Before DTV, before cable even, another transmission standard transistion rocked boob tubes across America – the groundbreaking introduction of UHF signals!

For further reading, the Dec. 1962 Popular Mechanics article, “Here Comes UHF-TV” explains the hows whys and costs of UHF-TV transition.

The technology may be new, but but the struggles with communicating and adapting to the change are fresh each time.

(Thanks to Lee!)

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