(847) 941-8000 info@zenith.com HOME TECHNOLOGY PRO:IDIOM HERITAGE CONTACT Zenith Milestones: Legacy of Innovation and Leadership 1918 Chicago Radio Laboratory formed 1923 Zenith Radio Corporation founded 1924 First portable radio 1925 First AC-powered radios 1927 First push-button radios 1939 First all-electric television station 1947 First subscription television system – PhoneVision 1950 First wired TV remote control – Lazy Bones 1954 First 21-inch rectangular color picture tube 1955 First wireless TV remote control – Flash-Matic 1956 First practical wireless TV remote control – Space Command 1961 FCC adopts Zenith FM stereo radio standard 1969 First black matrix color picture tube – Chromacolor 1976 First extended field lens (EFL) electron gun 1984 FCC adopts Zenith/dbx MTS stereo TV sound standard 1986 Zenith receives Emmy award for MTS development 1987 First flat-screen high-resolution color picture tube 1988 First practical, partially digital simulcast HDTV system 1991 First TV sets with built-in closed caption decoders 1994 First TV sets featuring on-screen electronic program guide 1995 First trackball-operated TV remote 1996 FCC adopts Zenith digital TV transmission standard 1997 Zenith receives Emmy awards for HDTV and remote control 1997 First HDTV-capable projection monitor – PRO900X 1998 First “talking” VCR – SpeakEZ 1999 Zenith becomes LG Electronics subsidiary 2000 First 60-inch HDTV plasma display demonstrated 2001 Zenith receives Emmy award for flat-screen CRT technology 2002 First affordable integrated HDTVs 2004 Zenith invents Pro:Idiom digital rights management system 2007 Zenith converter boxes certified by Commerce Department 2009 Zenith-developed mobile DTV standard adopted by ATSC 2011 Zenith, LG and PBS develop mobile emergency alert system 2013 M-EAS adopted as part of U.S. broadcast standard HOMETECHNOLOGYPRO:IDIOMHERITAGECONTACT © Zenith Electronics, LLC

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