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