WASHINGTON, May 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following isthe daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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THURSDAY, MAY 12: FIRST SCHEDULED TV BROADCAST
Profile America -- Thursday, May 12th. This week marks theanniversary of the first regularly scheduled television broadcasts -- and the date may surprise you. They were made in 1928 andoriginated from radio station WGY in Schenectady, New York. Thebroadcasts only lasted a half hour three afternoons a week. Theviewers were mostly the technical staff at nearby General Electric,which had designed the system and used the broadcasts to refinetheir equipment. A handful of hobbyists who had built their own setsalso watched the programs on three-inch screens. Now Americans watchan average of almost five hours each day. To reach their hugeaudience, advertisers spend more than $50.5 billion on televisionadvertising annually. You can find these and more facts aboutAmerica from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.
Sources: Today in Science History
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2011, t. 1130, 1278
Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office ofthe U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available asproduced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internetat http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the"Newsroom" button).
SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau
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