1936 in American television
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This is a list of American television-related events in 1936.
Events
[edit]- May 13 - The NBC History Files at the Library of Congress support the notion that NBC was gradually groping for a way to differentiate the Red Network from the Blue Network. For example, they contain a confidential memorandum, dated May 13, 1936, which sets forth a network policy against mixing the Red and Blue network stations.[1]
- June 15- On June 15, 1936, Don Lee Broadcasting began a one-month-long demonstration of high definition (240+ line) television in Los Angeles on W6XAO (later KTSL, now KCBS-TV) with a 300-line image from motion picture film. By October, W6XAO was making daily television broadcasts of films.[2]
- July 7 - On July 7, 1936, RCA and its subsidiary NBC demonstrated in New York City a 343-line electronic television broadcast with live and film segments to its licensees.[3]
- November 6- RCA made its first public demonstration of its electronic television to the press on November 6. Irregularly scheduled broadcasts continued through 1937 and 1938.[4]
- December 14 - The first coaxial cables were laid between New York City and Philadelphia by the AT&T Corporation. The cables would transmit both television and telephone signals.[5]
- Late 1936- In late 1936, the NBC publication Great and Growing Greater explains NBC's ongoing efforts to expand both the size and the quality of the stations under its Blue Network subsidiary. [6]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NBC History Files". Retrieved January 8, 2007., NBC History Files, Folder 293
- ^ Alexander B. Magoun, Television: The Life Story of a Technology. Greenwood, p. 65. ISBN 978-0313331282.
- ^ "Where Is Television Now? Archived September 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine", Popular Mechanics, August 1938, p. 178.
- ^ "Where Is Television Now? Archived September 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine", Popular Mechanics, August 1938, p. 178.
- ^ "Coaxial Debut", Time, December 14, 1936.
- ^ Great and Growing Greater, National Broadcasting Company, Inc., 1936. It is perhaps worth noting that this document is a hardbound volume with a tip-in sheet with a cellophane overlay showing the changes made to the network; obviously, a product of significant expense.