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Philadelphia Television (Images of America)

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The history of Philadelphia tv is the history of tv in The usa. Philo Farnsworth, credited with inventing tv, performed some of his earliest experiments on the Franklin Institute and at 1230 Mermaid Lane. Those experiments led to the city’s first tv station, W3XE. Channel 3 was once also the first local station in the country to broadcast in color. WCAU-TV Channel 10 constructed the first building on the earth designed specifically as a tv station. WFIL created one of the crucial iconic shows in tv history, American Bandstand, in addition to Action News, which has helped Channel 6 stay on top of the ratings for the various last 40 years. Dick Clark, Ed McMahon, Ernie Kovacs, Tom Snyder, David Brenner, Maury Povich, Kelly Ripa, Brian Williams, and others are among people who have worked in Philadelphia tv all over its history.

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