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Jul 1, 2016 · Before the first pitch was broadcast on NBC-owned WNBT (now WNBC), the first true TV commercial aired in the US. It was a short, simple spot for Bulova Watch Co.
May 24, 2023 · In June of 1941, the FCC lifted its ban on TV advertising, and commercials hit the airwaves one month later. The ad for Bulova watches above became the first commercial on television — or at least the first legal one. Any TV advertising tests that aired before weren’t compensated due to regulations.
1940: The American Federal Communications Commission, (), holds public hearings about television; 1941: First television advertisements aired. The first official, paid television advertisement was broadcast in the United States on July 1, 1941, over New York station WNBT (now WNBC) before a baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies.
Jul 1, 2016 · The American public wasn't introduced to the first legal TV ad until June 1, 1941 -- exactly 75 years ago -- when the Bulova Watch Co. interrupted a game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the ...
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Jun 28, 2021 · In May 1941, the Federal Communications Commission issued commercial licenses to 10 American TV stations including NBC's WBNT in New York. With the arrival of July 1, 1941, and in an on-screen advertisement for the Bulova Watch Co., Forrest then went on to make history: His inviting voice was heard in broadcast TV's very first commercial. The ...
Jul 1, 2016 · The first “legal” TV commercial aired exactly 75 years ago on July 1, 1941 during a Brooklyn Dodgers-Philadelphia Phillies baseball game on WNBT in New York. The black-and-white ad shows an ...
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Jul 1, 2016 · At the time, there were only about 4,000 TV sets in the New York City area, which was about half of all the TVs in the United States. Illegal commercials had appeared as early as the 1930s, when ...
