Early television was in black and white and the definitions weren’t nearly as precise as they are today.
When the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was testing for live hockey broadcasts in 1952, they found that if both teams wore their traditional colors, it was impossible to tell them apart.
They solved the problem by having the home team wear white, while the visitors stayed in their darker uniforms.
The tradition continues even in the age of HD TV broadcasts and 3D glasses.
See also:
- Why Do Eastern Religious Buddhist Monks Wear Yellow Robes and What Other Colors Do They Wear?
- How Did the Boston Bruins Get Their Name and Where Does the Name of the Hockey Team Mean?
- Why Has Number 42 Been Retired by Every Major League Baseball Team and Whose Number Is It?
- Why Do Baseball Coaches Wear Uniforms and Where Did the Tradition Come From?
- How Did the L.A. Dodgers Get Their Name and Where Did the Baseball Team Come From?
