1949 in television

Events

January 3 - Colgate Theatre premieres on NBC.
January 11 - A 2 hour special on all networks celebrates the linking of the eastern and midwestern networks via coaxial cable.
January 22 - The first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, KTLA, begins operation in Hollywood, California.
January 31 - The first Emmy Awards are presented and broadcasted on television from Los Angeles.
May - The first telethon, benefitting the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund, is hosted by Milton Berle and lasts for 24 hours.
August 25 - RCA announces the development of a compatible color TV system.
December 29 - KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule.
First television broadcasts begin in Cuba.
For the first time, the Sears & Roebuck catalog includes televisions.

January 17 - The Goldbergs, the first sitcom on American television, debuts (1949-1955).
Martin Kane, Private Eye premieres on NBC, becoming the first detective series on television (1949-1954).
The Voice of Firestone premieres (1949-1963).

Tom and Jerry (1940-1958, 1965-1972, 1975-1977, 1980-1982)
Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1946-1960)
Picture Page (UK) (1936-1939; 1946-1952)
Howdy Doody (1947-1960)
Kraft Television Theater (1947-1958)
Mary Kay and Johnny (1947-1950)
Meet the Press (1947-present)
Candid Camera (1948-present)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
The Texaco Star Theater (1948-1953)

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