In November 1953, The New York Times reported that late-night television audiences across New York had “discovered a new quiz game” on WNBT, the local NBC affiliate. It did not air on a regular basis ...

Wired magazine just wrapped up its Greatest Gadget of All Time contest, where readers voted for their favorite gadgets in a bracket-style elimination tournament, and the winner was the RCA CT-100 ...

In New York last Week, early morning televiewers who happened to tune in NBC-TV were surprised to find, instead of the usual test pattern, a strange series of vertical bands. Soon these changed to ...

As pioneers of the first color television, RCA has been on the cutting edge of television’s evolution since 1954. So you know that when you watch an RCA Smart TV, you’re seeing the result of decades ...

Throughout my career I was always excited and more than pleased that my position offered me the opportunity to meet and chat with many of those who actually created the industry. And the best part of ...

Although radio broadcasting was barely out of the gate in the spring of 1922, some visionaries were looking beyond just an aural one-to-many form of communication. These included Los Angeles inventor ...

We have often wondered if people dreamed in black and white before the advent of photography. While color pictures eventually became the norm, black and white TV was common for many years. After all, ...

Justice Department trustbusters and Radio Corporation of America executives heaved a sigh of relief last week. The department won what Attorney General William Rogers said was one of its “most ...

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