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Colour television

Recorded year1954

RCA launches NTSC colour broadcasts in the US.

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Built on

Electronic televisionRecorded · 1927enables

Led to

Colour TV setRecorded · 1954enables
Digital paint programRecorded · 1973enables
VHS home videoRecorded · 1976enables
TV closed captionsRecorded · 1980enables
24-hour weather channelRecorded · 1982enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.