TV HISTORY

Open Ended

What product is being advertised?

Multiple Choice

What year was the first television sold to the public?

• 1950

• 1925

• 1945

• 1938

The first practical TV sets were demonstrated and sold to the public at the
1939 World's Fair in New York. The sets were very expensive and New
York City had the only broadcast station.

Poll

What do you think the cost of a color television was in 1965?

• Between $100-$500

• Between $600-$700

• $700 and higher

If you wanted color TV your options were limited. By the mid-1960s a large color TV could be obtained for only $300- a mere $2,490 in today's money.

The number of television sets in use rose from 6,000 in 1946 to some 12 million by 1951. By 1957 half of all U.S. homes had a television set. The television sets improved because it had removed the boxed in screen, and made a screen that was a little bigger, and didn't have a rim around it.