1936 in American television

none 1936 This is a list of American television-related events in 1936. Events 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.NBC History Files http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?faid/faid:@field(DOCID+rs000001) January 8, 2007, NBC History Files, Folder 293 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.Alexander B. Magoun, Television: The Life Story of a Technology. Greenwood, p. 65. 978-0313331282. 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."Where Is Television Now? https://web.archive.org/web/20080913065455/http://www.earlytelevision.org/where_is_television.html September 13, 2008 ", Popular Mechanics, August 1938, p. 178. 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."Where Is Television Now? https://web.archive.org/web/20080913065455/http://www.earlytelevision.org/where_is_television.html September 13, 2008 ", Popular Mechanics, August 1938, p. 178. 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."Coaxial Debut", Time, December 14, 1936. 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. 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. Births 1936 in television#Births Deaths 1936 in television#Deaths References Sources 1936 *