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| | Journal of Popular Film and Television: Finding TV's Pioneering Audiences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | In 1946, for example, six stations existed-three in New York City and one each in Philadelphia, Chicago, and Schenectady, New York, the latter sponsored by General Electric, which was located there. |
 | | Looking back, an article in the spring 1954 issue of Sponsor noted that "[e]stablishing a commercial television station in 1947, 1948, or 1949 wasn't so easy." The red ink was continuous, and with the FCC seemingly always changing course, a well-funded, risk-loving entrepreneur was required. |
 | | By October 1950 the World Series was televised live as far west as Omaha to an audience estimated in the tens of millions (NBC, Library of Congress, Folder 12). |
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