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February 1, 1951
1st telecast of atomic explosion
On
this day, February 1st, in 1951, KTLA made the first live broadcast of an
atomic explosion, transmitting simultaneously not only to viewers in Los
Angeles, but to networks all over the East Coast.
Remote
broadcasts were still a long ways away from being perfected in those years.
Almost everything was jury-rigged: a chain of transmitters
stretching between Nevada and Los Angeles, with engineers for each one using
flashlights to communicate their position relative to each other. Despite a few
other technical mishaps and at 5:30am PST. Many viewers tuned
in for the event. It was enough for a follow up with
coverage of another atomic test the following week.
Born 65 years ago?
Then congratulations for entering the world of Medicare. If you would like to
know more about the maze we call Medicare
…
