Our timeline for this infographic starts in 1927, when American inventor Philo Farnsworth designed the first TV. About 14 years later in 1941, the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) authorized commercial broadcasting, also known as private broadcasting, or programming put out by privately owned media. Fast forward to present times and by 2016, 50.8% of the U.S. population was consuming digital TV.

Infographic by: www.koeppeldirect.com