Texas Signs On: The Early Days of Radio and Television (Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University)
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (897 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0890968136 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Interested in broadcasting and Texas? This book's for you!" according to C. S. Richardson. A mostly-successful survey of the early years of radio and television in Texas, the book is filled with interesting anecdotes, particularly with respect to the construction of WBAP-TV in Fort Worth, the first television station in the Lone Star State. Among the book's imperfections: it is rather sloppily edited, and the author's bias against the University of Texas is evident. But I would expect no better from a publication emanating from Texas A & M.. "Rare History" according to R. Bliss. What an interesting surprise I had when a friend recommended this book. As a long time Texan and a long time radio listener I found this book fascinating. Any long time radio listener will find this interesting, even if they do not recognize the Texans involved the technological history is the best part showing how we got to where we are today.It covers the history of radio in Texas from the beginnings, including personalities that were involved, with some technical detail (not too much) about
Schroeder even explains the absence of channel 1 from the old rotary VHF dials. The electronic signal spelled out "T FP 8Y L." The man took off his headphones, walked over to a window, and with a megaphone yelled out that window, "Texas forward pass; eight yard loss." He was receiving the broadcast account of the annual Turkey Day football rivalry between the Agriculture and Mechanical College of Texas and Texas University, being played at Kyle Field in College Station and broadcast in a play-by-play, coded account over 5XB, the college's amateur radio station.For television, the early 1950s were the key years. Color Day,” the first color program in Texas and only the second local color show in the nation, was televised by WBAP in Fort Worth.For some eighty years
He has spent three years conducting the oral history research for this book. Richard Schroeder is an independent historian with a doctorate in education from Texas A&M University at Commerce. He lives in Greenville, Texas.
About the AuthorRichard Schroeder is an independent historian with a doctorate in education from Texas A&M University at Commerce. He has spent three years conducting the oral history research for this book. He lives in Greenville, Texas.