Dumont Television Network

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Dumont_Television_Network

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:television_channel
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:DuMont gptkb:DuMont_Network
gptkbp:broadcastArea	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:broadcastLanguage	English
gptkbp:closed	financial difficulties regulatory challenges lack of affiliate stations
gptkbp:competitor	gptkb:ABC gptkb:CBS gptkb:NBC
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved	1956
gptkbp:format	black-and-white
gptkbp:founded	1946
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Allen_B._DuMont
gptkbp:headquarters_location	gptkb:New_York_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Dumont Television Network
gptkbp:notable_for	early science fiction television early religious programming early sports broadcasting early variety shows pioneering early television programming one of the first commercial television networks in the United States
gptkbp:notableEmployee	gptkb:John_Charles_Daly gptkb:Jack_Lescoulie gptkb:Bill_Cullen gptkb:Johnny_Olson gptkb:John_Cameron_Swayze gptkb:Ted_Mack gptkb:Edie_Adams gptkb:Jackie_Gleason gptkb:Morey_Amsterdam gptkb:Jack_Barry gptkb:John_Facenda gptkb:Dennis_Day gptkb:John_Daly gptkb:Bishop_Fulton_J._Sheen gptkb:Dennis_James gptkb:Wally_Bruner gptkb:John_Reed_King gptkb:Herb_Sheldon gptkb:Win_Elliot gptkb:Ernie_Kovacs gptkb:Pat_Weaver gptkb:Johnny_Desmond
gptkbp:notableHost	gptkb:Ted_Mack gptkb:Jackie_Gleason gptkb:Bishop_Fulton_J._Sheen gptkb:Dennis_James gptkb:Ernie_Kovacs
gptkbp:notableProgram	gptkb:Life_Is_Worth_Living gptkb:The_Johns_Hopkins_Science_Review gptkb:The_Original_Amateur_Hour gptkb:Captain_Video_and_His_Video_Rangers gptkb:Cavalcade_of_Stars
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:DuMont_Laboratories
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Metromedia
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:The_Johns_Hopkins_Science_Review gptkb:Tom_Corbett,_Space_Cadet gptkb:NFL_Championship_1951 gptkb:NFL_Championship_(1950)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6