Early color in Canada

[old_tv_nut]

It would be interesting to know if the color broadcasts in Mexico started along the U.S. border first. That may have been the case, to serve the Spanish-speaking population in the U.S. near the border. The Mexican broadcasters have been interested in broadcasting in the American digital system recently, too, long before the country of Mexico is prepared to switch entirely to digital. I think perhaps such innovations tend to occur first in Mexico City and near the border and spread from those areas.

[NowhereMan 1966]

Originally Posted by old_tv_nut

It would be interesting to know if the color broadcasts in Mexico started along the U.S. border first. That may have been the case, to serve the Spanish-speaking population in the U.S. near the border. The Mexican broadcasters have been interested in broadcasting in the American digital system recently, too, long before the country of Mexico is prepared to switch entirely to digital. I think perhaps such innovations tend to occur first in Mexico City and near the border and spread from those areas.

IIRC, I think in 1954, WBAP-TV in Dallas, TX was the first or second TV station to go all color in the NBC network. Dallas is some distance away from Mexico, but still it is quite interesting to know that it was the earliest color TV station or almost earliest. I know when I see the NBC tapes of JFK's assassination, WBAP-TV fed the network a color signal while the network itself was in black and white. It took several tries to connect the two but they were successful eventually.