1. The History of AV Production and Associated Technologies The Broadcast Years Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.

2. The Broadcast Years (Film) "The Jazz Singer” is the first successful talking motion picture. 1927 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.

3. The Broadcast Years (Broadcast) CBS is founded. 1927 NBC starts two radio networks. First television broadcasts in England. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.

4. The Broadcast Years (Broadcast) A handful of TV stations began to broadcast, led by RCA’s New York City station, a direct ancestor of today’s WNBC. By the end of the year, television was regularly broadcasting in about a dozen cities. 1939 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.

5. The Broadcast Years (Broadcast) The first commercial FM radio stations begin broadcasting. 1941 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.

6. The Broadcast Years (Broadcast) The Blue Network, part of NBC, officially becomes the ABC network. A 1941 FCC ruling required RCA to divest itself of one of its two networks. 1945 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.

7. The Broadcast Years (Broadcast) Network television starts in U.S. A special broadcast in January inaugurates East-Midwest TV linkage A special broadcast in January inaugurates East-Midwest TV linkage. 1949 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.

8. The Broadcast Years (Broadcast) CBS broadcasts the first color program on June 21, but only 25 receivers can accommodate mechanical color. Viewers of 12 million existing sets see only a blank screen. 1951 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.

9. The Broadcast Years (Broadcast) Public Broadcasting Service begins, and in November launches "Sesame Street," one of the most influential achievements in children's TV. 1969 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.