First TV Commercial Airs in America: CBS Boston Broadcasts an Ad
W1XAV in Boston broadcasts the first American television commercial, a spot for I.J. Fox Furiers that aired alongside the CBS radio orchestra program The Fox Trappers. This moment launched the commercial model that would eventually fund the entire television industry and reshape global media consumption.
December 7, 1930
96 years ago
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