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TV and Media Resources and History |
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How did we get here to this era of Portable DVD Players, DVR Recorders, TiVo and 1000+ Satellite Channels? When we were growing up, TV consisted of a handful of channel choices that shut down in the late evening. One had to be careful moving about the living room, lest you block the signal coming in from the "rabbit ear" antenna! |
| The Museum of Television and Radio Paley Center for Media - You knew there had to be a museum devoted to the pastimes virtually everyone engages in to some extent. They have 2 locations, one in NYC, the other in LA. While it would make for an interesting afternoon adventure should you be vacationing on either coast, the website itself contains a wealth of information on the history of broadcast media. While we might find it hard to believe today, when most of have some method of capturing our favorite broadcasts for posterity, the MT&R/Paley Center for Media actually has a list of "lost" television shows they seek, that is broadcasts of which no copy exists today. It is hoped that someone, somewhere possesses either an audio or video version. We're not talking about some of last year's TV Series here, for instance did you happen to hold onto "3 To Get Ready", Ernie Kovac's 1st TV Series from 1950? |
| MZTV Museum of Television - Like fine art, the medium of television is surely able to support more than a single museum. The Museum of Television is located in Toronto, Canada. Their Website provides an educational timeline of the medium of TV beginning in 1925! |
| Early Television Foundation - Should you not find yourself on either coast or in Canada, the ETF is open for visitors near Columbus, OH. The ETF concentrates on the devices themselves that were used for television viewing throughout history, from the ancient Romans.... (Only kidding about the last part). Really, they have over 150 Television Sets on display from the mechanical TV's of the 1920's to the earliest color models. |
| W9XAP - View the first commercial TV broadcast in 1930 plus a lot of other early TV broadcasts. Considering the complaints one hears today about the lack of morality on TV & in movies, some of these early TV shows would be considered offensive today because of the ethnic and racial stereotypes they presented. |
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