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Smiley: Early TV relied on 'roof monkeys'

Por: The Advocate Entertainment October 16, 2022

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Some childhood memories involving early TV sets:Robert A. Lipe, of Prairieville, says he's been reading about days before TV sets had remote controls; when tube TVs needed to warm up before they came on:I was the 'get up and change the channel' child.We lived in the middle of 'no man’s land' in North Carolina, with no close TV stations. One of my favorite things, during the early '70s, was watching Saturday... + full article



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