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ʎ== ''Literally'' Older Than Television ==
* ''[[Felix the Cat]]'' is the longest lasting cartoon character in history, making his début in ''[[The Silent Age of Animation|1919]]'' (and if we count an even earlier prototype short, it may even be ''1917'') having appeared in over 150 theatrical cartoons, decades worth of comics, hundreds of TV cartoons, two movies, and the two TV revivals ''[[The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat]]'' and ''Baby Felix'', and he is still appearing in merchandise to this day. And he even has a new cartoon series on the way for 2013. In fact, one of the [http://www.felixthecat.com/history.htm very first TV broadcasts] featured Felix way back in 1928. Meow!
* The ''Grand Ole Opry'': Airing weekly on Nashville radio station WSM (AM) since 1925, with an edited version of the program being carried on national radio and television outlets since the 1940s.