TV Is Born Television pounced upon the scene during one of the worst economic periods in our country's history- the Great Depression. As a result, TV's introduction to a potential viewing public went largely unnoticed. People had more than enough to do trying to provide for their families.
Despite that timing, a few people had a chance to view the future. That's exactly what they thought TV was, but even they could not have dreamed of the successful industry television has become. With the advent of cable television, there are dozens of stations now competing for the viewer and showing an extraordinary range of programming from week to week.
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Early on, there was only one station. NBC (The National Broadcasting Company) was the first to broadc