Starter of this subject: Dennis
Last post in this subject: 10/22/2003
Messages in this subject: 2
| Dennis | 10/22/2003 2 replies |
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Here's an off the wall question...when did the scales tip from radio to television? Said another way, when did the majority of Americans own television sets(and stop spending their evenings "watching" the radio)? I was born in May of 1951; my wife was born in November of 1952. I'm betting the line was crossed sometime during that 18 month window. Does anyone have any supporting facts on this?
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| Stewart Wright | 10/22/2003 1 replies |
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Try the book "Say Goodnight, Gracie - The Last Years of Network Radio" by Jim Cox
You will find a review of the book by clicking on the link.
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| Eric Cooper | 10/22/2003 0 replies |
| In 1950, the A.C Nielsn Company reported that in cities with TV, more people were watching the tube than were listening to the radio. But there was a freeze on new TV station construction, due to technical issues, that lasted until early 1953. So most people outside the biggest cities still had access to radio ONLY until tha |