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1931 in television - Definition and Overview

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See also: 1930 in television, other events of 1931, 1932 in television and the list of 'years in television'.

Events

  • April 6 - Little Orphan Annie debuts on radio (Blue Network of NBC).
  • May 1 - The first wedding is broadcast on television, on New York City's W2XCR.
  • July 21 - CBS's New York station begins broadcasting the first regular seven days a week television schedule in the U.S. The first broadcast included Mayor James J. Walker, Kate Smith, and George Gershwin.
  • October 30 - NBC installs a television transmitter on top of the Empire State Building
  • November 1 - Television images are transmitted from JOAK radio station in Tokyo, Japan by Professors Kenjiro Takayagani and Tomomasa Nakashima. The images comprise 80 lines at 20 frames per second.
  • December 22 - NBC begins broadcasting from the Empire State Building transmitter
  • December 23 - Don Lee Broadcasting signs on W6XAO (later KTSL) from Los Angeles with electronic television. Don Lee should be considered as the world's first electronic television service.
  • Canada's first television station, VE9EC, begins broadcasting in Montreal, Quebec

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