WBZ-TV History and Where Are They Now?

[Kevin Vahey]

I believe it was syndicated Science Fiction Theater from ZIV



On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 12:45 AM, A Joseph Ross <joe@attorneyross.com> wrote:

> On 6/28/2010 1:57 PM, Linc Reed-Nickerson wrote:
>
>> I believe WBZ can probably take the honors for earliest locally originated
>> color transmission, not live, but because they (Bill Hauser) purchased an
>> RCA TK-26 color film chain (before or about the time WHDH went on the
>> air).
>>
>>
>>
> I remember, sometime in the spring of 1957, about 6 months or so before
> WHDH-TV went on the air, they were advertising something on channel 4 as
> "New England's only local color show."  It was a filmed syndicated show, and
> unfortunately, I can't remember what it was.  I don't think I actually ever
> watched it.
>
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