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had only one station on the air and that was New York.
When we came out of the color controversy -- as I've said earlier, there were so many black and white sets out that there was no way to turn back and to go ahead with the color thing from a practical point of view. We had to go ahead with the black and white development in VHF.
Well, for the record we should just say that the FCC turned down the application for color.
Well, they gave us the go ahead --
-- initially --
-- but it was an empty bag.
Oh.
Because this is like the kid who appeals for mercy after he kills his mother and father, saying he is an orphan.
[LAUGHTER]
What was the empty bag? Explain exactly what the ruling was. What do you mean by the empty bag?
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