Postwar American Television
Estimated U.S. TV Sets and Stations
|
End of Year |
TV Sets |
% of Homes w/TV |
Stations |
|
1946 |
44,000 |
.1 |
18 |
|
1947 |
222,000 |
.5 |
20 |
|
1948 |
1,197,000 |
2.6 |
27 |
|
1949 |
4,197,000 |
9.1 |
76 |
|
1950 |
11,660,000 |
25.3 |
107 |
|
1951 |
17,045,000 |
37.1 |
175 |
|
1952 |
24,336,000 |
52.9 |
225 |
From 1953 RETMA statistics