This Was Television On August 15
1946: The DuMont Network begins regular service During its brief life, the channel aired the first soap opera, the first live prime time National Football League broadcast, and…
1946: The DuMont Network begins regular service During its brief life, the channel aired the first soap opera, the first live prime time National Football League broadcast, and…
1956: The DuMont network is dissolved A decade prior, DuMont became one of the first television national networks in regular operation, though its primary revenue stream came…