01-31-2019, 06:14 PM
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Birthplace of Network Television was the Syria Mosque
I did not know that.
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Birthplace of network television
On January 11, 1949, from 8:30 pm to 11 pm EST, KDKA-TV (then WDTV and part of the DuMont Television Network) began its initial broadcast on its "network" centered in Pittsburgh. The program began with a one-hour local show broadcast from Syria Mosque, then finished with 90 minutes from ABC, CBS, NBC, and DuMont, featuring stars such as Arthur Godfrey, Milton Berle, DuMont host Ted Steele, and many other celebrities.[16] The station also represented a milestone in the television industry, providing the first "network" of a coaxial cable feed that included Pittsburgh and 13 other cities from Boston to St. Louis.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria_...ork_television
Good thing they didn't practice Sharia Law there.
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