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From its origins in experiments with mechanical rotating discs to its modern takeover of the world, television has been considered to be many things, but never uninteresting. Sites listed in this category are dedicated to the history of television, presentation, programmes and the technical achievements of the medium.

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Early Television Foundation

Early television hardware, restoration tips, database of prewar sets and historical TV information.
http://www.earlytelevision.org/

Television History - The First 75 Years

Features technical information, program guides, timelines, hardware, TV facts and examples of early televisions.
http://tvhistory.tv

What's the story, Pinoy TV?

Philippine television history.
http://www.geocities.com/pinoytv

MZTV Museum of Television

Online collection showing the development of television.
http://www.mztv.com/mztvhome.html

Alexandra Palace Television Society

Preserving the history of television's pioneers.
http://www.apts.org.uk/

MHP

Television nostalgia, the history of teletext, test cards and idents.
http://www.meldrum.co.uk/mhp

Photomusications

Printed broadcasting history - schedules, newspaper cuttings and yearbooks.
http://www.transdiffusion.org/pmc

Electromusications

Media news, articles, idents and broadcasting history.
http://www.transdiffusion.org/emc

Survey of Russian Television

Academic report on the history and development of television in the former USSR.
http://www.internews.ru/report/tv/tv_preface.html

History of American Broadcasting

Bbroadcasting history, technical information and station listings.
http://members.aol.com/jeff560/jeff.html

Independent TeleWeb

Explains the development and history of commercial (independent) broadcasting in the United Kingdom.
http://www.itw.org.uk/
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ULB History of Television

An online anthology of early texts about television.
http://histv2.free.fr/indexen.htm

Intertel

The international television history digest.
http://www.transdiffusion.org/intertel/

Do you remember Visnews?

Collection of articles and pictures about the old television news agency. Includes details of the antennae, the building, and logos.
http://www.visnews.co.uk

When Baseball Met the Eye

Discussion concerning CBS' four year (1990-1993) stint as the exclusive network for Major League Baseball.
http://www.geocities.com/tmc_132000/Baseball_Meets_CBS.html

Baird Television

Focuses on the work and life of Scottish inventor John Logie Baird. Includes list of best and worst Web sites about the history of TV.
http://members.allstream.net/~antenna1/Baird.html

TV Is The Thing

Illustrated essay on how television has shaped the world, and changed society forever. Includes collection of photos of memorabilia.
http://www.tvisthething.com

1950's British TV Nostalgia

Focuses on the "golden age" of British TV. Includes milestones, viewer memories, sound and video clips.
http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/

Richard Logue's IrishTV webpages

Information about the development of Ireland's national and regional television stations.
http://www.irish-tv.com/

Early Television Gateway

Collection of stories told by broadcasters from all over the world, as well as stories told by the author of the site.
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Set/1459/

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