DuMont Television Network
former television network
The DuMont Television Network was one of America's pioneer commercial television networks. It was owned by Allen B. DuMont Laboratories, a television equipment and television set manufacturer. It began operations on April 13, 1940. It ceased operations on August 6, 1956, leaving only 3 main networks, rather than public broadcasting, until the founding of Fox in 1986.
| DuMont Television Network | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Broadcast television network |
| Country | United States |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Allen B. DuMont Laboratories[1] |
| Key people | Thomas T. Goldsmith, Jr. (vice president; director of research) Mortimer Loewi (financial consultant) Ted Bergmann (director of sales, 1951–1953; general manager, 1953–1955) Lawrence Phillips (director of broadcasting) Chris Witting (director of broadcasting) Tom Gallery (director of sales) Don McGannon (general manager of O&Os) James Caddigan (director of programming and production) Paul Raibourn (executive vice president, Paramount; Paramount liaison) |
| History | |
| Founded | April 13, 1940 |
| Launched | August 15, 1946 |
| Founder | Allen B. DuMont |
| Closed | August 6, 1956 (9 years, 357 days) |
| Availability | |
References
change- ↑ "Allen B. DuMont | American engineer and inventor". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
