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American History

bucolic_frolic

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1. Seems to me Westinghouse was a tag line on KYW radio in Philly long before 1995

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jun 26, 2023, 07:06 AM

Jun 2023

I mean 1970 or so.

I've heard of John Kluge. There was a Business Week article on him and Metromedia (MMC) in the 1980s or 90s.

Howard Hughes was somewhere in early TV world. Hughes Broadcasting was early - several decades before satellite dishes.

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On this day, June 26, 1942, the DuMont Television Network began operation. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 OP

Seems to me Westinghouse was a tag line on KYW radio in Philly long before 1995 bucolic_frolic Jun 2023 #1

You'll never guess who bought his farm outside Charlottesville, Virginia. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 #2

Kluge? Looks like it's owned by U Virginia? bucolic_frolic Jun 2023 #3

My favorite DuMont show was Captain Video, with Al Hodge. 3Hotdogs Jun 2023 #4

You might still be able to find it somewhere on Roku. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 #5