WTTG celebrates 70th anniversary as first commercial TV station in DC

Name: WTTG celebrates 70th anniversary as first commercial TV station in DC
Uploaded: 2017-01-03T12:00:00Z
Description: Today marks 70 years since WTTG became the first commercial television station in Washington, D.C. WTTG went on the air as part of the Dumont Television Network. The station's call letters came from Dumont's chief engineer - Thomas T. Goldsmith. He literally put the 'TTG' in WTTG!

Today marks 70 years since WTTG became the first commercial television station in Washington, D.C. WTTG went on the air as part of the Dumont Television Network. The station's call letters came from Dumont's chief engineer - Thomas T. Goldsmith. He literally put the 'TTG' in WTTG!

Posted January 3, 2017 7:00am EST