"TV Stations Must Save Their Archive Treasures For Future Generations" (article) - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Mario500 · 07-16-2025, 12:19 PM

"TV Stations Must Save Their Archive Treasures For Future Generations" (article)

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While it’s not possible to save everything, stations should at least digitize and preserve a representative sample — or consider donating their archives if they can’t.

stevea · 07-16-2025, 04:27 PM

Local stations today broadcast hours of news. You wonder what their preservation policies, if any, are. Maybe they should archive at least one sample of every news show per month, and any special event. Obviously some content is saved, since they can come up with archived footage now and then.

As for the Dumont network shows, and other early live programs, while it would be a nice thought to have preserved these shows, I'd have to wonder, how many people would have any interest?

Nivri · 05-06-2026, 04:28 PM

For those interested in the live DuMont TV Network shows, a new book about the network's innovative series titled Television the Way It Used to Be is available on Amazon.

Frank Gannucci · 05-06-2026, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by stevea

Local stations today broadcast hours of news. You wonder what their preservation policies, if any, are. Maybe they should archive at least one sample of every news show per month, and any special event. Obviously some content is saved, since they can come up with archived footage now and then.

As for the Dumont network shows, and other early live programs, while it would be a nice thought to have preserved these shows, I'd have to wonder, how many people would have any interest?

A guy who used to post here Lamont says he has some DuMont shows so some survived. Sadly he hasn’t posted here in 20 years. Wonder what happened to him?

07-16-2025, 04:27 PM	#2
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,430	Local stations today broadcast hours of news. You wonder what their preservation policies, if any, are. Maybe they should archive at least one sample of every news show per month, and any special event. Obviously some content is saved, since they can come up with archived footage now and then. As for the Dumont network shows, and other early live programs, while it would be a nice thought to have preserved these shows, I'd have to wonder, how many people would have any interest?

05-06-2026, 04:28 PM	#3
Nivri Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 26, 2010 Location: PA Posts: 45	For those interested in the live DuMont TV Network shows, a new book about the network's innovative series titled Television the Way It Used to Be is available on Amazon.