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- 1. What was the name of the program that in 1981 was premiered and aimed at an 18-24 year old audience?
- 4. In 1952 the _____ show began.
- 5. In 1977 _____ is launched as the first television mini-series.
- 6. In 1907 scientists developed improved television by the invention of the ______ ray.
- 8. The first president to be seen on TV was?
- 9. The word “Television” was coined in 1900 by scientist from what country?
- 10. What was the name of the first satellite to send television signals?
- 12. The first public television station made its debut in what city?
- 16. The ______ Act of 1937 requires that stations provide equal time to all legal candidates for office if they gave time to any candidate.
- 18. In 1985 the first ________ video store opened.
- 20. In 1975 ____ began program distribution via satellite.
- 21. The first major television station was?
- 22. In 1964 this very famous band appeared on the Ed Sullivan show.
- 23. In 1964 the first prototype for a ______ TV was invented.
- 25. The most popular TV series in 1960 was the Andy ______ show.
- 28. High _______ television is demonstrated to the US by one of Japan's broadcasting systems.
- 30. In 1955 The ______ Mouse club debuted.
- 31. In 1925 the first motion television pictures were invented by John Logie ______.
- 33. In 1960 the first split screen broadcast made its appearance when Kennedy debated against who?
- 34. Dumont Fairway Hill was the first _____ opera to appear on television.
- 35. In the 1950s remote controls were invented and given the nickname the _____ bone.
- 36. By 1950 _____ percent of US homes had a television.
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- 2. In 1999 this hard disc personal recorder that allowed you to pause live TV entered the market.
- 3. In 1951 this addition to television permanently altered TV for the better.
- 4. Through the 1950s how many dominant television stations were broadcasted?
- 7. The television revolution was marked when everyone watched Neil _____ land on the moon from their own TVs.
- 8. In 1997 the first ______ screen TV was made.
- 11. The first cable TV was born in the mountains of what sate?
- 13. The first football game ever televised was played in ___________ stadium
- 14. In 1972 _____ of the homes with television have television in color.
- 15. In 1940 the first awards for broadcasting excellence were called the ______ awards.
- 17. This home recording format called _____ was introduced in 1976.
- 19. In 1928 the first TV station called W3XK was owned by Charles ________.
- 24. In 1946 James Beard hosted the first of what kind of television show?
- 26. This new kind of cable called a ______ optic cable revolutionised TV signal reception
- 27. In 1947 who was the first president to give an address from the whitehouse to the people?
- 29. In 1956 which famous country singer appeared on the Ed Sullivan show?
- 31. In 1949 the first charity telethon was hosted by Milton______.
- 32. What company was the first to introduce in home surround sound in 1982?