The Forgotten Network: Dumont and the Birth of American TelevisionDuring the late 1940s and early 1950s, the name "DuMont" was synonymous with the new medium of television. Many people first watched TV on DuMont brand sets, the best receivers money could buy. Even more viewers enjoyed their first programs on the DuMont network, which was established in 1946. Network founder Allen B. DuMont became a folk hero for his entrepreneurial spirit in bringing television to the American people. Yet, by 1955, the DuMont