Westinghouse Studio One (9-29-52) The Square Peg - ad break

[fromthesidelines]

Before 1964, television sets were not equipped to recevive UHF (channels 14-83) signals; this is why most UHF stations across the country didn't survive too long during the '50s and early '60s {a typical example: WRTV, Channel 58, signed on in the Eatontown/Asbury Park, N.J. viewing area in January 1954...and was off the air for good by April 1955}. Fortunately, Newton Minow's FCC required ALL TV manufacturers to produce sets that received UHF channels by January 1964.

[Sheri451]

I think my mothers family owned on of those TVs. They were the first people in the neighborhood to buy a TV. They had the neighbors in to watch stuff. Mom says she use to watch The Mickey Mouse Club when it started coming on, my Uncle John used to watch Howdy Doody. My mom said she got to see Elvis on TV for the first time when she was a teenager. I think it was like n the movie Forrest Gump, the part where Forrest and momma Gump walked past the TV in the store.

[ShitFromShinolla]

Say.... I can afford that wonderful Westinghouse Television set if I purchase it on Lay-Away for $7.50 a month. Gee, that would be swell!.

[compactdisk2]

I really wish I could find more full episodes of Studio One... I love early live tv.

[schumacher500]

That seems very expensive.

[Juhsthavingfun]

I love these old commercials. The stuff i witnessed phasing out was once brand new. so cool!

[peugteobike]

You don't see these ads anymore

[nihillyn]

betty furness is soooo beautiful

[saphopoem]

very cool

[peugteobike]

I like this old tv sets someone told me the old one last longer than the new ones

[Juhsthavingfun]

Oh yeah, they Do. my grand parents had one Think it was from early 60's that died around '93 I think it was. The only reason why was because the couldn't buy the vacuum tubes for it. They stopped making them.Wizard of Oz on that thing every year. It was only on broadcast TV once a year and it was tradition. It wasn't until I was in the 5th grade that I found out that when Dorothy opened the door everything was in color. I better stop starting to feel my age.

[Montavanni]

Thanks for posting this . . . a wonderful sentiment . . . interesting as well . . . comparatively speaking.

[bongomanfromdalou]

Would it would be as easy to plug HD digital reception into our old analog TV sets!

Unfortunately, you CAN'T be sure...whether it's Westinghouse or anyone else's set!

[Montavanni]

Exactly!

[sqwookster]

Westinghouse, I think they made (make?) ice makers fitted in Admiral & Maytag brand refrigerators.

[schumacher500]

...and nuclear generators.