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Birth of Cable Television

Schuylkill County · dedicated 1998 · Vulcan Hill Rd. (PA 54)

The first cable television system in Pennsylvania, believed to be the first in the United States, was established June 1948 in Mahanoy City by John Walson. This community antenna (CATV) system, operated by Mr. Walson's Service Electric Company, initially connected only three channels to his Main and Pine Street store and a few homes. In the following decade, Service Electric grew to serve many thousands of cable subscribers.

USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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