What's so great about RCA?

[wa2ise]

Originally Posted by Robert Grant

The introduction of FM, on which every new station would be allowed full-time operation, could have born new competition for NBC's Blue and Red on what was then radio's prime time - evenings, unless NBC were to go the exhausting effort of starting several radio networks and affiliating all of the new FM stations with them. Quash FM, and NBC's hold would be secure.

Another what if: maybe if Sarnoff offered Armstrong generous FM patent royalties for every TV sold (for FM TV sound) in exchange for Armstrong abandoning FM radio broadcasting. Sarnoff would avoid FM radio competition, and Armstrong would get a nice income. And the public would have good sound to go with the pictures. But these guys egos were too big for that to happen.