DuMont Television Network

The DuMont Television Network was a pioneer American television network, beginning operation in 1946; when DuMont began operations, rivals CBS and NBC had not revived their pre-war experimental efforts, and ABC had no television plans. DuMont was controlled by DuMont Labratories, Inc., a broadcasting-equipment and set manufacturer started by inventor Dr. Allen B. DuMont. A minority shareholder in DuMont was Paramount Pictures, an early investor in television broadcasting with station interests of its own. DuMont owned and operated three television stations, WABD (named for Allen B. DuMont) in New York City (now WNYW), WDTV in Pittsburgh (now KDKA-TV), and WTTG (named for Dr. Thomas T. Goldsmith, DuMont's Vice-President of Research, and his best friend) in Washington, D.C.

Earliest station-to-station hookup

Prior to its beginning as a network, DuMont had conducted experimental hookups, using coaxial cable, on its New York and Washington stations. The "official" beginning of the network was said to be on August 9, 1945, with the announcement of the U.S.'s dropping of an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. NBC and CBS had also experimented with station-to-station hookups prior to World War II.

Related Topics:
Coaxial cable - August 9 - 1945 - Atomic bomb - Nagasaki, Japan

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