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Aug7

FM RADIO: 75 YEARS OF SERVICE

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FM RADIO: 75 YEARS OF SERVICE (Displayed February–December 2009) Creating a New System (to 1941) FM developed as an answer to AM radio’s technical limitations–static interference and poor sound quality. Largely the innovation of a single man—Edwin...

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    Bowie, Maryland, 20716
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The National Capital Radio & Television Museum operates in Bowie, Maryland, and also curates continuing exhibits elsewhere. Opened in 1999, the Museum is open to visitors three days a week.

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The National Capital Radio & Television Museum is open to the public

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Today in 1937, NBC sent the 1st mobile television vans out onto the streets of New York City. The vans were used for filming out-of-doors spectacles, such as parades, sporting events, and the 1939 World's Fair. #TelevisionHistory
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Today in 1965, the beloved animated special "A Charlie Brown Christmas" premiered on CBS. The cartoon was the first of several "Peanuts" television specials. The animation was completed just ten days before its debut broadcast. #TelevisionHistory
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