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David Sarnoff (US: / ˈ s ɑːr n ɔː f /; [4] February 27, 1891 – December 12, 1971) was a Russian [5] and American businessman who played an important role in the American history of radio and television.
Harold Norbert Kalas (March 26, 1936 – April 13, 2009) was an American sportscaster, best known for his Ford C. Frick Award-winning role as lead play-by-play announcer for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB), a position he held from 1971 until his death in 2009.
Area served City of license VC RF Callsign Network Notes Allentown: Philadelphia: 35 9 WPPT: PBS: World on 35.2 : Allentown: 39 9 WLVT-TV: PBS: Create on 39.2, France 24 on 39.3 : Allentown ...
In the fall of 2005, WPHL announced that its news department would be shut down; the final 10 p.m. newscast produced by WPHL aired on December 9, 2005. The following day, production of the 10 p.m. newscast was turned over to NBC O&O WCAU through a news share agreement. This newscast was partially renamed to WB 17 News at 10, Powered by NBC 10.
In March 1958, Commercial Radio Institute applied to build an FM radio station in Baltimore. [11] In April 1959, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted the construction permit – for the estimated US$ 25,964 (equivalent to $271,400 in 2023) construction project – . [ 12 ]
NBC first televised college football on September 30, 1939. NBC broadcast the game between Waynesburg and Fordham on station W2XBS (which would eventually become NBC's flagship station, WNBC) with one camera and Bill Stern [2] was the sole announcer.
While at Boston University, Stern worked at WTBU and worked his first professional radio job in 1975. Stern landed his first professional radio job while at Boston University, performing on-air skits, news casting and production duties at 1550 WNTN in Newton, Massachusetts, from August to December 1975. [2]
This article outlines the media coverage after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, on November 22, 1963 at 12.30pm CST.. The television coverage of the assassination and subsequent state funeral was the first in the television age and was covered live from start to finish, nonstop for 70 hours.