Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:television_channel
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| gptkbp:broadcastArea |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:broadcastLanguage |
English
|
| gptkbp:closed |
financial difficulties
lack of affiliate stations competition from CBS and NBC |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1956
|
| gptkbp:foundedBy |
gptkb:Allen_B._DuMont
|
| gptkbp:foundedYear |
1946
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| gptkbp:headquartersLocation |
gptkb:New_York_City
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
DuMont Network
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
first network to air a regularly scheduled science program
first network to air a regularly scheduled sports program first network to air a regularly scheduled news program first network to air a regularly scheduled soap opera first network to air a regularly scheduled talk show first network to air a regularly scheduled religious program first network to air a regularly scheduled variety show first network to air a regularly scheduled children's program first network to air a regularly scheduled game show first network to air a regularly scheduled comedy program first network to air a regularly scheduled anthology program first network to air a regularly scheduled quiz show first network to air a regularly scheduled music program first network to air a regularly scheduled educational program first live network television coverage of a presidential election (1948) first network to air a regularly scheduled western program first network to air a regularly scheduled drama program first network to air a regularly scheduled public affairs program |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
pioneering early television programming
one of the first commercial television networks in the United States first network to broadcast daytime television first network to air a regularly scheduled science fiction program |
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Jackie_Gleason
gptkb:Bishop_Fulton_J._Sheen gptkb:Ernie_Kovacs |
| gptkbp:notableProgram |
gptkb:Life_Is_Worth_Living
gptkb:The_Johns_Hopkins_Science_Review gptkb:The_Original_Amateur_Hour gptkb:The_Ernie_Kovacs_Show gptkb:Captain_Video_and_His_Video_Rangers gptkb:Cavalcade_of_Stars |
| gptkbp:parentCompany |
gptkb:DuMont_Laboratories
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:ABC
gptkb:CBS gptkb:NBC gptkb:Metromedia |
| gptkbp:status |
defunct
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Metromedia
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Dumont_Television_Network
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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