Hi, Tom, I'm not certain of that. Didn't part of the first run of Ampex 
200A's (their first machine) go to ABC, perhaps in Chicago for a West 
Coast delay? Not 100% certain, but I seem to remember that. Perhaps 
1948? Perhaps tied in with Crosby?

Richard

On 2012-10-07 6:38 PM, Tom Fine wrote:
> ABC Network may have been a year or even two ahead of NBC and CBS for 
> embracing tape.

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