Network TV Arrives

On This Day | Posted by: Tedd Long | 09/20/2025

1948: Network television in the Midwest begins at 6:00 p.m. when ABC connects its WENR-TV/Chicago with stations in Cleveland, Toledo, Buffalo, St. Louis, and Milwaukee via coaxial cable. On the same day, NBC-TV opens its Midwest network at 7:00 p.m. linking its affiliates in Chicago, Buffalo, Toledo, Detroit, Milwaukee, and St Louis.

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