62 years ago today

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Originally Posted by old_tv_nut

Even as late as 1966, when we got our first color set, it was an occasion for neighbors to come over and see it.

That’s the year (1966) I bought our first color TV for the family and myself. I put up a tripod and the largest Jerrold antenna with rotor you could buy. Milwaukee was about 85 miles North. We could watch the Cubs games on channel 9 crystal clear. Those days were exciting.

[Jeffhs]

I remember watching NBC football broadcasts in the late '60s-early '70s on channel 3 in Cleveland. The network used a system they termed the "NBC Tracer" in those days; it was probably an early form of slow-motion video. When the system was in use, the words "NBC Tracer" (using the NBC "snake" logo) appeared at the bottom of the viewer's TV screen. I was watching the games in b&w back then, as we didn't get color TV until 1972.