Feb 17 the first time a major broadcast format is to shut down?

[AUdubon5425]

Originally Posted by peverett

I do not know of any other majof broadcast formats being shut down, but FM radio was moved after WWII. I have read that this was due to the influence of Sarnoff of RCA. It killed the FM broadcast network set up by Armstrong prior to WWII. I have Zenith radios with both bands. Of course only one of the receives anything.

My '42 Zenith has the old FM band...picks up a bit of static on the high end...if you're into static...

In all fairness I don't think FM being moved could be considered "major," as there were only a handful of stations regularly broadcasting on FM in the mid 1940's. Only a relatively small number of customers in major markets were affected.