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Introduction of Color Television Broadcasting

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Color television broadcasting emerged from competing technical systems in the early 1950s in the United States. The RCA-backed NTSC color standard, engineered to stay compatible with existing black-and-white sets, received FCC approval on 17 December 1953, and the first network color broadcast, an opera performance, aired on 31 October 1953. European nations began adopting the rival PAL or SECAM standards from 1967, and several Asian countries from around 1960.

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Milestone Year
1953 1
The FCC approved the RCA-backed NTSC color standard on 17 December 1953; the first network color broadcast, an opera performance, aired 31 October 1953. European nations began adopting PAL or SECAM from 1967, and several Asian countries from around 1960.
When
The FCC approved the RCA-backed NTSC color standard on 17 December 1953; the first network color broadcast, a performance of the opera Carmen, had already aired on 31 October 1953 under provisional arrangements. 1
Location
United States 1
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Credited To

The NTSC color standard the FCC approved in 1953 was RCA-backed.

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  • Second NTSC section
    The first network broadcast to go out over the air in NTSC color was a performance of the opera Carmen on 31 October 1953.
  • Color television, NTSC standard adoption section
    The first network broadcast to go out over the air in NTSC color was a performance of the opera Carmen on 31 October 1953.
  • Credited To: Radio Corporation of America
    The first network broadcast to go out over the air in NTSC color was a performance of the opera Carmen on 31 October 1953.
  • Credited To: Federal Communications Commission
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