TV manufacturing left the US long ago. I think late 70s or 80s.
Yeah, our area used to have a Zenith plant - some of the best blue collar jobs around.
Zenith was the last American based tv manufacturer. I think they died n the early 90s.
What’s scary is that if we went into another world war, we are toast because we make NOTHING here anymore. We would not be able to build weapons on a mass scale. China could convert its factories in a heartbeat.
Prior to that, a color TV was a major family investment, costing 2-3 months salary and expected to last for 15 years. And when it broke, you took it to a TV repairman who fixed it.
Today's TVs cost only a couple weeks' salaries, if even that. The Samsung 65" 4K I paid $2400 for a mere 18 months ago is now selling for under a grand. They may last 7-8 years but they're technologically outdated long before that. When they break, you leave it on the curb for the trash collector.
I sold TV’s in the 80’s. I think the last American made set was a Zenith console in 1987.