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Originally Posted by issybird
I believe barryem is 79, which means he was born in 1940 or 1941. Commercial tv didn’t start in the US until July 1, 1941, and even then it was just in New York. So I take him at his word and don’t see the point of playing gotcha.
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Even then, it was not uncommon for people not to have TV's even as late as the 50's and early 60's. Certainly if you were outside a major city, it was possible not to have a TV signal until that time period.