) TV channel 24 in Baltimore, MD (IND) 1st broadcast 1967 WCLP TV channel 18 in Chatsworth, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WDAZ TV channel 8 in Devils Lake, ND (ABC) begins broadcasting 1967 PBS (the National Educational TV) begins as a 70 station network 1967 "Newlywed Game" premieres on ABC TV 1967 KHTV TV channel 39 in Houston, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting 1967 KLXA (now KTBN) TV channel 40 in Fontana-San Ana, California (IND) begins 1967 WJAN TV channel 17 in Canton, OH (IND) begins broadcasting 1967 WABW TV channel 14 in Pelham, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 Britains rock TV show, "Ready Steady Go," last program 1966 WCVW TV channel 57 in Richmond, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 KETS TV channel 2 in Little Rock, AR (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 1st TV station in Congo, Kinshasa (Zaire) 1966 KHSD TV channel 11 in Lead, SD (ABC) begins broadcasting 1966 WAEO (now WJFW) TV channel 12 in Rhinelander, WI (NBC) begins 1966 KMEB TV channel 10 in Wailuku, HI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 KPNE TV channel 9 in North Platte, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 WCES TV channel 20 in Wrens, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 WUSF TV channel 16 in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (PBS) 1st broadcast 1966 KTNE TV channel 13 in Alliance, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 WRLK TV channel 35 in Columbia, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 KIFW (now KTNL) TV channel 13 in Sitka, AK (CBS) begins broadcasting 1966 Art Baker, TV host (You Asked For It), dies at 67 1966 WRLH TV channel 31 in Lebanon, New Hampshire (NBC) begins broadcasting 1966 KBSC (now KVEA) TV channel 52 in Corona-Los Angeles, California begins 1966 KFDO (now KVIJ) TV channel 8 in Sayre, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting 1966 WDHO (now WNWO) TV channel 24 in Toledo, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1966 WDCA TV channel 20 in Washington, D.C. (IND) begins broadcasting 1966 KHET TV channel 11 in Honolulu, HI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 WTVX TV channel 34 in Ft. Pierce-Vero Beach, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast 1966 WJET TV channel 24 in Erie, Pennsylvania (ABC) begins broadcasting 1966 WRFT (now WVFT) TV channel 27 in Roanoke, Virginia (IND) begins broadcasting 1966 KBIM TV channel 10 in Roswell, New Mexico (CBS) begins broadcasting 1966 KWCM TV channel 10 in Appleton, MN (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 WCMC (now WMGM) TV channel 40 in Wildwood, New Jersey (NBC) 1st broadcast 1966 WDIO TV channel 10 in Duluth, MN (ABC) begins broadcasting 1966 "Batman" with Adam West and Burt Ward premieres on ABC TV 1966 "Daktari" African adventure series premieres on CBS TV 1966 Who and the Kinks perform on the last "Shindig" TV show on ABC 1966 WFLD TV channel 32 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting 1965 CBS purchases NFL TV rights for 1966-68 at $18.8 million per year 1965 WCNY TV channel 24 in Syracuse, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 KCST TV channel 39 in San Diego, California (NBC) begins broadcasting 1965 "Days of Our Lives" premieres on TV 1965 Maty Monforth, TV host, Mike and Maty 1965 WCFT TV channel 33 in Tuscaloosa, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1965 KTWU TV channel 11 in Topeka, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 WBMG TV channel 42 in Birmingham, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1965 WEMT (now WVII) TV channel 7 in Bangor, ME (ABC) begins broadcasting 1965 Donovan's 1st U.S. TV appearance (Shindig) 1965 WLVT TV channel 39 in Allentown, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 WXXW (now WYCC) TV channel 20 in Chicago, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 WPHL TV channel 17 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting 1965 WCEE TV channel 23 in Rockford, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1965 WUND TV channel 2 in Columbia, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 KLNE TV channel 3 in Lexington, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 KREZ TV channel 6 in Durango, CO (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting 1965 WTVI TV channel 42 in Charlotte, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 Cigarette Ads banned on British TV 1965 WLCY (now WTSP) TV channel 10 in St. Petersburg-Tampa, Florida (ABC) begins 1965 KUID TV channel 12 in Moscow, Idaho (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 Sonny and Cher make their 1st TV appearance, "American Bandstand" 1965 WTAF TV channel 29 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting 1965 WNJU TV channel 47 in NY-Linden, New York (TEL) begins broadcasting 1965 WAOW TV channel 9 in Wausau, Wisconsin (ABC) begins broadcasting 1965 Norman Brokenshire, TV moderator (Four Square Court), dies at 66 1965 1st use of satellite TV, Today Show on Early Bird Satellite 1965 KTCI TV channel 17 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (PBS) 1st broadcast 1965 WMFE TV channel 24 in Orlando, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 WPSX TV channel 3 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 KHFI (now KBVO) TV channel 42 in Austin, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1965 WVIZ TV channel 25 in Cleveland, Ohio (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 The Who make their 1st appearance on British TV 1965 "King Family Show" (musical variety) premieres on ABC TV 1965 Harvey Zorbaugh, doctor/TV host (Play the Game), dies at 68 1965 WKBD TV channel 50 in Detroit, MI (IND) begins broadcasting 1964 KTVR TV channel 13 in La Grande, OR (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" 1st airs on TV 1964 KHQL (now KCAN) TV channel 8 in Albion, NB (ABC) begins broadcasting 1964 WITF TV channel 33 in Harrisburg-Hershey, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 KBYU TV channel 11 in Provo, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 KUPK TV channel 13 in Garden City, KS (ABC) begins broadcasting 1964 WEIQ TV channel 42 in Mobile, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 Philips begins experimenting with color TV 1964 KCSM TV channel 60 in San Mateo-SF, California (PBS) begins 1964 WSBK TV channel 38 in Boston, MA (IND/ABC/CBS/NBC) begin 1964 WUCM TV channel 19 in University Center, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 KIXE TV channel 9 in Redding, California (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 WSJU TV channel 18 in Carolina, Puerto Rico begins broadcasting 1964 WTSJ TV channel 18 in San Juan, Puerto Rico (NBC) begins broadcasting 1964 WWAY TV channel 3 in Wilmington, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1964 "Munsters" premieres on TV 1964 "Bewitched" premieres on ABC TV 1964 WCVE TV channel 23 in Richmond, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 WKEF TV channel 22 in Dayton, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting 1964 WJSP TV channel 28 in Columbus, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 Ranger 7 launched toward the Moon; sent back 4308 TV pictures 1964 "Another World" and "As the World Turns" premieres on TV 1964 KIII TV channel 3 in Corpus Christi, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1964 KCOY TV channel 12 in Santa Maria, California (CBS) begins broadcasting 1964 WKAB TV channel 32 in Montgomery, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting 1964 WMEM TV channel 10 in Presque Isle, ME (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 WBGU TV channel 27 in Bowling Green, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 WCIU TV channel 26 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting 1964 NBC purchases AFL 5 year (1965-69) TV rights for $36 million 1964 CBS purchases 1964 and 1965 NFL TV rights for $28.2 million 1964 KFME TV channel 13 in Fargo, ND (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 Jacqueline Kennedy's 1st public appearance (TV) since assassination 1964 KNMT TV channel 12 in Walker, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1964 KTVS TV channel 3 in Sterling, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1963 Willow Bay, TV host, Good Morning America 1963 WHNT TV channel 19 in Huntsville, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1963 Fred Uttal, TV host (QED), dies at 55 1963 WITV TV channel 7 in Charleston, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1963 WGHP TV channel 8 in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina (ABC) begins 1963 WMEB TV channel 12 in Orono, ME (PBS) begins broadcasting 1963 "Fugitive" premieres on ABC TV 1963 WVAN TV channel 9 in Savannah, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1963 WNTV TV channel 29 in Greenville, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1963 "Outer Limits" premieres on ABC TV 1963 WHYY TV channel 12 in Wilmington, DE (PBS) begins broadcasting 1963 Susan Gautier-Smith, TV producer 1963 1st U.S. TV appearance of Beatles (Big Night Out-ABC) 1963 WCTI TV channel 12 in New Bern, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1963 Britains rock TV show, Ready Steady Go, premieres 1963 WQAD TV channel 8 in Moline, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting 1963 KAIT TV channel 8 in Jonesboro, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting 1963 Dutch 2nd Chamber condemns commercial TV 1963 1st Rolling Stones TV appearance (Thank Your Lucky Stars) and release 1st single, "Come on" 1963 NBC purchases 1963 AFL championship game TV rights for $926,000 1963 Conan Chris O'Brien, born in Brookline, Massachusetts, TV host, Late Night 1963 Soap operas "General Hospital" and "Doctors" premier on TV 1963 Paul de Leeuw, Dutch TV host, Cry of the Lion 1963 KWHY TV channel 22 in Los Angeles, California (IND) begins broadcasting 1963 WGSF TV channel 28 in Newark, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1963 WFAN TV channel 14 in Washington, D.C. (IND) begins broadcasting 1963 WOUB TV channel 20 in Athens, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1963 WTEV (now WLNE) TV channel 6 in Providence RI begins broadcasting 1962 WAIQ TV channel 26 in Montgomery, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 Beatles 1st British TV appearance (People and Places) 1962 KGMB TV channel 9 in Honolulu, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1962 WBJA (now WMGC) TV channel 34 in Binghamton, New York (ABC) 1st broadcast 1962 KOET (now KULC) TV channel 9 in Ogden, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 KYVE TV channel 47 in Yakima, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 WNYC TV channel 31 in New York, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 WZZM TV channel 13 in Grand Rapids, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1962 WCIV TV channel 4 in Charleston, South Carolina (NBC) begins broadcasting 1962 John F. Kennedy addresses TV about Russian missile bases in Cuba 1962 KTXT TV channel 5 in Lubbock, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 WLOX TV channel 13 in Biloxi-Gulfport, MS (ABC) begins broadcasting 1962 WEDH TV channel 24 in Hartford, CT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 KCRL TV channel 4 in Reno, NV (NBC) begins broadcasting 1962 KMEX TV channel 34 in Los Angeles, California (IND) begins broadcasting 1962 TV comedy series "Beverly Hillbillies" premieres on CBS 1962 KWSU TV channel 10 in Pullman, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 ABC's 1st color TV series-Jetsons 1962 Public TV channel 13 begins in New York City 1962 WOKR TV channel 13 in Rochester, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting 1962 KVCR TV channel 24 in San Bernardino, California (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 KLRN TV channel 9 in San Antonio, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 WDCN TV channel 8 in Nashville, Tennessee (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 WNYS (now WIXT) TV channel 9 in Syracuse, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting 1962 KATC TV channel 3 in Lafayette, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting 1962 1st Europe-U.S. live TV program (via Telstar) 1962 1st transatlantic TV transmission via satellite (Telstar I) 1962 KIKU (now KHNL) TV channel 13 in Honolulu, HI (IND) 1st broadcast 1962 WSEC (now WLRN) TV channel 17 in Miami, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 WWUP TV channel 10 in Sault Ste Marie, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1962 WBKO TV channel 13 in Bowling Green, Kentucky (ABC) begins broadcasting 1962 Mariangela D'Abbraccio, Naples Italy, TV actress, Passioni 1962 WMHT TV channel 17 in Schenectady-Alby-Tro, New York (PBS) 1st broadcast 1962 MIT sends TV signal by satellite for 1st time: CA to MA 1962 Phillip Schofield, TV personality and designer, Nightfire 1962 Star Jones, attorney/TV hostess, NBC, Inside Edition 1962 Bekkers of Bosch makes TV speech in Netherlands for birth control 1962 KATU TV channel 2 in Portland, OR (ABC) begins broadcasting 1962 Beatles, with Pete Best, TV debut (perform "Dream Baby" on BBC) 1962 1st lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducts White House tour on TV 1962 KACB TV channel 3 in San Angelo, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1962 Tom Shirley, actor/TV announcer (They're Off), dies at 62 1962 Julie Moran, TV hostess, Entertainment Tonight, Independence Day 1961 KICU TV channel 43 in Visalia-Fresno, California (IND) begins broadcasting 1961 KAIL TV channel 53 in Fresno, California (IND) begins broadcasting 1961 Equal access rule, political parties get TV broadcasting time 1961 Annie Pujol, Perpignan, French TV hostess, Roue de la Fortune 1961 WXGeorgia TV channel 8 in Waycross, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1961 KHAW TV channel 11 in Hilo, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1961 WPLG TV channel 10 in Miami, Florida (ABC) begins broadcasting 1961 WCBB TV channel 10 in Augusta, ME (PBS) begins broadcasting 1961 KMED (now KTVL) TV channel 10 in Medford, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting 1961 WETA TV channel 26 in Washington, D.C. (PBS) begins broadcasting 1961 WHRO TV channel 15 in Hampton-Norfolk, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1961 KGIN TV channel 11 in Grand Island, NB (CBS) begins broadcasting 1961 WOLO TV channel 25 in Columbia, South Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1961 WYAH TV channel 27 in Portsmouth, Virginia (IND) begins broadcasting 1961 "Detectives," TV Crime Drama; moves to NBC-TV 1961 KTPS TV channel 62 in Tacoma, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting 1961 1st movie to become a TV series - How to Marry a Millionaire 1961 WLKY TV channel 32 in Louisville, Kentucky (ABC) begins broadcasting 1961 "Car 54 Where are You?" premieres on TV 1961 "Downtown" Julie Brown, TV host, Club MTV, Inside Edition 1961 WBNB TV channel 10 in Charlotte Amaile, VI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1961 KUSD TV channel 2 in Vermillion, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting 1961 KNDU TV channel 25 in Richland-Pasco-Kennew, WA (NBC) 1st broadcast 1961 KBMT TV channel 12 in Beaumont, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1961 FCC Chairman Newton N Minow criticizes TV as a "vast wasteland" 1961 KCPT TV channel 19 in Kansas City, Missouri (PBS) begins broadcasting 1961 Ane-Marie Sanches, newscaster, Suriname TV/Radio 1961 KOAP TV channel 10 in Portland, OR (PBS) begins broadcasting 1961 Bobby Darin is youngest performer to headline a TV special on NBC 1961 KAET TV channel 8 in Phoenix, Arizona (PBS) begins broadcasting 1961 "Sing Along with Mitch" [Miller] premieres on NBC TV 1961 KIFI TV channel 8 in Idaho Falls, Idaho (NBC) begins broadcasting 1960 KNRR TV channel 12 in Pembina, ND (IND) begins broadcsting 1960 KWCS (now KOOG) TV channel 30 in Ogden, UT (IND) begins broadcasting 1960 Radio - TV executive John Fetzer buys a controlling interest of Detroit Tigers 1960 WGTE TV channel 30 in Toledo, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1960 Richard Jobson, British TV person/rocker, Skids-Scared to Dance 1960 KEYC TV channel 12 in Mankato, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1960 KCBY TV channel 11 in Coos Bay, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting 1960 "Johnny Ringo," TV Western Drama; last airs on CBS-TV 1960 "Outlaws," TV Western Drama; debuts on NBC-TV 1960 1st of 4 TV debates Nixon and Kennedy took place (Chicago) 1960 WFSU TV channel 11 in Tallahassee, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting 1960 KERA TV channel 13 in Dallas, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1960 KSOO (now KSFY) TV channel 13 in Sioux Falls, SD (NBC) 1st broadcast 1960 XEWT TV channel 12 in Tijuana-San Diego, California (IND) begins broadcasting 1960 KORN (now KDLT) TV channel 5 in Mitchell-Sioux Falls, SD (ABC) begins 1960 WDTV TV channel 5 in Clarksburg-Weston, WV (CBS) begins broadcasting 1960 WGTV TV channel 8 in Athens-Atlanta, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1960 WKBM TV (now WLII) channel 11 in Caguas/San Juan, Puerto Rico 1st broadcast 1960 KHVO TV channel 13 in Hilo, HI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1960 WOLE TV channel 12 in Aguadillo, PR 1960 WIPM TV channel 3 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico (PBS) begins broadcasting 1960 KPEC TV channel 56 in Lakewood Center-Tacoma, WA (PBS) 1st broadcast 1960 RCA TIROS (TV and Infra-Red Observation 'weather' Satellite) I launched 1960 WSLA (now WAKA) TV channel 8 in Selma, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1960 KRET TV channel 23 in Richardson, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1960 Jack Paar walks off his TV show 1959 Sony brings transistor TV 8-301 to the market 1959 KOMC (now KSNK) TV channel 8 in McCook - Oberlin, NB (NBC) begins 1959 KJTV (now KGET) TV channel 17 in Bakersfield, California (NBC) 1st broadcast 1959 Charles Van Doren confesses, TV quiz show-"21," was fixed 1959 Bob Murphy, TV host (RFD America), dies at 42 1959 WABG TV channel 6 in Greenwood-Greenville, MS (ABC) 1st broadcast 1959 KNDO TV channel 23 in Yakima, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1959 WMUB (now WPTO) TV channel 14 in Oxford, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 KTHI TV channel 11 in Fargo-Grand Forks, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting 1959 Bert Leysen, Belgian TV director, dies at 39 1959 WQEX TV channel 16 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 Explorer 6 transmits 1st TV photo of Earth from space 1959 WAAY TV channel 31 in Huntsville, AL (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1959 500,000th Dutch TV set registered 1959 WENH TV channel 11 in Durham, New Hampshire (PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 WVTV TV channel 18 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (IND) begins broadcasting 1959 Joe Kelly, TV host (Quiz Kids), dies at 57 1959 WTOM TV channel 4 in Cheboygan, Michigan (NBC) begins broadcasting 1959 KLOE TV channel 10 in Goodland, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting 1959 KPLR TV channel 11 in Saint Louis, MO (IND) begins broadcasting 1959 WICD TV channel 15 in Champaign, IL (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1959 KDIN TV channel 11 in Des Moines, IA (PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 WNED TV channel 17 in Buffalo, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 WILX TV channel 10 in Lansing, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1959 Groucho, Chico and Harpo's final TV appearance together 1959 KUAT TV channel 6 in Tucson, Arizona (PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 KVIE TV channel 6 in Sacramento-Stockton, California (PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 WVUE TV channel 8 in New Orleans, Louisiana (ABC) begins broadcasting 1959 Chris Collinsworth, NFL wide receiver/TV sportscaster 1959 KOKH TV channel 25 in Oklahoma City, OK (IND/PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 WHCT TV channel 18 in Hartford, CT (IND) begins broadcasting 1959 KOED TV channel 11 in Tulsa, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 "Rawhide" with Clint Eastwood premieres on CBS TV 1959 "Bozo the Clown" live children's show premieres on TV 1958 TV soap "Young Dr. Malone" debuts 1958 Edd Hall, TV announcer, Jay Leno's Tonight Show 1958 WTOL TV channel 11 in Toledo, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting 1958 KNOP TV channel 2 in North Platte, NB (NBC) begins broadcasting 1958 WKBW TV channel 7 in Buffalo, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 KCOO (now KABY) TV channel 9 in Aberdeen, SD (ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 KAII TV channel 7 in Wailuku, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1958 WUFT TV channel 5 in Gainesville, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 KGLD (now KSNG) TV channel 11 in Garden City, KS (NBC) 1st broadcast 1958 WEDU TV channel 3 in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 WJRT TV channel 12 in Flint, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 KCMT TV channel 7 in Alexandria, MN (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 KRTV TV channel 3 in Great Falls, Montana (CBS) begins broadcasting 1958 Anneka Rice, Dutch TV hostess 1958 "Studio One," TV Anthology Drama last airs on CBS-TV 1958 KTVK TV channel 3 in Phoenix, Arizona (ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 WTAE TV channel 4 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 WJCT TV channel 7 in Jacksonville, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 WKPC TV channel 15 in Louisville, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 KAYS TV channel 7 in Hays, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting 1958 TV game show scandal investigation starts 1958 Jonathan Prince, born in Beverly Hills, Pennsylvania, actor, Danny-Alice, Pray TV 1958 Dumont TV Network crumbles 1958 Billy Mays, born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, famous television pitchman, direct response advertising salesman for 'As Seen on TV' products, CEO, Founder, Mays Promotions, Inc. 1958 "Make Me Laugh," TV Game Show; last airs on ABC-TV, syndicated 1979 1958 Ronald Prescot Reagan, Jr., Louisiana, President son/TV host, Ron Reagon Show 1958 Bill Goodwin, TV announcer (Burns and Allen), dies at 47 1958 KNME TV channel 5 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 KVIQ TV channel 6 in Eureka, California (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1958 KULR TV channel 8 in Billings, Montana (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1958 Charles Van Doren finally loses on TV game show "21" 1958 KDUH TV channel 4 in Scottsbluff-Hay Spring, NB (ABC) 1st broadcast 1958 Andy Gibb, born in Manchester England, singer and TV host, Solid Gold 1958 Bill Timoney, TV commercial actor, Addicted to Love 1958 KTVU TV channel 2 in Oakland-San Francisco, California (IND) 1st broadcast 1958 WETV (now WPBA) TV channel 30 in Atlanta, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 WTVC TV channel 9 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 KIRO TV channel 7 in Seattle, WA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1958 WRIK (now WLUZ) TV channel 7 in Ponce, Puerto Rico (PTC) begins broadcasting 1958 WFTV TV channel 9 in Orlando, Florida (ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 Jack Smith takes over for Art Baker as TV host of "You Asked for It" 1958 KRSD (now KEVN) TV channel 7 in Rapid City, SD (ABC) 1st broadcast 1958 KMOT TV channel 10 in Minot, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting 1958 KUED TV channel 7 in Salt Lake City, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 New York Yankees sign million dollar plus deal to show 140 games on WPIX TV 1958 WIPR TV channel 6 in San Juan, Puerto Rico (PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 WMBD TV channel 31 in Peoria, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 Matt Lauer, TV host, Today Show 1957 KWRB (now KFNE) TV channel 10 in Lander-Riverton, WY (ABC) begins 1957 WCVB TV channel 5 in Boston, MA (ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 WBOY TV channel 12 in Clarksburg, WV (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 WEEQ (now WWTO) TV channel 35 in La Salle, IL (IND) 1st broadcast 1957 KVII TV channel 7 in Amarillo, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 KXGN TV channel 5 in Glendive, Montana (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 WICZ TV channel 40 in Binghamton, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting 1957 WLWI (now WTHR) TV channel 13 in Indianapolis, IN (ABC) 1st broadcast 1957 WYTV TV channel 33 in Youngstown, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 WMVS TV channel 10 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (PBS) begins broadcasting 1957 WOWL TV channel 15 in Florence, AL (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 WPTA TV channel 21 in Fort Wayne, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 KJAC TV channel 4 in Port Arthur-Beaumont, Texas (NBC) 1st broadcast 1957 KOAC TV channel 7 in Corvallis, OR (PBS) begins broadcasting 1957 WKYT TV channel 27 in Lexington, Kentucky (CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 WTIC TV channel 61 in Hartford, CT (CBS/FOX) begins broadcasting 1957 KETV TV channel 7 in Omaha, NB (ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 Pope Pius XII encyclical On motion pictures, radio, TV 1957 WWL TV channel 4 in New Orleans, Louisiana (CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 KTCA TV channel 2 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (PBS) begins broadcasting 1957 WAVY TV channel 10 in Portsmouth-Norfolk, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting 1957 WHC (now WPXI) TV channel 11 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (NBC) 1st broadcast 1957 WTLV TV channel 12 in Jacksonville, Florida (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1957 Jim "Bullseye" Bowen, British TV game show host 1957 Dieuwertje Blok, Dutch TV hostess 1957 Nancy Glass, TV broadcaster, American Journal 1957 "American Bandstand," begins network TV (ABC) 1957 Jerry Lee Lewis makes his 1st TV appearance, Steve Allen Show 1957 KTVC TV channel 6 in Ensign, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 WRLP TV channel 32 in Greenfield/Keene/Brat, MA (IND) 1st broadcast 1957 Howard Cosell's 1st TV show 1957 U.S. TV interviews Khrushchev 1957 WPSD TV channel 6 in Paducah, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting 1957 KBTexas TV channel 3 in Bryan, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 Shauna McDonald Brown, TV producer 1957 WSOC TV channel 9 in Charlotte, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 WUHY TV channel 35 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting 1957 KTVI TV channel 2 in Saint Louis, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 WYES TV channel 12 in New Orleans, Louisiana (PBS) begins broadcasting 1957 Leeza Gibbons, born in South Carolina, TV host, Entertainment Tonight, Leeza 1957 WTWV (now WTVA) TV channel 9 in Tupelo-Columbus, MS (NBC) begins 1957 KTWO TV channel 2 in Casper, WY (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 Premiere of only prime-time network TV show beginning with an "X": "Xavier Cugat Show" on NBC (until X-Files) 1957 Vanna White, Rosich, N Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, TV host, Wheel of Fortune 1957 KUMV TV channel 8 in Williston, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting 1957 Fred Stein, TV panelist (Live Begins at 80), dies at 88 1957 KSAT TV channel 12 in San Antonio, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 Katie Couric, born in Arlington, Virginia, TV news host, Today 1957 "Blondie" situation comedy premieres on NBC TV (later on CBS) 1956 KGW TV channel 8 in Portland, OR (NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 WRAL TV channel 5 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 KFSA (now KFSM) TV channel 5 in Ft. Smith, AR (CBS) 1st broadcast 1956 1st use of videotape on TV (Douglas Edwards and the News) 1956 WAGM TV channel 8 in Presque Isle, ME (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins 1956 "Johnny Carson Show," TV Variety; last airs on CBS-TV 1956 WSYE (now WETM) TV chan 18 in Elmira-Corning, New York (NBC) 1st broadcast 1956 KELP (now KCOS) TV channel 13 in El Paso, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1956 Jayne Irving, English TV hostess, Live at 3 1956 KREY TV channel 10 in Montrose, CO (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 WTVW TV channel 7 in Evansville, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting 1956 WBIR TV channel 10 in Knoxville, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 KOTI TV channel 2 in Klamath Falls, OR (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 1st state-wide, state-supported educational TV network, Alabama 1956 WDIQ (now KMCT) TV channel 2 in Dozier, AL (PBS) begins 1956 KUAM TV channel 8 in Agana, GU (CBS/ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 WCYB TV channel 5 in Bristol-Kingsport, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 KRCR TV channel 7 in Redding-Chico, California (ABC) begins broadcasting 1956 WCKT (now WSVN) TV channel 7 in Miami, Florida (IND) begins broadcasting 1956 WCBI TV channel 4 in Columbus, MS (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 Montel Williams, TV talk show host, Montel 1956 WKNO TV channel 10 in Memphis, Tennessee (PBS) begins broadcasting 1956 WISC TV channel 3 in Madison, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 WDAM TV channel 7 in Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 KGUN TV channel 9 in Tucson, Arizona (ABC) begins broadcasting 1956 WESH TV channel 2 in Daytona Beach-Orlando, Florida (NBC) 1st broadcast 1956 KRIS TV channel 6 in Corpus Christi, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 WITI TV channel 6 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1956 Sue Carpenter, TV presenter/journalist 1956 KFSN TV channel 30 in Fresno, California (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 WRCB TV channel 3 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 WLUC TV channel 6 in Marquette, MI (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1956 WSPA TV channel 7 in G'ville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 WWBT TV channel 12 in Richmond, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 KETA TV channel 13 in Oklahoma City, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting 1956 Philips broadcasts 1st Dutch color TV programs 1956 Soap operas "As the World Turns" and "Edge of Night" premieres on TV 1956 KPIC TV channel 4 in Roseburg, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 Lisa J. Allen, TV reporter and lawyer 1956 Red Buttons debuts on TV in Studio One 1956 WOSU TV channel 34 in Columbus, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1956 "My Friend Flicka" premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV 1956 KHPL (now KWNB) TV channel 6 in Hayes Center, NB (ABC) 1st broadcast 1956 WSAV TV channel 3 in Savannah, Georgia (NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 KRMA TV channel 6 in Denver, CO (PBS) begins broadcasting 1956 KTXS TV channel 12 in Sweetwater-Abilene, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1956 Elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance (Dorsey Bros Stage Show) 1956 KWAB TV channel 4 in Big Spring, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 KGNS TV channel 8 in Laredo, Texas (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1956 KHAS TV channel 5 in Hastings, NB (NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 KOSA TV channel 7 in Odessa, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 WREC (now WREG) TV channel 3 in Memphis, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 RKO is 1st to announce sale of its film library to TV 1955 KTVE TV channel 10 in Monroe-El Dorado, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 KMVI (now WMAU) TV channel 12 in Wailuku, HI (IND) begins broadcasting 1955 KTHV TV channel 11 in Little Rock, AR (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Bill Nye, the Science Guy, TV Host 1955 KTVO TV channel 3 in Ottumwa-Kirksville, IA (ABC) begins broadcasting 1955 KXMB TV channel 12 in Bismarck, ND (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1955 WWNY TV channel 7 in Carthage-Watertown, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Robert ten Brink, Dutch TV host/cabaret artist 1955 WDBJ TV channel 7 in Roanoke, Virginia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 WTVS TV channel 56 in Detroit, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1955 WHTN (now WOWK) TV ch 13 in Huntington-Charleston, WV (CBS) begins 1955 WORA TV channel 5 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico (TCI) begins broadcasting 1955 1st World Series color TV broadcast on NBC-TV (New York Yankees beat Dodgers) 1955 WITN TV channel 7 in Washington, North Carolina (NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 Commercial TV begins in England 1955 WCTV TV channel 6 in Tallahassee-Thomasville, Florida (CBS) begins 1955 KNTV TV channel 11 in San Jose, California (ABC) begins broadcasting 1955 KTVT TV channel 11 in Fort Worth-Dallas, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting 1955 "Gunsmoke" premieres on CBS TV 1955 WKRG TV channel 5 in Mobile, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 WTTW TV channel 11 in Chicago, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1955 KTBS TV channel 3 in Shreveport, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting 1955 KCRA TV channel 3 in Sacramento, California (NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 KARD (now KSNW) TV channel 3 in Wichita, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 1st microwave TV station operated (Lufkin, Texas) 1955 KTRE TV channel 9 in Lufkin, Texas (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 WXEX TV channel 8 in Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia (ABC) begins 1955 WPBT TV channel 2 in Miami, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting 1955 KSTF TV channel 10 in Scottsbluff-Gering, NB (CBS/NBC) begins 1955 WILL TV channel 12 in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois (PBS) begins broadcasting 1955 KRNT (now KCCI) TV channel 8 in Des Moines, IA (CBS) 1st broadcast 1955 WHIS (now WVVA) TV channel 6 in Bluefield, WV (NBC) 1st broadcast 1955 WNDU TV channel 16 in South Bend, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 KOTA TV channel 3 in Rapid City, SD (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 Wyllis Cooper, TV narrator (Volume One), dies at 56 1955 "Mr Peepers" (TV Comedy) starring Wally Cox airs for last time on NBC 1955 KWEX TV channel 41 in San Antonio, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting 1955 "$64,000 Question" premieres on CBS TV 1955 1st President to appear on color TV, Eisenhower 1955 "Mickey Rooney Show," TV comedy last airs on NBC 1955 KLFY TV channel 10 in Lafayette, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 KMVT TV channel 11 in Twin Falls, Idaho (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1955 WFRV TV channel 5 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 KPUA (now KGMD) TV channel 9 in Hilo, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 WGBH TV channel 2 in Boston, MA (PBS) begins broadcasting 1955 WBIQ TV channel 10 in Birmingham, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1955 KFDM TV channel 6 in Beaumont, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 KMAU (now KGMV) TV channel 3 in Wailuku, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 WBRZ TV channel 2 in Baton Rouge, LA (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 WTVT TV channel 13 in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (CBS) 1st broadcast 1955 Steve McQueen makes his network TV debut (Goodyear Playhouse) 1955 WPRI TV channel 12 in Providence, RI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1955 KXTV TV channel 10 in Sacramento, California (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Dutch 2nd Chamber requires TV licenses 1955 WLEX TV channel 18 in Lexington, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 WBBJ TV channel 7 in Jackson, Tennessee (ABC) begins broadcasting 1955 Elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance on "Louisiana Hayride" show 1955 Dale Bosworth, TV host, America's Most Wanted 1955 KFAR (now KATN) TV channel 2 in Fairbanks, AK (ABC/NBC) 1st broadcast 1955 KTVF TV channel 11 in Fairbanks, AK (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1955 WFLA (now WXFL) TV channel 8 in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (NBC) begins 1955 KRCG TV channel 13 in Jefferson City, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 WTVY TV channel 4 in Dothan, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Rolf Benirschke, Boston, NFL place kicker/TV host, Wheel of Fortune 1955 1st presidential news conference on network TV, Eisenhower on ABC 1955 KORK (now KVBC) TV channel 3 in Las Vegas, NV (NBC) 1st broadcast 1955 "Millionaire" TV program premieres on CBS 1955 1st presidential news conference filmed for TV (Eisenhower) 1955 WUNorth Carolina TV channel 4 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1955 WCIQ TV channel 7 in Mount Cheaha, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1955 KMSP TV channel 9 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (IND) 1st broadcast 1955 WEAT (now WPEC) TV channel 12 in West Palm Beach, Florida (CBS) begins 1954 KEPR TV channel 19 in Pasco-Kennewick-Richl, WA (CBS) 1st broadcast 1954 WSFA TV channel 12 in Montgomery, AL (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 WEAU TV channel 13 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 WOAY TV channel 4 in Oak Hill-Beckley, WV (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 WPTZ TV channel 5 in Plattsburgh, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 KCTS TV channel 9 in Seattle, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 KTEW (now KJRH) TV channel 2 in Tulsa, OK (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 Bob Goen, TV host, Wheel of Fortune, Entertainment Tonight 1954 KCKT (now KSNC) TV channel 2 in Great Bend, KS (NBC) 1st broadcast 1954 KTRK TV channel 13 in Houston, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 Catherine Crier, born in Dallas, Texas, former district court judge, television personality, writer, anchor Court TV program 1954 KUON TV channel 12 in Lincoln, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 KREM TV channel 2 in Spokane, WA (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 Sweden begins experimental TV 1954 WISN TV channel 12 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 WSAU TV channel 7 in Wausau, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 KAKE TV channel 10 in Wichita, KS (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 WBTW TV channel 13 in Florence, South Carolina (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 KLTV TV channel 7 in Tyler-Longview, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 KTIV TV channel 4 in Sioux City, IA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 KFVS TV channel 12 in Cape Girardeau, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 "Masquerade Party," TV game Show; moves to ABC 1954 KALB TV channel 5 in Alexandria, LA (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 KODE TV channel 12 in Joplin, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 KUTV TV channel 2 in Salt Lake City, UT (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 WANE TV channel 15 in Fort Wayne, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WCAX TV channel 3 in Burlington, VT (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WCBD TV channel 2 in Charleston, South Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 KETC TV channel 9 in Saint Louis, MO (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 KTUL TV channel 8 in Tulsa, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 WLOS TV channel 13 in G'ville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (ABC) 1st broadcast 1954 CKLW TV channel 9 in Windsor, ON (CBC) begins broadcasting 1954 WPBN TV channel 7 in Traverse City, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 WLBZ TV channel 2 in Bangor, ME (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 1st Miss America TV broadcast 1954 KXJB TV channel 4 in Valley City (Fargo) (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 Lee Meriwether (Calif), 19, crowned 27th Miss America 1955 (1st on TV) 1954 WLUK TV channel 11 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 WTVD TV channel 11 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 WMTW TV channel 8 in Portland-Poland Spring, ME (ABC) begins 1954 WPTV TV channel 5 in Palm Beach, Florida (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 WCHS TV channel 8 in Charleston-Huntington, WV (ABC) begins 1954 WGR TV (now WGRZ) TV channel 2 in Buffalo, New York (NBC) begins 1954 WLAC (now WTVF) TV channel 5 in Nashville (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WKBT TV channel 8 in La Crosse, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WCET TV channel 48 in Cincinnati, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WTHI TV channel 10 in Terre Haute, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 KOCO TV channel 5 in Oklahoma City, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 WBOC TV channel 16 in Salisbury, MD (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 KMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast 1954 KMOS TV channel 6 in Sedalia-Warrensburg, MO (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WMSL (WYUR, now WAFF) TV channel 48 in Huntsville, AL (ABC) begins 1954 WDBO (now WCPX) TV channel 6 in Orlando, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Tineke Schouten, Dutch TV host 1954 KQED TV channel 9 in SF, California (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 KREX TV channel 5 in Grand Junction, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WGAN (now WGME) TV channel 13 in Portland, ME (CBS) 1st broadcast 1954 KGLO (now KIMT) TV channel 3 in Mason City, IA (CBS) 1st broadcast 1954 KTEN TV channel 10 in Ada-Ardmore, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 WHA TV channel 21 in Madison, Wisconsin (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WAPA TV channel 4 in San Juan, Puerto Rico (NBC/SFN) begins broadcasting 1954 WDEF TV channel 12 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WSEE TV channel 35 in Erie, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 KVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 KARK TV channel 4 in Little Rock, AR (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 WHO TV channel 13 in Des Moines, IA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 KRGV TV channel 5 in Weslaco, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 WECT TV channel 6 in Wilmington, North Carolina (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WALB TV channel 10 in Albany, Georgia (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 TV Dinner was 1st put on sale by Swanson and Sons 1954 WQED TV channel 13 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WKAQ TV channel 2 in San Juan, Puerto Rico (TM) begins broadcasting 1954 RCA manufactures 1st color TV set, a 12-inch screen for $1,000 1954 KFBB TV channel 5 in Great Falls, Montana (ABC/CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 WSJV TV channel 28 in Elkhart-South Bend, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 KDAL (now KDLH) TV channel 3 in Duluth-Superior, MN (CBS) begins 1954 1st local color TV coml WNBT-TV (WNBC-TV) New York City (Castro Decorators) 1954 WMUR TV channel 9 in Manchester, New Hampshire (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 WAST (now WNYT) TV channel 13 in Albany-Troy, New York (NBC) 1st broadcast 1954 WNEM TV channel 5 in Bay City, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 WRDW TV channel 12 in Augusta, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WTOC TV channel 11 in Savannah, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WCDC TV channel 19 in Adams, MA (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 1st TV soap opera "Secret Storm" premieres 1954 Oprah Winfrey, born in Mississippi, actress/TV host, Color Purple, Oprah 1954 WEAR TV channel 3 in Pensacola-Mobile, Florida (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 KSLA TV channel 12 in Shreveport, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WWTV TV channel 9 in Cadillac-Traverse City, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast 1953 WFBC (now WYFF) TV channel 4 in G'ville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (NBC) begins 1953 WLBT TV channel 3 in Jackson, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 Robert Pittman, TV executive/developer, MTV 1953 KHOL (now KHGI) TV channel 13 in Kearney, NB (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KOA (now KCNC) TV channel 4 in Denver, CO (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 KOMU TV channel 8 in Columbia, MO (NBC/PBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KID (now KIDK) TV channel 3 in Idaho Falls, Idaho (CBS) 1st broadcasting 1953 KWTV TV channel 9 in Oklahoma City, OK (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KFYR TV channel 5 in Bismarck, ND (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KMID TV channel 2 in Midland and Odessa, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 FCC approves RCA's black and white - compatible color TV specifications 1953 WJHG TV channel 7 in Panama City, Florida (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KOAM TV channel 7 in Pittsburg-Joplin, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KTVA TV channel 11 in Anchorage (CBS) becomes Alaska's 1st TV station 1953 KOMO TV channel 4 in Seattle, WA (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WSTV (now WTOV) TV channel 9 in Steubenville-Wheeling, OH (CBS) begins 1953 WCCB TV channel 18 in Charlotte, North Carolina (IND/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WAIM (now WAXA) TV channel 40 in Anderson, South Carolina (IND) 1st broadcast 1953 WCSH TV channel 6 in Portland, ME (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WSIX TV channel 8 in Nashville, Tennessee (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KBOI (now KBCI) TV channel 2 in Boise, Idaho (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WJHL TV channel 11 in Johnson City, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KVFD (now KTIN) TV channel 21 in Ft. Dodge, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast 1953 WJBF TV channel 6 in Augusta, Georgia (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WKJG TV channel 33 in Ft. Wayne, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WIBW TV channel 13 in Topeka, KS (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WRBL TV channel 3 in Columbus, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WCIA TV channel 3 in Champaign, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 U.S. district Judge Grim, rules NFL can black out TV home games 1953 KTVQ TV channel 2 in Billings, Montana (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WIS TV channel 10 in Columbia, South Carolina (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 Dennis Miller, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, comedian/TV host, SNL, Dennis Miller Show 1953 KCEN TV channel 6 in Temple-Waco, Texas (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KMGH TV channel 7 in Denver, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WHEC TV channel 10 in Rochester, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 TV broadcasting begins in Belgium 1953 KIEM TV channel 3 in Eureka, California (NBC/CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KOOL (now KTSP) TV channel 10 in Phoenix, Arizona (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WTRF TV channel 7 in Wheeling-Steubenville, WV (CBS) 1st broadcast 1953 WRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Singer Julius LaRosa is fired on TV by Arthur Godfrey 1953 WLJT TV channel 11 in Lexington, Tennessee (PBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WTVK TV channel 26 in Knoxville, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 KOIN TV channel 6 in Portland, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WJNL (now WFAT) TV channel 19 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (IND) begins 1953 WTEN TV channel 10 in Albany, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WTAP TV channel 15 in Parkersburg-Marietta, WV (NBC) begins 1953 WTVM TV channel 9 in Columbus, Georgia (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KGGM TV channel 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KJEO TV channel 47 in Fresno, California (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KYTV TV channel 3 in Springfield, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WATE TV channel 6 in Knoxville, Tennessee (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WREX TV channel 13 in Rockford, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WICS TV channel 20 in Springfield, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WMT (now KGAN) TV channel 2 in Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, IA (CBS) begins 1953 "Bob and Ray Show," TV Variety; last air on NBC 1953 "Juvenile Jury," TV Childrens, last airs on NBC, moved to CBS 1953 "Racket Squad," TV Crime Drama, last airs on CBS 1953 KOAT TV channel 7 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (ABC/PBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KCMO (now KCTV) TV channel 5 in Kansas City, Missouri (CBS) begins 1953 KNOE TV channel 8 in Monroe-West Monroe, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KOLO TV channel 8 in Reno, NV (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KQTV TV channel 2 in Saint Joseph, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WHBQ TV channel 13 in Memphis, Tennessee (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WMAZ TV channel 13 in Macon, Georgia (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WTOK TV channel 11 in Meridian, MS (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KERO TV channel 23 in Bakersfield, California (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 KHQA TV channel 7 in Hannibal-Quincy, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KRDO TV channel 13 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo, CO (ABC) 1st broadcast 1953 KVOA TV channel 4 in Tucson, Arizona (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WVEC TV channel 13 in Hampton-Norfolk, Virginia (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KSBW TV channel 8 in Salinas-Monterey, California (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WEHT TV channel 25 in Evansville, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Swanson sells it's 1st "TV dinner" 1953 KGTV TV channel 10 in San Diego, California (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WFIE TV channel 14 in Evansville, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WATR (now WTXX) TV channel 20 in Waterbury, CT (NBC) begins 1953 WGEM TV channel 10 in Quincy-Hannibal, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WNOK (now WLTX) TV channel 19 in Columbia, South Carolina (CBS) 1st broadcast 1953 WTCN (now KARE) TV channel 11 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (MET) begins 1953 KRBC TV channel 9 in Abilene, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WKBG (now WLVI) TV channel 56 in Cambridge-Boston, MA (IND) begins 1953 KHSL TV channel 12 in Chico, California (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KBAK TV channel 29 in Bakersfield, California (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KTAL TV channel 6 in Shreveport-Texarkana, LA (NBC) begins 1953 KXLF TV channel 4 in Butte, Montana (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KCPQ TV channel 13 in Tacoma-Seattle, WA (IND) begins broadcasting 1953 KMBC TV channel 9 in Kansas City, Missouri (MET/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KOBI TV channel 5 in Medford, OR (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 KEYT TV channel 3 in Santa Barbara, California (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KIMA TV channel 29 in Yakima, WA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WAKR (now WAKC) TV channel 23 in Akron, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KROC (now KTTC) TV channel 10 in Rochester, MN (NBC) 1st broadcast 1953 KTVB TV channel 7 in Boise, Idaho (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WANorth Carolina TV channel 21 in Asheville, North Carolina (IND) begins broadcasting 1953 KLAS TV channel 8 in Las Vegas, NV (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KTVH (now KWCH) TV channel 12 in Hutchinson-Wichita, KS (CBS) begins 1953 XETV TV channel 6 in Tijuana-San Diego, California (IND) begins broadcasting 1953 KCTV (now KLST) TV channel 8 in San Angelo, Texas (CBS) 1st broadcast 1953 KSWS (now KOBR) TV channel 8 in Roswell, New Mexico (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WCSouth Carolina TV channel 5 in Charleston, South Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WTPennsylvania (now WHTM) TV channel 27 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (ABC) 1st broadcast 1953 WLFI TV channel 18 in Lafayette, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KOAA TV channel 5 in Pueblo-Colorado Spgs, CO (NBC) 1st broadcast 1953 "Amos 'n Andy," TV Comedy, also radio from '29; last aired on CBS 1953 WDAU (now WYOU) TV chan 22 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins 1953 KVOS TV channel 12 in Bellingham/Vancouver, WA (CBS) begins 1953 KMJ (now KSEE) TV channel 24 in Fresno, California (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WDAY TV channel 6 in Fargo, ND (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WSUN TV channel 38 in St. Petersburg-Tampa, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast 1953 WHIZ TV channel 18 in Zanesville, OH (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KUHT TV channel 8 in Houston, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KCBD TV channel 11 in Lubbock, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WIPB TV channel 49 in Muncie, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WTVO TV channel 17 in Rockford, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 KTAR (now KPNX) TV channel 12 in Phoenix, Arizona (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WCOV TV channel 20 in Montgomery, Alabama (IND/CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WAFB TV channel 9 in Baton Rouge, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WAND TV channel 17 in Decatur, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WHP TV channel 21 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WHYN (now WGGB) TV channel 40 in Springfield-Holyoke, MA (ABC) begins 1953 KFDX TV channel 3 in Wichita Falls, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 "TV Guide" publishes 1st issue 1953 WEYI TV channel 25 in Saginaw, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KFDA TV channel 10 in Amarillo, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KXMC TV channel 13 in Minot, ND (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KCAU TV channel 9 in Sioux City, IA (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KGNC (now KAMR) TV channel 4 in Amarillo, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WBAY TV channel 2 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WWLP TV channel 22 in Springfield, MA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 KOLR TV channel 10 in Springfield, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KSWO TV channel 7 in Lawton, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WFMJ TV channel 21 in Youngstown, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 KAUZ TV channel 6 in Wichita Falls, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KTNT (now KSTW) TV channel 11 in Tacoma-Seattle, WA (IND) begins 1953 WTAJ TV channel 10 in Altoona, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Bree Walker, news anchor, WNBC TV, KNBC TV 1953 KOLN TV channel 10 in Lincoln, NB (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 "Adventures of Superman" TV series premieres in syndication 1953 WNEP TV channel 16 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (ABC) 1st broadcast 1953 WLVirginia (now WSET) TV channel 13 in Lynchburg-Roanoke, Virginia (ABC) begins 1953 "General Electric Theater" premieres on CBS TV; Reagan later hosts 1953 WEEK TV channel 25 in Peoria, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 New York, Cleveland, and Boston retaliate at Bill Veeck, forcing the Browns to play afternoon games to avoid sharing TV revenues 1953 WJTV TV channel 12 in Jackson, MS (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WABI TV channel 5 in Bangor, ME (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KXLY TV channel 4 in Spokane, WA (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WALA TV channel 10 in Mobile, AL (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 KOLD TV channel 13 in Tucson, Arizona (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Indians bar night games with Browns (who refuse to share TV receipts) 1953 WKBN TV channel 27 in Youngstown, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KTSM TV channel 9 in El Paso, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WBRE TV channel 28 in Wilkes-Barre Scranton, Pennsylvania (NBC) 1st broadcast 1952 WSBA (now WPMT) TV channel 43 in York, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting 1952 WSBT TV channel 22 in South Bend, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1952 KHQ TV channel 6 in Spokane, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1952 KHON TV channel 2 in Honolulu, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1952 KROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1952 WSLS TV channel 10 in Roanoke, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting 1952 1st TV acknowledgement of pregnancy (I Love Lucy) 1952 KKTV TV channel 11 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo, CO (CBS) 1st broadcast 1952 1st TV broadcast in Hawaii 1952 KTBC TV channel 7 in Austin, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1952 KLBK TV channel 13 in Lubbock, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1952 KBTV (now KUSA) TV channel 9 in Denver, CO (ABC) begins broadcasting 1952 KPTV TV channel 12 in Portland, OR (IND) begins broadcasting 1952 Canadian TV begins in Montreal 1952 Ralph Byrd, actor (Dick Tracy TV Show), dies at 43 1952 Robin Quivers, radio/TV personality, Howard Stern's sidekick 1952 KWGN TV channel 2 in Denver, CO (IND) begins broadcasting 1952 John Tesh, born in Garden City, New York, New age pianist/TV host, ET 1952 "Guiding Light" soap opera moves from radio to TV 1952 "RCA Victor Show Starring Dennis Day," debuts on NBC TV 1952 1st black executive of a major TV station (Jackie Robinson-WNBC New York) 1952 "Dragnet" with Jack Webb premieres on NBC TV 1951 "See it Now" premieres on TV 1951 Former Cubs 1st baseman and future TV star of Rifleman Chuck Connors is 1st player to oppose the major league draft 1951 Mary Hart, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, TV hostess, Entertainment Tonight 1951 "I Love Lucy" debuts on CBS TV 1951 1st Netherland TV broadcast (Toverspiegel) 1951 Tom Wopat, Loda Wisconsin, TV actor, Luke-Dukes of Hazzard 1951 1st transcontinental TV broadcast, by President Truman 1951 TV soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" debuts on CBS 1951 Harry Smith, Hammond, Indiana, TV co-anchor, CBS Morning Show 1951 "Amos 'n' Andy" premieres on CBS TV 1951 1st color TV broadcast-CBS' Arthur Godfrey from New York City to 4 cities 1951 Henny Huisman, Dutch TV host, Playback Show 1951 Ernie Kovacs Show, TV Variety debut on NBC 1951 Selina Scott, TV newscaster, West 57th 1951 "Victor Borge Show," debuts on NBC TV 1950 Jack van Gelder, Dutch TV host 1950 Jan Rietman, Dutch radio/TV host 1950 Karel van de Graf, Dutch TV host 1950 Ellen Brusse, Elizabeth Wenmakers, Dutch TV hostess 1950 Maartje van Weegen, Dutch TV hostess 1950 1st black lead (Ethel Waters) on TV (Beulah) 1950 Radio's "Grand Ole Opry" is broadcasted on TV for 1st time 1950 WSM TV channel 4 in Nashville, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting 1950 "Tin Pan Alley TV," last airs on ABC-TV 1950 Dick Tracy TV show sparks uproar concerning violence 1950 1st use of TV laugh track - Hank McCune 1950 1st transmission of a TV program from continental Europe shown on BBC 1950 "Arthur Murray Party" premieres on ABC TV (later DuMont, CBS, NBC) 1950 "Your Hit Parade" premieres on NBC (later CBS) TV 1950 WHBF TV channel 4 in Rock Island, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1950 WKZO (now WWMT) TV channel 3 in Kalamazoo, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast 1950 Matthew Kelly, actor/TV host, Holding the Fort, Relative Strangers 1950 WJIM (now WLNS) TV channel 6 in Lansing, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1950 Bob Hope's 1st TV appearance 1950 WTAR (now WTKR) TV channel 3 in Norfolk, Virginia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1950 WHAS TV channel 11 in Louisville, Kentucky (CBS) begins broadcasting 1950 WOI TV channel 5 in Ames-Des Moines, IA (ABC/PBS) begins broadcasting 1950 KENS TV channel 5 in San Antonio, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1950 WSYR (now WSTM) TV channel 3 in Syracuse, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting 1950 Donna Hanover Giuliani, TV news anchor, WPIX, wife of Mayor Giuliani 1950 "Robert Montgomery Presents" dramatic anthology premieres on NBC TV 1949 20th Century Fox announces it would produce TV programs 1949 WJW TV channel 8 in Cleveland, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 WOAI (now KMOL) TV channel 4 in San Antonio, Texas (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 KRLD (now KDFW) TV channel 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (CBS) begins 1949 WBNG TV channel 12 in Binghamton, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 WKTV TV channel 2 in Utica, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 KOTV TV channel 6 in Tulsa, OK (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 KRON TV channel 4 in San Francisco, California (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 WSAZ TV channel 3 in Huntington-Charleston, NV (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 WTTV TV channel 4 in Bloomington-Indianapol, IN (IND) 1st broadcast 1949 "One Man's Family" premieres on TV 1949 WOC (now KWQC) TV channel 6 in Davenport, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 WDAF TV channel 4 in Kansas City, Missouri (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 WBNS TV channel 10 in Columbus, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 WOR (now WWOR) TV channel 9 in NY-Secaucus, New York (IND) begins 1949 Robb Weller, TV host, Entertainment Tonight, Home Show 1949 WFMY TV channel 2 in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina (CBS) 1st broadcast 1949 WFAA TV channel 8 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1949 KABC TV channel 7 in Los Angeles, California (ABC) begins broadcasting 1949 WJAC TV channel 6 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1949 WJXT TV channel 4 in Jacksonville, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 KMTV TV channel 3 in Omaha, NB (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 WTVN (now WSYX) TV channel 6 in Columbus, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1949 WOTV TV channel 8 in Grand Rapids, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 Nigel Lucius Graeme Finch, TV director/film-maker 1949 WCPO TV channel 9 in Cincinnati, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 WBTV TV channel 3 in Charlotte, North Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 1st practical rectangular TV tube announced-Toledo, Oh 1949 WJAR TV channel 10 in Providence, RI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 "Dragnet" premieres on NBC radio; also a TV series in 1951 and 1967 1949 "Red Barber's Clubhouse" sports show premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV 1949 WBRC TV channel 6 in Birmingham, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting 1949 WCCO TV channel 4 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 WROC TV channel 8 in Rochester, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 WKY (now KTVY) TV channel 4 in Oklahoma City, OK (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 KSL TV channel 5 in Salt Lake City, UT (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 WRTV TV channel 6 in Indianapolis, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting 1949 Candid Camera, TV comedy Variety, moves to NBC 1949 KGO TV channel 7 in San Francisco, California (ABC) begins broadcasting 1949 WKRC TV channel 12 in Cincinnati, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1949 WLWS (now WCMH) TV channel 4 in Columbus, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 Brian Hanrahan, British TV newsman, BBC 1949 WTVJ TV channel 4 in Miami, Florida (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 WGAL TV channel 8 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 KFMB TV channel 8 in San Diego, California (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 WICU TV channel 12 in Erie, Pennsylvania (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 WLWD (now WDTN) TV channel 2 in Dayton, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 WAGeorgia TV channel 5 in Atlanta, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 1st daytime soap on TV "These Are My Children" (NBC in Chicago) 1949 WHIO TV channel 7 in Dayton, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 KNBH (now KNBC) TV channel 4 in Los Angeles, California (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 WTOP (now WUSA) TV channel 9 in Washington, D.C. (CBS) 1st broadcast 1949 Brandon Tartikoff, TV executive, NBC 1949 "Arthur Godfrey and His Friends" premieres on CBS TV 1949 "Colgate Theater" dramatic anthology series premieres on NBC TV 1949 KDKA TV channel 2 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 KPRC TV channel 2 in Houston, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 KTTV TV channel 11 in Los Angeles, California (MET) begins broadcasting 1948 Barbara Mandrell, born in Houston, Texas, singer/TV host, Mandrell Sisters 1948 KPIX TV channel 5 in San Francisco, California (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 Noel Edmonds, British TV personality, Foul-ups, Bleeps and Blunders 1948 WDSU TV channel 6 in New Orleans, Louisiana (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 Boudewijn Buch, Dutch writer/TV host 1948 WHEN (now WTVH) TV channel 5 in Syracuse, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 WMC TV channel 5 in Memphis, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 KOB TV channel 4 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 "Hopalong Cassidy" premieres on TV 1948 KING TV channel 5 in Seattle, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 Storm Field, Elliot, New York, weatherman, WABC TV, WCBS TV 1948 WAVE TV channel 3 in Louisville, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 Tom Shales, TV critic, Washington Post 1948 WJZ TV channel 13 in Baltimore, MD (ABC) begins broadcasting 1948 WJBK TV channel 2 in Detroit, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 WXYZ TV channel 7 in Detroit, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1948 Sarah Purcell, Richmond, Indiana, actress/TV hostess, Real People 1948 KHJ TV channel 9 in Los Angeles, California (IND) begins broadcasting 1948 WBAP (now KXAS) TV channel 5 in Fort Worth-Dallas, Texas (NBC) begins 1948 WSB TV channel 2 in Atlanta, Georgia (ABC) begins broadcasting 1948 Bryant Gumbel, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, sportscaster/TV host, Today Show 1948 KCOP TV channel 13 in Los Angeles/Hollywood, California (IND) begins 1948 WLS TV channel 7 in Chicago, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting 1948 Milton Berle starts his TV career on Texaco Star Theater 1948 ABC enters network TV at 7 PM (WJZ, New York) 1948 Allen Funt's "Candid Camera" TV debut on ABC 1948 WABC TV channel 7 in New York, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting 1948 Professional wrestling premieres on prime-time network TV (DuMont) 1948 WSPD TV channel 13 in Toledo, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 WNAC (now KNEV) TV channel 7 in Boston, MA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 WPIX TV channel 11 in New York City, New York (IND) begins broadcasting 1948 WTNH TV channel 8 in New Haven, CT (ABC) begins broadcasting 1948 WBZ TV channel 4 in Boston, MA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 "Milton Berle Show" premieres on NBC TV 1948 WBEN (now WIVB) TV channel 4 in Buffalo, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 Boyd Matson, TV host/correspondent, National Geographic Explorer 1948 KSTP TV channel 5 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (ABC) 1st broadcast 1948 WTVR TV channel 6 in Richmond, Virginia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 Jan Hammer, composer, Escape from TV, Miami Vice 1948 KCPX (now KTVX) TV channel 4 in Salt Lake City, UT (ABC) 1st broadcast 1948 WGN TV channel 9 in Chicago, Illinois (IND) begins broadcasting 1948 Philips begin experimental TV broadcasting 1948 WCAU TV channel 10 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 WBAL TV channel 11 in Baltimore, MD (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 WLWT TV channel 5 in Cincinnati, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 KNXT (now KCBS) TV channel 2 in Los Angeles, California (CBS) 1st broadcast 1948 1st country music TV show, Midwestern Hayride, premieres on WLW Cin 1948 WNDT (now WNET) TV channel 13 in New York-Newark, New York (PBS) begins 1947 WEWS TV channel 5 in Cleveland, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1947 Michael Green, English TV/video producer 1947 "Meet the Press" makes network TV debut on NBC 1947 1st permanent TV installed on seagoing vessel (New Jersey) 1947 WMAR TV channel 2 in Baltimore, MD (NBC) begins broadcasting 1947 WMAL (now WJLA) TV channel 7 in Washington, D.C. (ABC) begins 1947 Jon Snow, British TV journalist, Channel 4 1947 Russ Abbott, British TV comedian, September Song 1947 WPVI TV channel 6 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (ABC) begins broadcasting 1947 Brian Hulls, British TV news cameraman 1947 Geoffrey McQueen, TV Writer 1947 WRC TV channel 4 in Washington D.C. (NBC) begins broadcasting 1947 Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, TV producer, Designing Women, Murphy Brown 1947 WWJ (now WDIV) TV channel 4 in Detroit, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1947 1st broadcast of 1st U.S. TV soap opera "A Woman to Remember" 1947 KSD (now KSDK) TV channel 5 in St. Louis, Missouri (NBC) begins broadcasting 1947 1st commercial TV station west of Mississippi opens, Hollywood CA 1947 KTLA TV channel 5 in Los Angeles, California (IND) begins broadcasting 1947 Ann Compton, news reporter, ABC TV 1947 WTTG TV channel 5 in Washington, D.C. (MET) begins broadcasting 1946 Janet Street-Porter, British TV personality, Youth 1946 Lisette Hordijk, Dutch TV broadcaster 1946 TV's 1st network dramatic serial "Faraway Hill" ends 2 month run 1946 Adriaan van Dis, Dutch TV host/writer, Promised Country 1946 Pat Sajak, Chicago, TV host, Wheel of Fortune, Pat Sajak Show 1946 Connie Chung, TV news anchor, NBC, CBS 1946 Steve Friedman, TV news executive/actor, American Anthem 1946 1st TV sports spectacular - Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn 1946 Henry Morgan is 1st to take off shirt on TV 1946 1st hour long entertainment TV show, "NBC's Hour Glass" premieres 1946 1st variety show on TV "NBC's Hour Glass," premieres 1946 Greg Gumbel, sportscaster, CBS TV, WFAN 1946 David Green, English TV/video producer 1945 John Walsh, activist/TV host, America's Most Wanted 1945 Kenny Everett, British TV personality, Kenny Everett Show 1945 Ken Norton, heavyweight boxing champ/TV panelist, Gong Show 1945 Ron Hendren, born in Pinehurst, North Carolina, TV host, Entertainment Tonight 1945 Willem Ruis, Dutch TV host, Willem Ruis Show 1945 David Brenner, born in Philadelphia, comedian/TV talk show host, Nightlife 1944 Marcia "Marcy" Carsey, TV executive/producer 1944 1st TV Musical comedy (The Boys from Boise) 1944 Bill Boggs, born in Philadelphia, TV host/producer, Midday, Morton Downey, Jr. Show 1944 Giles Smith, TV journalist 1944 Sivi Aberg, actress, Batman TV show 1944 WABD (WNEW, now WNYW) TV channel 5 in New York City (DUM/MET/FOX) 1st broadcast 1944 Michael Fish, British TV weatherman 1944 "Patrolling the Ether" is shown on 3 TV stations simultaneously 1944 John Suchet, British TV journalist, Independent TV News 1944 "War As It Happens" news show premieres on NBC TV (New York City only) 1944 Bonnie Franklin, Santa Monica Cal, TV actress, Ann-1 Day at a Time 1944 1st feature-length foreign movie, African Journey, shown on TV, New York City 1943 Koos Postema, editor-in-chief, Vrije Volk, Dutch TV host 1943 Terry Pavey, editor, TV Times 1942 Dumont TV network begins (WABD New York) 1942 Jos Brink, Dutch TV host, Op Zoek 1941 John Davidson, Pitts, TV host, Hollywood Squares, That's Incredible 1941 Don Cornelius, TV show host, Soul Train 1941 Willibrord Frequin, Dutch TV reporter 1941 KYW TV channel 3 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (NBC) begins broadcasting 1941 Robin Leach, born in London, England, TV host, Life Styles of Rich and Famous 1941 Kees van Kooten, Dutch TV host/founder, Simplistic Union 1941 1st coml TV licenses granted-W2XBS-WNBT (NBC) and WCBW (CBS), New York City 1941 Bulova Watch Co pays $9 for 1st ever network TV commercial 1941 WCBW (now WCBS) TV channel 2 in NY, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1941 WNBT TV (W2XBS, Now WNBC) channel 4 in New York City (NBC) begins broadcasting 1941 FCC approves regular scheduled coml TV broadcasts to begin July 1 1941 Michael Apted, director/researcher, Granada TV 1940 James Burrows, TV producer/director, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Cheers 1940 Jackie Trent, born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, singer, actress, songwriter, wrote famous theme tune for TV soap, 'Neighbours' 1940 1st showing of color TV 1940 Paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer (Nipkow disk), dies at 80 1940 Michael Brunson, TV reporter/newscaster/actor, Never Say Die 1940 Alex Trebek, born in Sudbury, Ontario, TV game host, High Rollers, Jeopardy 1940 Lee Majors, born in Michigan, TV actor, $6,000,000 Man, Stunt Man 1940 Chuck Woolery, born in Kentucky, TV game show host, Love Connection 1939 WGY-TV (Schenectady, New York), 1st coml TV station, begins service 1939 WRGB TV channel 6 in Schenectady-Alby-Troy, New York (CBS) 1st broadcast 1939 1st TV NFL game-Eagles vs Dodgers 1939 Cassie Mackin, newswoman, NBC TV 1939 NBC/RCA 1st public TV demo with Franklin D. Roosevelt at opening of New York World's Fair 1939 David Frost, born in Tenterdon, England, TV host, That Was the Week That Was 1939 Maury Povich, TV host, Current Affair, Maury, Mr Connie Chung 1938 Wibo van de Linde, Dutch TV host/director, Avro 1938 Ralp Inbar, Dutch TV host, Banana Split 1938 Vladimir K Zworykin (Penn) receives patent on Iconoscope TV system 1938 BBC's 1st feature film on TV (Student of Prague) 1938 Mickie Finn, born in Hugo, Oklahoma, TV hostess/banjo player, Mickie Finn's 1938 1st public experimental demonstration of Baird color TV in London 1938 Marcel P A van Dam, Dutch politician/CEO, VARA Radio/TV 1938 Bob Eubanks, born in Flint, Michigan, TV host, Newlywed Game 1937 Jack Linkletter, born in San Francisco, California, TV host, Haggis Baggis, Hootenanny 1937 John Bernard, Dutch TV weatherman 1936 Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and dummy Charlie McCarthy, appear on TV 1936 Bell Labs tests coaxial cable for TV use 1936 RCA displays TV for press 1936 1st high-definition TV broadcast service, by BBC in London 1936 Judith Chalmers, English TV hostess, Wish You Were Here 1936 RCA shows 1st real TV program (dancing, film on locomotives, Bonwit Teller fashion show and monologue from Tobacco Road and comedy) 1936 Berend Boudewijn [van der Woude], Dutch TV host/director, Baantjer 1936 Kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies 1936 Fred Oster, Dutch TV host 1936 Gary Owens, Mitchell, South Dakota, disc jockey/TV host, Laugh, Indiana, Gong Show 1936 Terry Drinkwater, TV newsman, CBS 1936 Meindert Leerling, Dutch TV director/MP, RPF 1935 Norma Rae Beatty Ashby, broadcaster/TV producer 1935 Barbara Brilliant, TV host/producer 1935 Jacques d'Ancona, journalist/TV host, Sound-Mix Show 1935 Morton Dean, Fall River Massachusetts, TV newscaster, CBS, ABC 1935 David Hartman, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, TV personality, Good Morning America 1934 Wink Martindale, Jackson, Tennessee, TV host, Tic-Tac-Dough, Can You Top This 1934 Pim Jacobs, jazz pianist/Dutch TV host/actor, Gilas 1934 John Barbour, born in Toronto, TV host, Real People 1934 John Noakes, British TV presenter 1934 Barry Humphries, Australia TV host, Dame Edna Everage 1933 Larry King, New York City, radio/TV host "143 Arivadechi", Larry King Show, CNN 1933 1st TV boxing match - Archie Sexton and Laurie Raiteri in London 1932 George Schlatter, TV producer, Laugh-in 1932 Gerard van den Berg, Dutch TV host, Like Father, Like Son 1932 Henk Mochel, Dutch TV host, Rondom tien 1932 BBS begins experimental regular TV broadcasts 1932 Vince Guaraldi, jazz pianist, Charlie Brown TV specials 1932 George Burns, British TV host 1931 Ellen Blazer, Dutch TV director, Sonja 1931 Morley Safer, Toronto California, TV newscaster, 60 Minutes 1931 W2XB TV channel 1 in New York City, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting 1931 Fred Graham, newscaster/journalist, CBS News, Court TV 1931 Peter Batty, TV/movie producer 1931 Larry Hagman, TV actor, I Dream of Jeannie, Dallas 1931 VARA begins experimental TV broadcast in Diamantbeurs Amsterdam 1930 Julia Meade, actress/TV hostess, Spotlight Playhouse 1930 Dumont's 1st TV broadcast for home reception (New York City) 1930 Sarnoff reports in New York Times "TV would be a theater in every home" 1930 John Bartholomew Tucker, born in Pennsylvania, TV host, Candid Camera, Treasure Island 1929 Mies Bouman, Dutch TV hostess, Open the Village 1929 Bob Bouma, Dutch TV host, For a Postcard in the Front Row 1929 Dick Clark, Mount Vernon, New York, TV Host, American Bandstand 1929 Joan Ganz Cooney, born in Phoenix, Arizona, TV executive, Children's TV Workshop 1929 Dick Clark, Mount Vernon, New York, TV host, American Bandstand 1929 1st color TV demo, New York City 1929 1st regularly scheduled TV broadcasts (3 nights per week) 1929 Rita Gillespie, TV director 1928 Wim Bosboom, Dutch radio/TV host 1928 1st TV drama-WGY's Queens Messenger 1928 Willem Duys, Dutch radio/TV host 1928 1st color TV broadcast in London (John Logic Baird) 1928 WGY, Schenectady begins regular TV programming 1928 Bill Cotton, CEO, Noel Gay TV 1928 Aaron Spelling, TV executive producer, Charlie's Angels 1928 Fred Rogers, born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, children TV host, Mr Rogers' Neighborhood 1928 Bruce Forsyth, born in London, England, comedian/TV host, Generation Game 1928 1st transatlantic TV image received, Hartsdale, New York 1927 Philo Farnsworth demonstrates 1st use of TV in SF 1927 Leonard Katzman, TV producer 1927 Gwyn Ward Thomas, Beritsh TV director 1927 Carl Burton Stokes, born in Cleveland, Mayor-Cleve, TV newscaster 1927 Dick Noel, born in Brooklyn, New York, TV host, It's a Small Wonder 1927 Using phone lines TV is sent from Washington D.C. to New York City 1927 Peter Marshall, born in Huntington, West Virginia, TV game show host, Hollywood Squares 1927 John McLaughlin, TV commentator, McLaughlin Group 1927 Michael Herford Wooller, TV/film producer 1926 David Attenborough, producer/TV host/scientist 1926 Robert Earle, Baldwin, New York, TV host, GE College Bowl 1925 Merv Griffin, San Mateo California, TV host, Merv Griffin Show 1925 Duncan Wood, TV director/producer 1925 Peter Brook, born in London, director, 1776, TV writer 1925 Frank Henry Copplestone, TV executive 1925 Pier Tania, Meinte Piet, radio/TV host, ANP, De Bezetting 1925 Anthony Joly de Lotbiniere, TV producer 1924 Leonard Rosenman, born in Brooklyn, New York, TV composer, Marcus Welby MD 1924 Arlene Dahl, Minneapolis Minnesota, actress/TV panelist, Ambush 1924 Peggy Cass, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress/TV panelist, To Tell the Truth, Mame 1924 Bill Wendell, born in New York City, TV announcer, Late Night With David Letterman 1924 Donald Baverstock, TV producer 1923 Bob Barker, Darrington Wash, TV host, Price is Right 1923 Leonard Stern, New York City, producer/TV writer, Phil Silvers Show, Get Smart 1923 Jaap van Meekren, Dutch TV host, AVRO/RTL4 1923 Arthur C Nielsen, market researcher, TV's Nielsen's Ratings 1923 Monty Hall, Winnipeg Canada, TV game show host, Lets Make a Deal 1923 Humphrey Fisher, TV producer 1923 Gwyn Ward Thomas, British TV director 1923 Earl Hamner, Jr., Schuyler, Virginia, TV narrator, Waltons 1923 Ed McMahon, born in Detroit, Michigan, TV host, Johnny Carson Show, Star Search 1923 Stephen J Cannell, TV producer/writer 1922 Jack Narz, born in Louisville, Kentucky, TV gameshow host, Dotto, Video Village 1922 Alan Scott, Haddonfield, New Jersey, TV host/songwriter, Spin the Picture 1922 Norman Lear, TV writer/producer, All in The Family 1922 Judith Crist, New York, movie critic, TV Guide 1922 Raymond Baxter, British TV host/author, Fast Lady 1921 Steve Allen, New York City, comedian/TV host, Tonight Show, Steve Allen Show 1921 Hughes Rudd, TV newscaster, CBS/ABC 1921 Robert Q. Lewis, born in New York City, TV host, Masquerade Party, Robert Q Lewis Show 1921 Hugh Downs, born in Akron, Ohio, TV journalist, 20/20, Concentration 1920 David Susskind, New York City, TV host, Open End, David Susskind Show 1920 Bert Leysen, TV director, Belgian National TV 1920 Hal March, born in San Francisco, California, actor/TV host, $64,000 Question, Outrage 1920 Antony Kearey, TV producer 1920 Bill Cullen, Pitts, TV game show host, over 20 different games 1919 George Fenneman, born in in Peking, China, TV announcer, 'You Bet Your Life' 1919 Allen Ludden, Mineral Point Wisconsin, TV host, Password 1919 George Gobel, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian/TV personality, I Love My Wife 1919 Simon van Collem, Dutch journalist and TV host, Amsterdamned 1919 Army Archerd, Hollywood columnist/TV host, Movie Game 1918 Jack McCoy, born in Akron, Ohio, TV host, Live Like a Millionaire 1918 Herb Shriner, humorist/TV host, Herb Shriner Show 1918 Anthony Craxton, British TV producer 1918 Don Pardo, Westfield Massachusetts, TV announcer, Jeopardy, SNL 1917 Gene Rayburn, born in Christopher, Illinois, TV game show host, Match Game 1917 Kees Schilperoort, Dutch radio/TV host 1917 "Buffalo" Bob Smith, Buffalo, New York, TV host, Howdy Doody 1917 Jack Lescoulie, Sacramento California, TV host, Jackie Gleason Show 1917 Ann Rutherford, born in Toronto, Canada, TV panelist, Leave It To the Girls 1917 Cleveland Amory, Nahant Massachusetts, conservationist/TV reviewer, TV Guide 1917 Dennis James, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, wrestling announcer/TV host, PDQ 1917 Don Herbert, born in Waconia, Minnesota, scientist/TV host, Watch Mr. Wizard 1916 Sherwood Schwartz, Passaic, New Jersey, TV creator, Brady Bunch, Gilligan Is 1916 John Young, actor/TV panelist, Masquerade Party 1916 Ivan Tors, TV producer, Sea Hunt, Flipper 1916 Jack Paar, Canton Ohio, TV host, Jack Paar Show 1916 Paul Tripp, New York City, TV host, Mr I Magination 1915 Dick Thomas, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, TV host, Village Barn 1915 Dick Dudley, TV host, Village Barn 1915 Henry Morgan, born in New York City, comedian/TV panelist, I've Got a Secret, Arena 1915 John Freeman, British politician, Labour, ambassador/TV host 1914 Bert Parks, Jacobson, born in Atlanta, Georgia, TV host, Miss America 1914 John Reed King, Atlantic City, New Jersey, TV host, Why?, Let's See 1914 Allen Funt, born in Brooklyn, New York, TV host and creator, Candid Camera 1914 Howard K Smith, Louisiana, TV newsman, ABC, Moderated Kennedy-Nixon debate 1914 John Daly, South Africa, newscaster/TV game show host, What's My Line 1913 John K M McCaffery, Moscow Idaho, TV host, One Minute Please 1913 Robert Dougall, English TV host 1913 Peter Black, TV critic 1913 Steven Nagy, bowler, 1st to bowl 300 on TV, 1954 1913 Dave Garroway, born in Schnectady, New York, TV host, Today Show 1913 Ralph Edwards, born in Merino, Colorado, TV host, This is Your Life 1913 Rex Tucker, TV writer/director 1913 Mark Goodson, TV game-show proudcer, Goodson-Toddman 1913 Ralph Edwards, born in Merino, Colorado, TV host, This is Your Life 1912 Durward Kirby, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, TV announcer, Garry Moore Show 1912 Irv Kupcinet, born in Chicago, Illinois, TV host, Tonight! America After Dark 1912 Art Linkletter, born in Saskatchewan, Canada, TV host, People are Funny 1912 Virginia Graham, born in Chicago, Illinois, TV personality, Girl Talk, Where Was I 1912 Martin Gabel, born in Philadelphia, TV host, With this Ring 1912 Perry Como, Pierino, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, singer/TV, Perry Como Show 1912 Del Sharbutt, Cleburne, Texas, TV announcer, Your Hit Parade 1911 Mason Gross, Dr/TV professor, Think Fast, Two for the Money 1910 Fred de Cordova, film/TV producer, Tonight Show 1910 Johnny Olson, TV announcer, Price is Right 1910 Andrew Miller-Jones, British TV pioneer 1910 Nelson Case, born in Long Beach, California, TV host, Trash or Treasure 1909 Gerald Savory, actor playwright/TV producer, Heart of the Matter 1909 Madge Evans, born in Manhattan, New York City, TV panelist, Masquerade Party 1909 Ralph Byrd, born in Dayton, Ohio, actor, Dick Tracy TV Show 1909 Phyllis Fanny Primrose-Pechey Cradock, TV Chef 1908 Pat Weaver, born in Los Angeles, California, TV Executive, started Today show 1908 Alistair Cooke, Manchester England, TV host, Masterpiece Theatre 1908 Bud Collyer, born in New York City, TV emcee, Beat the Clock, To Tell the Truth 1908 Aidan Crawley, CEO, London Weekend TV 1908 Pauline Frederick, journalist/correspondent, UN, NBC TV 1907 Don McNeill, Galena, Illinois, host, Don McNeill TV Club 1907 Renzo Cesana, Rome, Italy, TV host, First Date, Continental 1907 Arlene Francis, Boston, radio/TV host, What's My Line? 1907 Jack Bailey, Hampton Iowa, TV host, Queen for a Day 1907 Roy K Marshall, Glen Carbon, Illinois, TV scientist, Nature of Things 1907 Eddie Ballantine, Chicago, orchestra leader, Don McNeill TV Club 1906 Lew Grade, British TV mogul, ATV, movie producer, Boys from Brazil 1906 Peter Carl Goldmark, developed color TV and LP records 1906 Philo T Farnsworth, Beaver Utah, inventor, electronic TV 1906 Harry Von Zell, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, TV announcer, Burns and Allen 1905 Marlin Perkins, born in Carthage, Missouri, TV host, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom 1905 Truman Bradley, Missouri, TV host, Science Fiction Theater 1904 Clifton Fadiman, born in Brooklyn, New York, TV host, Information Please, Quiz Kids 1904 Ted Mack, born in Denver, Colorado, TV host, Original Amateur Hour 1903 Arthur Godfrey, New York City, radio/TV host, Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scout 1902 Ed Sullivan, TV variety show host/gossip columnist, Ed Sullivan Show 1902 Walter Keirnan, New Havens, Connecticut, TV panelist, I've Got a Secret 1900 Walter O'Keefe, Hartford, Connecticut, songwriter/TV host, Mayor of Hollywood 1900 Laura Hobson, New York City, TV writer/panelist, I've Got a Secret 1899 Wyllis Cooper, Pekin, Illinois, TV narrator, Volume One 1899 Goodman Ace, radio/TV actor/columnist/humorist, Better of Goodman 1898 Art Baker, New York City, TV host, You Asked For It 1896 Rex Maupin, St. Joseph, Missouri, orchestra leader, Tin Pan Alley TV 1896 Herbert R O'Connor, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Sen-Md, TV narrator, Crime Syndicate 1896 Melville Cooper, Birmingham England, TV panelist, I Got a Secret 1896 Vivien Kellems, TV hostess, Power of Women 1891 David Sarnoff, U.S., radio/TV pioneer/CEO, RCA 1890 Paul Whiteman, born in Denver, Colorado, orchestra leader, Paul Whiteman's TV Teen Club 1889 Vladimir K Zworykin, U.S.S.R., electronics engineer/inventor, father of TV 1888 John Logie Baird, Scotland, inventor, father of TV 1883 Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, Newport New, Virginia, TV preacher 1860 Paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer, Nipkow Award |
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