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1935 in American television
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1935
This is a list of American television-related events in 1935.
Events
February - In a February 1935 legal decision, the inventor Philo Farnsworth is vindicated, successfully facing the patent interference suit brought against him by RCA in 1934. Farnsworth's high school chemistry teacher, Justin Tolman, produced a 1922 sketch as evidence that Farnsworth had been working on the principle of the image dissector and the development of an electronic television system since the early 1920s. Farnsworth won the suit; RCA appealed the decision in 1936 and lost.Schatzkin 2002 117 Farnsworth received royalties from RCA, but he never became wealthy.Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Incorporated. 2006 9781593392932 658
September 18 - In a memorandum dated September 18, 1935,NBC History Files http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?faid/faid:@field(DOCID+rs000001) January 8, 2007 NBC History Files, Folder 784 the Blue Network subsidiary of NBC complained about its lack of access to broadcasts of the World Series. The report was followed by a letter dated October 5, 1935, in which Hearst Radio complained that Amos 'n' Andy and the Al Pearce programs had been moved from the Blue Network to the Red Network. Hearst further complained about the weakness of the Blue Network's programming at the time.NBC History Files http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?faid/faid:@field(DOCID+rs000001) January 8, 2007 NBC History Files, Folder 299
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In 1935, tests for a 343-line television system started from New York City (W2XF on the Empire State BuildingStrong John October 1937 Television Range Expanded 203 Radio News https://www.earlytelevision.org/pdf/Radio-News-1937-10_television_range_is_expanded.pdf), where NBC had converted a radio studio in the Rockefeller Center for television use.Early Electronic Television - RCA's Television Field Trials and Stations W2XF/W2XK/W2XBS/WNBT https://www.earlytelevision.org/rca_field_trls.html Early Television Museum 343-line broadcasts were officially introduced by RCA and NBC on November 6, 1936.Systems with this number of lines were used with 30 interlaced frames per second by the United States from 1935 to 1938, when they were replaced by a 441-line television system.1940 Recent Progress in Television Technique https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Radio-Club-of-America/Radio-Club-of-America-1940-01.pdf Proceedings of the Radio Club of America 17, No.1 FebruaryJune 27, 2017 RCA Displays 343-Line TV https://mztv.com/2017/06/27/rca-displays-343-line-tv/ MZTV Museum of TelevisionMarshall Paul https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/files/54509330/FULL_TEXT.PDF Inventing Television: Transnational Networks of Co-operation and Rivalry, 1870-193 2011 University of Manchester
In 1935, the Red Network subsidiary of NBC started live remote broadcasts of popular music. From 1935 to 1950, it presented numerous live remote broadcasts of popular music from ballrooms, hotels, supper clubs and Army camps. Among the band leaders with regular time slots on NBC were Carmen Cavallaro, Nat King Cole, Xavier Cugat, Tommy Dorsey, Eddy Duchin, Benny Goodman, Stan Kenton, Guy Lombardo, Glenn Miller, Leo Reisman, and Paul Whiteman.Dunning 1998 60–74.
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1935 in television#Deaths
References
Sources
Dunning John On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio New York and Oxford Oxford University Press 1998 0-19-507678-8 Band Remotes 60-74 https://books.google.com/books?id=EwtRbXNca0oC&dq=%22Band+Remotes+live+programs%22&pg=PA60
Schatzkin Paul 2002 7aM80L9WUGsC The Boy Who Invented Television: A Story of Inspiration, Persistence, and Quiet Passion TeamCom Books 1-928791-30-1
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