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Concerts (Symphonic) - The
first symphonic concert to be broadcast on television was transmitted on
March 20, 1948. At 5:00 P.M. conductor Eugene Ormandy raised his baton and
lead a members performance of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra which was
carried over the Columbia Broadcasting System affiliate station WCAU-TV in
Philadelphia, Pa.
Arturo Toscanini followed at 6:30 P.M. conducting the NBC
Symphony Orchestra in an all-Wagner concert. This was broadcast over the
National Broadcasting Company station WNBT in New York City.
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