SHELBY SMITH’S TV & APPLIANCES WAS CHOSEN TO HELP INTRODUCE DIRECTV TO THE WORLD ON FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1994 AT THEIR WORLDWIDE LAUNCH IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI. RCA AND HUGHES OWNED DIRECTV AND WE WERE ONE OF FIVE RCA DEALERS IN CENTRAL MISISSIPPI THAT WERE PICKED TO KICK IT OFF. WE HAD PRE-SOLD OVER OVER A HUNDRED UNITS AND GOT THE GO-AHEAD TO START SELLING THAT WEDNESDAY, TWO DAYS EARLY WHEN THEY CAME IN. WE DO NOT SELL THEM NOW.