In 1962 there was only one TV channel in Sweden, and it broadcast in black and white. The station’s technical expert (11) on t

In 1962 there was only one TV channel in Sweden, and it broadcast in black and white. The station’s technical expert appeared on the news to announce that thanks to a newly developed technology, all viewers could now quickly and easily change their existing sets to display color shows. All they had to do was pull a stocking over their TV screen, and they would begin to see their favorite shows in color. He then began to demonstrate the process. Reportedly, hundreds of thousands of people were taken in. Actual color TV transmission only began in Sweden on April 1, 1970.