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great2bahokie
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The 24-hour news channel for sure! His famous quote...

...to the suits who told him there is no market demand for 24-hour news: "How can you measure market demand for something that doesn't exist? Give them the product. The demand will follow." He was right.
Posted: 05/06/2026 at 02:21 PM ET
(In response to this post by TomTurkey)

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RIP Ted Turner.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 05/06/26 10:58 AM ET
Trivia Question: When Ted Turner bought Atlanta's channel 17, he renamed
Freddyburg Hokie • 05/06/26 01:27 PM ET
WTCG: Watch This Channel Grow...
Freddyburg Hokie • 05/07/26 10:15 AM ET
A life well lived. King of the Universe in his era.
PhotoHokieNC • 05/06/26 12:47 PM ET
He truly lived his life. I bet dinner conversations were interesting
Va AandM • 05/06/26 12:07 PM ET
The Mouth of the South **
Stork • 05/06/26 11:43 AM ET
And he won the America's Cup sailing trophy, 1977.**
Atlee Hokie • 05/06/26 11:35 AM ET
Just received the pop up on my phone.
EDGEMAN • 05/06/26 11:08 AM ET
Great promoter and sharp business mind
mancunian • 05/06/26 11:04 AM ET
One of his ideas kept me employed for 6 years
Roanokie • 05/06/26 12:49 PM ET
Lol, yeah. Did Ted want him to change his last name to Channel?**
Chris ColemanAdmin • 05/06/26 11:07 AM ET
Can he be considered the father of cable TV?**
TomTurkey • 05/06/26 11:03 AM ET
The 24-hour news channel for sure! His famous quote... ◄
great2bahokie • 05/06/26 02:21 PM ET
I don't know about the father, but he created a tremendous business plan.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 05/06/26 11:06 AM ET
It helped that HBO already had the satellite beaming nationally...
Freddyburg Hokie • 05/06/26 01:26 PM ET
He backed Gettysburg and gods and generals financially **
HokieJamie • 05/06/26 11:14 AM ET
Yes, and The Hunley, Andersonville
Chris ColemanAdmin • 05/06/26 11:16 AM ET
He did**
HokieJamie • 05/06/26 11:17 AM ET