[1] The network broadcast Harry Truman's 1951 State of the Union address.
After this initial cost, the content could be transmitted over the air or through telephone cables.
Theater owners pressed the FCC for bandwidth in the UHF spectrum but this was either resisted or given in short-term periods.
The alternative was to use AT&T cable, which was expensive and limited the quality of the output.
From 1948 to 1952, the FCC imposed a ban on issuing licenses for new TV stations.