Dumont Television Network
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Dumont Television Network was an early American television network of the 1940s and 1950s, known as one of the first commercial TV networks in the United States before ceasing operations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DuMont Television Network | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct television network
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television network ⓘ |
| broadcastArea |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| broadcastGenre |
children's programming
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drama ⓘ news ⓘ religious programming ⓘ sports ⓘ variety shows ⓘ |
| competitor |
ABC
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CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1956 ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | over-the-air television ⓘ |
| endTime | 1956 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
DuMont Independent Network (residual operations)
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Metropolitan Broadcasting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Allen B. DuMont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
1940s American television
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1950s American television ⓘ |
| inception | 1946 ⓘ |
| industry | television broadcasting ⓘ |
| languageOfBroadcast | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Allen B. DuMont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early live television production
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pioneering network television programming ⓘ sports broadcasts in early television ⓘ |
| notableProgram |
Captain Video and His Video Rangers
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Cavalcade of Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ Life Is Worth Living NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocky King, Detective NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ernie Kovacs Show (early work) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Honeymooners (sketches on Cavalcade of Stars) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Johns Hopkins Science Review NERFINISHED ⓘ The Original Amateur Hour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oneOfTheFirst | commercial television networks in the United States ⓘ |
| ownedBy | DuMont Laboratories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedStation |
WABD (New York)
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WDTV (Pittsburgh) NERFINISHED ⓘ WTTG (Washington, D.C.) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany | DuMont Laboratories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | early American television networks ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| precededBy | experimental DuMont television operations ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd |
financial difficulties
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lack of access to radio network affiliates ⓘ regulatory constraints on station ownership ⓘ |
| startTime | 1946 ⓘ |
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