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Old 05-01-2009, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by KentTeffeteller View Post
Back then, Color TV programming was spotty on NBC (RCA owned them) and rare on CBS and practically non-existent on ABC. Color network TV programming became common in 1967-1968.
It took about 12 or so years for color TV to become popular, for the reasons you mentioned, and that few people wanted to spend big money to see just a few color programs. Today, companies would not have waited 12 years, they'd bail out if it didn't take off in a year...
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