DuMont Television Network concludes final broadcast 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 6 1956)


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(Monday, August 6, 1956, 9:00-11:00 p.m. EDT) — The DuMont Television Network, one of the world’s pioneer commercial television networks, went off the air tonight with the conclusion of a boxing match after a decade of operations.