1928-1938
On September 18th, 1927, what company began broadcasting with a music variety show?
The Columbia Broadcasting Company
Which president was the first president to appear on television?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What was the name of the show that was introduced by radio station WOR?
Newscasting
David Sarnoff chooses the ____________ to launch regular television broadcasting by the National Broadcasting Company.
World's Fair
What is the first television station in the world to offer regular programming?
The BBC television station
What sport was the first televised sports event?
Baseball
What date did the first television station offer regular programming?
November 2, 1936
What two companies were granted licenses on the same day for their New York stations?
NBC and CBS
What is the name of the novel by H.G. Wells that was adapted into a radio drama by Mercury Theatre of the Air.
The War of the Worlds
Who were the three Bell Laboratory engineers that replaced the fragile bulky tube construction in radios and televisions with a tiny, crystal block?
John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, William Schockley