Celebrating 75 years of connecting our communities to what matters most.

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In 1948, John Walson Sr., pictured at left, owned a General Electric appliance store in Mahanoy City. At the time, surrounding mountains hindered over-the-air reception from Philadelphia television stations in the valley. To solve the problem, Walson built an antenna on top of the mountain overlooking the town. A cable line was constructed from that antenna site to his mountaintop appliance warehouse, then extended on utility poles to the Walsons’ appliance store. Along the way, several families were connected to this “community antenna system.” Television sets displayed in Walson’s store window could now attract curious townsfolk to watch Philadelphia channels 3, 6 or 10.

The legacy continued with Walson’s eldest son, John E. Walson Jr. who took over the business and continued to

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