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Photographer: N/a
Taken: 1954
Caption: WQED test pattern postcard
Additional Description: Unsure of the sharpness of its signal or how far it would carry, WQED mailed this postcard to people who had signed up for a station membership before it began broadcasting on April 1, 1954. It asked them to return it with a brief description of the quality of the station signal on the back. Courtesy of WQED Pittsburgh
Submitted: July 26, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Database Locator Identification Number: p164188
File Size: 0.330 Megabytes

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