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Manhattan Cable Television provided free studio space for anyone to use on a first-come, first-served basis. Producers were simply required to pay an hourly rate of $ 50 for airtime (equivalent to $ 268 in 2023), with rights to resell the airtime to advertisers.
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was produced by Truth, Justice, and American Way Inc., which was overseen by Eugene B. Stavis (executive producer), Frank O’Dowd (writer-director), James Chladek (co-producer), and Steven Bie, a former lover of O’Dowd (producer, advertising and marketing).
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starring pornographer George Urban, ran from 1976 to 1982 (with sporadic reboots until 1991). Urban roamed the streets of New York urging women to take off their clothes on camera. He also interviewed celebrities (including
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broadcast from New York City from 1976 to 1990. It became famous and controversial for its lack of censorship and its depiction of marginalized communities and
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passed a law in 1983 requiring cable companies to offer devices to block entire channels or programs that "viewers may find objectionable." According to
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At the time, state law prevented cable operators from restricting content, even sexually explicit content, except that which was considered
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The show was entirely supported by advertising proceeds. Its commercials predominantly featured LGBTQ businesses such as
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and reviewed gay pornographic films, motivated in part to destigmatize gay sex. It aired at 11 P.M. on Thursdays.
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that allowed subscribers the opportunity to win prizes by participating via telephone. According to
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pilloried the show as a "loose, lewd, boring talk show featuring nude numbskull nobodies."
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it was the first game show to air on cable television in New York. Rosenthal later started
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a nude talk show. The channel's robust LGBTQ representation led to the saying "Gay on J."
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was an American television series and self-proclaimed "world’s first television show for
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programming was scandalized in mainstream discourse and subject to censorship efforts.
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themes. As a public access channel, every subscriber to cable television in
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The show covered the LGBTQ movement, politics, and culture in the
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billed itself as a "nude TV talk show." It was hosted by
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The show later moved to Channel 35 and then Channel 79.
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received the channel as part of basic cable service.
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He once recorded a segment inside the sex club 632:The Ugly George Hour of Truth, Sex, and Violence, 156:The Ugly George Hour of Truth, Sex, and Violence. 1792: 1634:"TV VIEW; Public-Access TV Is Heard in the Land" 1545:"The Hunt for Beauties: Ugly George Roams Again" 626:The Ugly George Hour of Truth, Sex, and Violence 1047:"This Cable-TV Game Show Is No Trivial Pursuit" 804:"Channel J Pornography Is Cause of Lockout Law" 150:(New York cable television's first game show), 395:For many involved in the making of the show, 1513:"Before the Internet, Cable TV Was for Porn" 845: 695:, only 19 such devices were ever installed. 428: 233:one of the first-ever LGBTQ television shows 176:and "the Wild West for adult entertainment" 146:Other shows that aired on Channel J include 1713:Man's Country 1978 bathhouse commercial on 1669:"States Seeks Rules for "Hard R" Cable TV" 28: 1136:"Emerald City Tapes (Television Program)" 1009: 386:'s restaurant, and the pornographic film 374:. Other advertisements included books by 277:. Its on-air talent included journalists 16:American public-access television channel 1666: 647:) and interviewed politicians about the 573:, and discussion of topics ranging from 493: 415: 224: 201:was a game show produced by 24-year-old 1542: 1510: 1275: 979: 927: 1793: 1577: 1538: 1536: 1534: 1475: 1448: 1413: 1375: 1340: 1336: 1334: 1271: 1269: 1247: 1177: 1130: 1128: 1126: 1124: 1122: 743: 722:"Before the Web, It Was Public-Access" 719: 584: 565:, interviews with celebrities such as 1631: 1604: 1409: 1407: 1310: 1243: 1241: 1239: 1211: 1209: 1207: 1205: 1175: 1173: 1171: 1169: 1167: 1165: 1163: 1161: 1159: 1157: 1120: 1118: 1116: 1114: 1112: 1110: 1108: 1106: 1104: 1102: 1074: 1072: 1070: 1068: 1044: 1005: 1003: 975: 973: 971: 969: 967: 965: 963: 961: 959: 923: 921: 919: 883: 881: 879: 877: 801: 797: 795: 483:, live performances by stars such as 134:, The Robin Byrd Show, Men and Films, 125:Q people. It also aired straight and 1816:Television stations in New York City 1215: 1181: 887: 841: 839: 837: 835: 833: 793: 791: 789: 787: 785: 783: 781: 779: 777: 775: 739: 737: 715: 713: 711: 709: 707: 413:matter of fact that they were gay." 1531: 1331: 1266: 1010:Dougherty, Philip H. (1976-03-03). 527:. On the show, Maletta interviewed 505:which debuted on Channel J in 1982. 237: 191: 164:Channel J has been described as "a 13: 1404: 1311:Plate, Andrea Darvi (1989-09-28). 1276:Meislin, Richard J. (1981-05-28). 1236: 1202: 1154: 1099: 1065: 1000: 956: 916: 874: 848:"TV: Cable Focuses On Homosexuals" 802:Smith, Sally Bedell (1984-03-05). 288:Former guests on the show include 14: 1857: 1698: 830: 772: 744:Sewall, Gilbert T. (1990-09-29). 734: 704: 461: 1841:Pornographic television channels 1778: 1766: 1754: 1742: 1730: 1478:"Cable's First Lady Of Explicit" 846:O'Connor, John J. (1977-06-02). 684:. In response to Channel J, the 534: 509: 168:of mainstream network programs" 104:public-access television channel 1831:Pornography in New York (state) 1667:Kleinman, Maggie (1981-11-08). 1660: 1625: 1598: 1571: 1504: 1469: 1449:Alpert, Lucas I. (2013-12-22). 1442: 1369: 1304: 980:Fleming, Kirsten (2018-01-10). 928:Corliss, Richard (2013-12-19). 561:. The show featured reviews of 1811:LGBTQ portrayals in mass media 1806:LGBTQ history in New York City 1376:Grimes, William (2016-08-31). 1341:Cotter, Holland (2013-12-19). 1038: 658: 186: 1: 1846:Pornographic television shows 1632:Davis, Douglas (1989-06-11). 1511:Gershon, Livia (2019-07-09). 1414:Herold, Lauren (2022-04-26). 698: 98:Manhattan Cable Television's 1801:LGBTQ business organizations 1543:Mindlin, Alex (2005-07-10). 1182:Mike, Miksche (2018-07-23). 888:Hiss, Anthony (1976-03-15). 720:Dollar, Steve (2011-02-10). 471:, conceived and produced by 7: 1826:Nudity in the United States 10: 1862: 1605:Grace, Asia (2023-02-27). 1578:Arango, Tim (2005-06-17). 1476:Morris, Bob (1996-06-23). 1248:Murphy, Tim (2022-03-12). 1045:Rogin, Kate (1988-02-15). 686:New York State Legislature 604:Interludes After Midnight, 540: 141:Interludes After Midnight, 71:Manhattan Cable Television 1216:Humm, Andy (2014-01-22). 543:Midnight Blue (TV series) 436:Interludes After Midnight 430:Interludes After Midnight 422:Interludes After Midnight 273:and singing) recorded on 88: 80: 75: 67: 62: 54: 46: 36: 27: 1836:Erotic television series 523:, who later created the 41:Public-access television 1773:Erotica and pornography 727:The Wall Street Journal 519:was created in 1982 by 399:was "about building up 365:Man's Country bathhouse 172:The Wall Street Journal 609:was later parodied on 506: 425: 285:, and Brandon Judell. 234: 220:Financial News Network 117:Channel J distributed 1451:"Al Goldstein and Me" 1254:The Caftan Chronicles 497: 446:parodied the show on 419: 389:El Paso Wrecking Corp 228: 1821:Nudity in television 611:Saturday Night Live, 424:starring Dan Landers 607:The Robin Byrd Show 598:interviewing other 592:The Robin Byrd Show 586:The Robin Byrd Show 554:, the publisher of 487:, art lessons, and 449:Saturday Night Live 376:Wilhelm von Gloeden 24: 1708:episode recordings 1674:The New York Times 1639:The New York Times 1550:The New York Times 1483:The New York Times 1383:The New York Times 1348:The New York Times 1283:The New York Times 1080:"The Emerald City" 1052:Sports Illustrated 1017:The New York Times 853:The New York Times 809:The New York Times 751:The New York Times 670:The New York Times 563:pornographic films 507: 426: 330:James Kirkwood Jr. 235: 22: 19:Television channel 1313:"XXX-TRAORDINARY" 890:"First Days of J" 675:Morality in Media 525:Gay Cable Network 473:Jaime Davidovitch 350:Butterfly McQueen 346:Leonard Matlovich 322:Jonathan Ned Katz 290:Arthur Bressan Jr 231:The Emerald City, 129:on shows such as 96: 95: 1853: 1783: 1782: 1781: 1771: 1770: 1759: 1758: 1747: 1746: 1735: 1734: 1733: 1726: 1715:The Emerald City 1706:The Emerald City 1693: 1692: 1690: 1689: 1664: 1658: 1657: 1655: 1654: 1629: 1623: 1622: 1620: 1619: 1602: 1596: 1595: 1593: 1592: 1575: 1569: 1568: 1566: 1565: 1540: 1529: 1528: 1526: 1525: 1508: 1502: 1501: 1499: 1498: 1473: 1467: 1466: 1464: 1463: 1446: 1440: 1439: 1437: 1436: 1411: 1402: 1401: 1399: 1398: 1373: 1367: 1366: 1364: 1363: 1338: 1329: 1328: 1326: 1325: 1308: 1302: 1301: 1299: 1298: 1273: 1264: 1263: 1261: 1260: 1245: 1234: 1233: 1231: 1230: 1213: 1200: 1199: 1197: 1196: 1179: 1152: 1151: 1149: 1148: 1132: 1097: 1096: 1094: 1093: 1076: 1063: 1062: 1060: 1059: 1042: 1036: 1035: 1033: 1032: 1007: 998: 997: 995: 994: 977: 954: 953: 951: 950: 925: 914: 913: 911: 910: 885: 872: 871: 869: 868: 843: 828: 827: 825: 824: 799: 770: 769: 767: 766: 741: 732: 731: 717: 600:adult film stars 550:was produced by 397:The Emerald City 314:John Paul Hudson 275:compact cassette 259:The Emerald City 245:The Emerald City 239:The Emerald City 199:The Big Giveaway 193:The Big Giveaway 148:The Big Giveaway 119:The Emerald City 32: 25: 21: 1861: 1860: 1856: 1855: 1854: 1852: 1851: 1850: 1791: 1790: 1789: 1779: 1777: 1765: 1761:Human sexuality 1753: 1741: 1731: 1729: 1721: 1701: 1696: 1687: 1685: 1665: 1661: 1652: 1650: 1630: 1626: 1617: 1615: 1603: 1599: 1590: 1588: 1576: 1572: 1563: 1561: 1541: 1532: 1523: 1521: 1509: 1505: 1496: 1494: 1474: 1470: 1461: 1459: 1447: 1443: 1434: 1432: 1412: 1405: 1396: 1394: 1374: 1370: 1361: 1359: 1339: 1332: 1323: 1321: 1318:Chicago Tribune 1309: 1305: 1296: 1294: 1274: 1267: 1258: 1256: 1246: 1237: 1228: 1226: 1214: 1203: 1194: 1192: 1180: 1155: 1146: 1144: 1134: 1133: 1100: 1091: 1089: 1078: 1077: 1066: 1057: 1055: 1043: 1039: 1030: 1028: 1008: 1001: 992: 990: 978: 957: 948: 946: 926: 917: 908: 906: 886: 875: 866: 864: 844: 831: 822: 820: 800: 773: 764: 762: 742: 735: 718: 705: 701: 661: 653:Plato's Retreat 649:first amendment 645:Michael Jackson 629: 617:portraying Byrd 589: 545: 539: 514: 477:Laurie Anderson 466: 455:Chicago Tribune 452:. 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Public-access television
public-access television channel
taboo
Manhattan
LGBT
gay pornography
Midnight Blue
funhouse mirror
The Wall Street Journal
New York Post
Arnie Rosenthal
The New Yorker
Score
Financial News Network
Title card for The Emerald City showing a stylized Manhattan skyline emerging from inside a television box, next to the name of the show
gay men
women
pre-AIDS era
cabaret
compact cassette
Arthur Bell
Vito Russo
Arthur Bressan Jr
Divine
Casey Donovan
Wayland Flowers
Selma Hazouri
David Hockney
John Paul Hudson

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