1931 in television

1931 in television
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The year 1931 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events in 1931.

Events

May 1 - The first wedding is broadcast on television, on New York City's W2XCR.
July 21 - CBS's station W2XAB began broadcasting 28 hours a week in New York City. [1]

October 30: NBC on Empire State Building which had opened in May 1931

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 experimental test transmissions from the Empire State Building transmitter.
December 23 - Don Lee Broadcasting signs on W6XAO (later KTSL) from Los Angeles with low-definition electromechanical television, broadcasting one hour of film footage, six days per week.
Canada's first television station, VE9EC, begins broadcasting in Montreal, Quebec. VE9EC was owned jointly by radio station CKAC and the newspaper La Presse.

Series	Debut	Ended
The Television Ghost	1931	1933