Color Television comes to Lansing via WJIM

[bgadow]

Wow, color marked down to the price of a fancy b/w, my kinda bargain! Based on benman94's last comment, I picture it sitting in the showroom barber-poling to the frustration of a the sale manager & the top-level techs.

[nasadowsk]

Originally Posted by bgadow

I picture it sitting in the showroom barber-poling to the frustration of a the sale manager & the top-level techs.

Well, at least it's color

[bgadow]

Originally Posted by nasadowsk

Well, at least it's color

I further picture some housewife swooning over the swirling colors, "Ooh, that's pretty!"

[Steve D.]

Here is the TV Guide listing for the Dinah Shore color telecast on Thursday January 21, 1954. As mentioned in the WJIM-TV newspaper article:

[benman94]

Originally Posted by Steve D.

Here is the TV Guide listing for the Dinah Shore color telecast on Thursday January 21, 1954. As mentioned in the WJIM-TV newspaper article:

Thank you Steve. It's so sad this doesn't survive on a color kine. Can you imagine how beautiful circa 1954 NYC would have looked on a 15G?