“RCA and NBC offer You TELEVISION” ad in the “New York Herald Tribune World’s Fair Section,” April 30, 1939.
“April 30th marks the birth of a new industry – television. On that day radio will take on another dimension. Sight will join with sound.
“Television, with its mysterious transmission of pictures through the sky, offers something everyone wants. If you live in the New York metropolitan area you can have it right now. No prediction can be made as to how soon the nation-wide desire for television can be met, but RCA is bending every effort toward meeting the popular demand.
“Now television starts on its way as an important factor in the nation’s economic structure. . .” [From the ad copy]
[Note 1: In 1939, the Television Console Model TRK-5 cost $295, which is equivalent to $6,254 in 2023. Model TRK-12 sold for $600, more than a modest car.]
[Note 2: RCA introduced television to the American public at the 1939 New York World's Fair. President Franklin Roosevelt dedicated the fair, thereby becoming the first president to be televised.]
“RCA and NBC offer You TELEVISION” ad in the “New York Herald Tribune World’s Fair Section,” April 30, 1939.
“April 30th marks the birth of a new industry – television. On that day radio will take on another dimension. Sight will join with sound.
“Television, with its mysterious transmission of pictures through the sky, offers something everyone wants. If you live in the New York metropolitan area you can have it right now. No prediction can be made as to how soon the nation-wide desire for television can be met, but RCA is bending every effort toward meeting the popular demand.
“Now television starts on its way as an important factor in the nation’s economic structure. . .” [From the ad copy]
[Note 1: In 1939, the Television Console Model TRK-5 cost $295, which is equivalent to $6,254 in 2023. Model TRK-12 sold for $600, more than a modest car.]
[Note 2: RCA introduced television to the American public at the 1939 New York World's Fair. President Franklin Roosevelt dedicated the fair, thereby becoming the first president to be televised.]