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It\u2019s 2016 and as we sit here with our tablets, iPhones and flat and curved-screen TVs, it\u2019s probably hard to imagine a life without technology, let alone color.<\/p>\n
Well, it wasn\u2019t until June 25, 1951 that the idea of a color TV program came to fruition. Yes, it\u2019s no shock and it\u2019s likely common knowledge that before this moment in history, the picture on the TV screen was in black and white.<\/p>\n
It was on this day 64 years ago that CBS broadcast the first commercial TV program in color. Though this made television watching more enjoyable, the only problem was that not many could watch the program since the vast majority of households still had only black-and-white televisions.<\/p>\n
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This wasn\u2019t the first time that color was being considered for television. In fact, in 1948, the idea had been entertained, but when a scuffle of sorts took place within the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over the request for new TV stations and the fear of congesting the number of channels available, the FCC paused all new licenses while ironing out the issue.<\/p>\n
So, it wasn\u2019t until 1951 that CBS aired the first color commercial. By that time, the market had dramatically changed. Back in 1948, there were less than a million television sets and by 1951, there were well over 10 million.<\/p>\n