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Prewar television stations

March 29, 2023

This is a list of pre-World War II television stations of the 1920s and 1930s. Most of these experimental stations were located in Europe (notably in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, the Netherlands, and Russia), Australia, Canada, and the United States. Some present-day broadcasters trace their origins to these early stations.

All television licenses in the United States were officially "experimental" before July 1941, as the NTSC television standard had yet to be developed, and some American television broadcasters continued operating under experimental licenses as late as 1947, although by then they were using the same technical standards as their commercial brethren.

List

  • Present North American broadcast television starts at 54 MHz (VHF)
  • Present day UK TV broadcasts begin at 470 MHz (UHF)
Television stations
Television
call sign
(original) 		Television
call sign
(current) 		Television frequency* Television
channel
(current) 		Location
(city) 		On air Owner (original) Original broadcast system Current broadcast system
Baird Television Development Company Ltd[1] via BBC transmitter 2LO[citation needed] 361 meters
831 kHz
[2]		   London, England, United Kingdom 1926-1935
[citation needed]		 British Broadcasting Company Mechanical television
30 lines
25 frame/s 		[dubious – discuss]
W2XB (also branded as WGY-TV from its sister radio station) WRGB 2.15 MHz 6   Schenectady
Albany, New York, United States 		May 10, 1928- present General Electric Co. Mechanical television 24 (later 48) lines/21 frame/s NTSC-M from 1942–2009; now ATSC digital.
W1XAY (also branded as WLEX from its sister radio station) 3.5 MHz   Lexington, Massachusetts, United States June 14, 1928–
March 1930 		The Boston Post Mechanical television 48 lines/18 frame/s
W3XK 1.605 MHz & 6.42 MHz,
later 2.00–2.10 MHz 		  Wheaton
Washington, D.C., United States 		July 2, 1928– 1932 Charles Jenkins Laboratories Mechanical television 48 lines
W2XAL (also branded as WRNY from its sister radio station)   New York City, New York, United States August 13, 1928– 1929 Experimenter Publishing

Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company

Mechanical television 48 lines
W1WX
(later became W1XAV) 		2.12 MHz   Boston, Massachusetts, United States Spring 1929–1931 Shortwave and Television Laboratory Mechanical television 48 & 60 lines/15 frame/s
W2XBS WNBC 2.75–2.85 MHz Formerly Channel 1;
moved to VHF Channel 4 from 1946–2009 (remains PSIP virtual channel);
allocated to digital channel 28 from 1999–2018;
moved to channel share with WNJU on channel 36 from 2018–present 		  New York City, New York, United States 1929–1932, 1936–present National Broadcasting Company Mechanical television 60 lines/20 frame/s 1941–2009, NTSC-M; now ATSC digital
3UZ. Experiments carried out on the radio station after it had officially closed down for the night.[3] 930 kHz   Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia 		1929 Oliver John Nilsen Mechanical television
3DB. Experiments carried out on the radio station after it had officially closed down for the night.[3] 1180 kHz   Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia 		1929 The Herald and Weekly Times Mechanical television
W9XAP WNBQ-TV (1948–1964)[4]

now WMAQ-TV

VHF Channel 5   Chicago, Illinois, United States August 27, 1930– August 1933. 1948-present.
[5][6][7][8][9]		 National Broadcasting Company Mechanical television 1948–2009 NTSC-M; now ATSC digital
VE9EC 41 MHz   Montreal,
Quebec,
Canada 		1931–1935 La Presse and CKAC radio Mechanical television 60–150 lines
W6XAO KCBS-TV Formerly on Channel 1, now VHF Channel 2   Los Angeles,
California, United States 		June 1931– 1933,
1937–1948
as experimental
Don Lee station;
May 6, 1948–
present 		Don Lee Mechanical television, film only, 80 lines/20 frame/s 1948–2009, NTSC-M; now ATSC digital
Amateur radio station 4CM[10] 136 metres   Brisbane,
Queensland,
Australia 		1934 Dr Val McDowall Early experiments with electronic television
W6XYZ KTLA-TV Formerly on Channel 4, now VHF Channel 5   Los Angeles,
California, United States 		June 1942– 1946 experimental,
Jan. 22, 1947– present 		Paramount 1947–2009, NTSC-M, now ATSC digital
W2XAB WCBS-TV 2.1–2.2 MHz Now VHF Channel 2   New York City, New York, United States July 31, 1931–
February 1933,
1939–present 		Columbia Broadcasting System Mechanical television 60 lines/20 frame/s 1941–2009, NTSC-M, now ATSC digital
W2XWV WNYW Channel 4 (1938–1944), Channel 5 (1944 – present)   New York City, New York, United States 1938– present Allen B. DuMont Unknown 1944–2009 NTSC-M, now ATSC digital
W3XE WPTZ (now KYW-TV) – VHF Channel 3   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 1932–present Philco Corporation Mechanical television 1941–2009, NTSC-M, now ATSC digital
W9XBK WBKB (now WBBM-TV) Formerly on Channel 4, then on VHF Channel 2, Now on VHF Channel 12   Chicago, Illinois, United States 1940–present Balaban & Katz 1944–2009, NTSC-M, now ATSC digital
W9XZV Later KS2XBS (Phonevision experimental on Channel 2) VHF Channel 1   Chicago, Illinois, United States 1939–1953
2LO (BBC Television Service) BBC One 361 meters
831 kHz
[2]		 UHF (Channels 21–68, throughout UK)   London, England, United Kingdom August 22, 1932– September 11, 1935 British Broadcasting Corporation Mechanical television 30 lines/12.5 frame/s Now DVB
BBC Television Service (Alexandra Palace) BBC One 45 MHz
[citation needed]		 UHF (Channels 21–68, throughout UK and on Astra 2D satellite)   London, England, United Kingdom November 1936–
September 3, 1939,
June 7, 1946 – present 		British Broadcasting Corporation Mechanical television 240 lines (Baird system) and electronic television 405 line (Marconi-EMI system)/25 frame/s Now DVB
EIAR – Stazione sperimentale radiovisione di Monte Mario RAI – Radiotelevisione Italiana 40.54 MHz (audio), 44.12 MHz (video) VHF (channel 9) and UHF (channels 25, 26, 30 and 40)   Rome, Italy July 22, 1939–
May 10, 1940 		Electronic television 441 lines / 21 to 42 frame/s. Now DVB
EIAR – Stazione sperimentale radiovisione Torre Littoria (now Torre Branca) 40.50 MHz (audio), 44.00 MHz (video)   Milan, Italy April 12–28, 1940 Electronic television 441 lines / 21 to 42 frame/s.
Radiovision PTT (1935) later Paris Television (1943) then RTF (1946) (Eiffel Tower) TF1 37 MHz (180 & 455 l.) later 42–46 MHz (441 lines) UHF Channels 21–69 (System L + DVB throughout France and FTA on AB3 satellite)   Paris, France November 1935 –
1937
(60 lines,
then 180 lines)
later 1938–1939
(455 lines)
then 1943–1956
(441 lines) 		Ministry of Information Mechanical television 60 then 180 line later electronic television 455 then 441 line/25 frame/s Now DVB
Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow   Berlin
Potsdam,
Germany 		1935–1944 (tests started in 1929) Deutscher Fernseh-Rundfunk Electronic television 180 lines/25 frame/s/50 fields/sec (started broadcasting in 441 lines in mid-1937)
Moscow test broadcasting station МТЦ (from Shukhov tower) LW band   Moscow,
Soviet Union,
now
  Russia 		1931–1941 Mechanical television
USSR TV (ТВ СССР) Первый канал 49.75 MHz (video) 56.25 MHz (audio) TV channels:R1 (441 lines 25 fps)   Moscow,
USSR,
now
  Russia 		1938–1941,
1945-1949 		Ministry of Culture Electronic television Now SECAM, PAL also DVB
Doświadczalna Stacja Telewizyjna Telewizja Polska TVP channels: TVP1, TVP2, etc.   Warszawa,
Poland 		1935–1939
(test broadcasting:
1937–38) 		Mechanical television Now PAL and DVB
Television
Call sign
(Original) 		Television
Call sign
(Current) 		Television frequency Television channel
(Current) 		City/location On air Owner (Original) Original broadcast system Current broadcast system

See also

Individual television stations

Broadcast television systems

References

  1. ^ Burns, Russell W. (2000), "Chapter 6 Company Formation and long-distance television", John Logie Baird, Television Pioneer, IEE history of technology series, vol. 28, Stevenage, Herts, UK: The Institution of Electrical Engineers, pp. 131, ISBN 978-0-85296-797-3
  2. ^ a b Allan Isaacs, B.Eng., C.Eng., M.I.E.T., G3PIY. . Allan's Virtual Radio Museum. Archived from the original on August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020. London (2LO), Nov 1922, 361m{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b R. R. Walker, The Magic Spark, 1973, Hawthorn Press, Melbourne.
  4. ^ "Call Letters Switch (page 21)". Billboard. September 5, 1964. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
  5. ^ "Copy of W9XAP station license". Samuels, Rich. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  6. ^ Parker, Bill (October 28, 1984). . Television Experimenters. Archived from the original on May 20, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  7. ^ "Early Chicago Television-W9XAP". Hawes TV. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  8. ^ "Early television-W9XAP-WMAQ Chicago". Early Television. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  9. ^ "W9XAP first broadcast-transcript from Daily News story-August 28, 1930". Daily News. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  10. ^ Bruce Carty, Australian Radio History, Self-published, Sydney, 2011.

External links

  • 1936 German Olympics
  • W1XAY at TVHistory.tv
  • European Television Stations in 1932

March 29, 2023
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This article s factual accuracy is disputed Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help to ensure that disputed statements are reliably sourced May 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message History of television in the United StatesPrewar and wartime broadcasting 1928 1947 First Golden Age 1947 1960 Network era 1950s 1980s Multi channel transition 1980s 1990s Second Golden Age and post network era 1999 present Streaming wars 2019 present History by decadeHistory of Sports broadcasting Public broadcasting Children s television TV animation Network era Modern era This is a list of pre World War II television stations of the 1920s and 1930s Most of these experimental stations were located in Europe notably in the United Kingdom France Germany Italy Poland the Netherlands and Russia Australia Canada and the United States Some present day broadcasters trace their origins to these early stations All television licenses in the United States were officially experimental before July 1941 as the NTSC television standard had yet to be developed and some American television broadcasters continued operating under experimental licenses as late as 1947 although by then they were using the same technical standards as their commercial brethren Contents 1 List 2 See also 2 1 Individual television stations 2 2 Broadcast television systems 3 References 4 External linksList EditThis section may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia s quality standards The specific problem is Multiple columns require sort keys for proper sorting Template Hs is deprecated Please help improve this section if you can May 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Present North American broadcast television starts at 54 MHz VHF Present day UK TV broadcasts begin at 470 MHz UHF Television stations Televisioncall sign original Televisioncall sign current Television frequency Televisionchannel current Location city On air Owner original Original broadcast system Current broadcast systemBaird Television Development Company Ltd 1 via BBC transmitter 2LO citation needed 361 meters831 kHz 2 London England United Kingdom 1926 1935 citation needed British Broadcasting Company Mechanical television 30 lines25 frame s dubious discuss W2XB also branded as WGY TV from its sister radio station WRGB 2 15 MHz 6 SchenectadyAlbany New York United States May 10 1928 present General Electric Co Mechanical television 24 later 48 lines 21 frame s NTSC M from 1942 2009 now ATSC digital W1XAY also branded as WLEX from its sister radio station 3 5 MHz Lexington Massachusetts United States June 14 1928 March 1930 The Boston Post Mechanical television 48 lines 18 frame sW3XK 1 605 MHz amp 6 42 MHz later 2 00 2 10 MHz WheatonWashington D C United States July 2 1928 1932 Charles Jenkins Laboratories Mechanical television 48 linesW2XAL also branded as WRNY from its sister radio station New York City New York United States August 13 1928 1929 Experimenter Publishing Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company Mechanical television 48 linesW1WX later became W1XAV 2 12 MHz Boston Massachusetts United States Spring 1929 1931 Shortwave and Television Laboratory Mechanical television 48 amp 60 lines 15 frame sW2XBS WNBC 2 75 2 85 MHz Formerly Channel 1 moved to VHF Channel 4 from 1946 2009 remains PSIP virtual channel allocated to digital channel 28 from 1999 2018 moved to channel share with WNJU on channel 36 from 2018 present New York City New York United States 1929 1932 1936 present National Broadcasting Company Mechanical television 60 lines 20 frame s 1941 2009 NTSC M now ATSC digital3UZ Experiments carried out on the radio station after it had officially closed down for the night 3 930 kHz Melbourne Victoria Australia 1929 Oliver John Nilsen Mechanical television3DB Experiments carried out on the radio station after it had officially closed down for the night 3 1180 kHz Melbourne Victoria Australia 1929 The Herald and Weekly Times Mechanical televisionW9XAP WNBQ TV 1948 1964 4 now WMAQ TV VHF Channel 5 Chicago Illinois United States August 27 1930 August 1933 1948 present 5 6 7 8 9 National Broadcasting Company Mechanical television 1948 2009 NTSC M now ATSC digitalVE9EC 41 MHz Montreal Quebec Canada 1931 1935 La Presse and CKAC radio Mechanical television 60 150 linesW6XAO KCBS TV Formerly on Channel 1 now VHF Channel 2 Los Angeles California United States June 1931 1933 1937 1948 as experimental Don Lee station May 6 1948 present Don Lee Mechanical television film only 80 lines 20 frame s 1948 2009 NTSC M now ATSC digitalAmateur radio station 4CM 10 136 metres Brisbane Queensland Australia 1934 Dr Val McDowall Early experiments with electronic televisionW6XYZ KTLA TV Formerly on Channel 4 now VHF Channel 5 Los Angeles California United States June 1942 1946 experimental Jan 22 1947 present Paramount 1947 2009 NTSC M now ATSC digitalW2XAB WCBS TV 2 1 2 2 MHz Now VHF Channel 2 New York City New York United States July 31 1931 February 1933 1939 present Columbia Broadcasting System Mechanical television 60 lines 20 frame s 1941 2009 NTSC M now ATSC digitalW2XWV WNYW Channel 4 1938 1944 Channel 5 1944 present New York City New York United States 1938 present Allen B DuMont Unknown 1944 2009 NTSC M now ATSC digitalW3XE WPTZ now KYW TV VHF Channel 3 Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States 1932 present Philco Corporation Mechanical television 1941 2009 NTSC M now ATSC digitalW9XBK WBKB now WBBM TV Formerly on Channel 4 then on VHF Channel 2 Now on VHF Channel 12 Chicago Illinois United States 1940 present Balaban amp Katz 1944 2009 NTSC M now ATSC digitalW9XZV Later KS2XBS Phonevision experimental on Channel 2 VHF Channel 1 Chicago Illinois United States 1939 19532LO BBC Television Service BBC One 361 meters831 kHz 2 UHF Channels 21 68 throughout UK London England United Kingdom August 22 1932 September 11 1935 British Broadcasting Corporation Mechanical television 30 lines 12 5 frame s Now DVBBBC Television Service Alexandra Palace BBC One 45 MHz citation needed UHF Channels 21 68 throughout UK and on Astra 2D satellite London England United Kingdom November 1936 September 3 1939 June 7 1946 present British Broadcasting Corporation Mechanical television 240 lines Baird system and electronic television 405 line Marconi EMI system 25 frame s Now DVBEIAR Stazione sperimentale radiovisione di Monte Mario RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana 40 54 MHz audio 44 12 MHz video VHF channel 9 and UHF channels 25 26 30 and 40 Rome Italy July 22 1939 May 10 1940 Electronic television 441 lines 21 to 42 frame s Now DVBEIAR Stazione sperimentale radiovisione Torre Littoria now Torre Branca 40 50 MHz audio 44 00 MHz video Milan Italy April 12 28 1940 Electronic television 441 lines 21 to 42 frame s Radiovision PTT 1935 later Paris Television 1943 then RTF 1946 Eiffel Tower TF1 37 MHz 180 amp 455 l later 42 46 MHz 441 lines UHF Channels 21 69 System L DVB throughout France and FTA on AB3 satellite Paris France November 1935 1937 60 lines then 180 lines later 1938 1939 455 lines then 1943 1956 441 lines Ministry of Information Mechanical television 60 then 180 line later electronic television 455 then 441 line 25 frame s Now DVBFernsehsender Paul Nipkow BerlinPotsdam Germany 1935 1944 tests started in 1929 Deutscher Fernseh Rundfunk Electronic television 180 lines 25 frame s 50 fields sec started broadcasting in 441 lines in mid 1937 Moscow test broadcasting station MTC from Shukhov tower LW band Moscow Soviet Union now Russia 1931 1941 Mechanical televisionUSSR TV TV SSSR Pervyj kanal 49 75 MHz video 56 25 MHz audio TV channels R1 441 lines 25 fps Moscow USSR now Russia 1938 1941 1945 1949 Ministry of Culture Electronic television Now SECAM PAL also DVBDoswiadczalna Stacja Telewizyjna Telewizja Polska TVP channels TVP1 TVP2 etc Warszawa Poland 1935 1939 test broadcasting 1937 38 Mechanical television Now PAL and DVBTelevisionCall sign Original TelevisionCall sign Current Television frequency Television channel Current City location On air Owner Original Original broadcast system Current broadcast systemSee also EditTimeline of the BBC History of television Timeline of the introduction of television in countries Timeline of the introduction of color television in countries Geographical usage of television Moving image formats Oldest radio station List of experimental television stations Narrow bandwidth television Television systems before 1940Individual television stations Edit WRGB WNBC WCBS TV KCBS TV BBC BBC TelevisionBroadcast television systems Edit Television systems before 1940 NTSC PAL SECAMReferences Edit Burns Russell W 2000 Chapter 6 Company Formation and long distance television John Logie Baird Television Pioneer IEE history of technology series vol 28 Stevenage Herts UK The Institution of Electrical Engineers pp 131 ISBN 978 0 85296 797 3 a b Allan Isaacs B Eng C Eng M I E T G3PIY Dating a Radio How Old Allan s Virtual Radio Museum Archived from the original on August 18 2020 Retrieved August 18 2020 London 2LO Nov 1922 361m a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link a b R R Walker The Magic Spark 1973 Hawthorn Press Melbourne Call Letters Switch page 21 Billboard September 5 1964 Retrieved April 27 2010 Copy of W9XAP station license Samuels Rich Retrieved April 25 2010 Parker Bill October 28 1984 transcript of Bill Parker letter who was assigned the construction of the television studio at the Daily News building in 1929 Television Experimenters Archived from the original on May 20 2014 Retrieved May 11 2010 Early Chicago Television W9XAP Hawes TV Retrieved April 25 2010 Early television W9XAP WMAQ Chicago Early Television Retrieved April 25 2010 W9XAP first broadcast transcript from Daily News story August 28 1930 Daily News Retrieved April 25 2010 Bruce Carty Australian Radio History Self published Sydney 2011 External links EditPrewar US 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