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July 15, 1949 - WBTV signs on the air.
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| A crowd of 5,000 arrives at the Armory auditorium to watch WBTVsign on the air at 7 p.m. Many of the television station's performers come from radio station WBT. WBT is heard throughout the East and gives black musicians a larger audience than they have ever reached before. |
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The Golden Bell Quintet, frequent broadcast performers.
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