1940 in television

none February 2013 1940 television radio film music The year 1940 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1940. __TOC__ Events January – The FCC has public hearings concerning television.TELEVISION FIELD TO BE RE-EXPLORED; At Renewed Hearing Monday FCC Invites All Sides to Present Pertinent Data RESEARCH BASIS STRESSED Fly Discusses His Broadcast, Recounting Arrangements Made With Two Systems https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1940/04/05/92934775.html 2026-01-28 The New York Times en 0362-4331 January 12 - The first network telecast, a play entitled "Meet The Wife," is televised by NBC over W2XBS (NBC) and W2XB.https://www.tvobscurities.com/articles/east_midwest_connection/ Early Networks and the East-Midwest Connection - TVObscurities November 12, 2009 Television Obscurities February 25 – The first ice hockey game is televised in the United States, the New York Rangers vs Montreal Canadiens, from Madison Square Garden on W2XBS-TV. February 28 – The first basketball game is televised, from Madison Square Garden: Fordham University vs the University of Pittsburgh. March 10 – The Metropolitan Opera broadcast for the first time from NBC studios at Rockefeller Center an abridged performance of the first act of Pagliacci, along with excerpts from four other operas. March 15 – RCA reduces the price of television sets. May 21 – Bell Telephone Laboratories transmits a 441-line video signal, with a bandwidth of 2.7 MHz, by coaxial cable from New York to Philadelphia and back. June – W2XBS in New York (NBC) covers the Republican National Convention from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for 33 hours, during a five-day period. The signal is transmitted via coaxial cable. August 1 – W2XBS goes out of commission from 1 August 1940 until the 27th of October 1940 while the transmitter is adjusted from 441-line picture to 525-line picture.Television Station to be shut-down; station to be remodelled. New York, NY: New York Times. Sunday, 21 July 1940. Page 10X, col. 8.Television Station to Reopen. New York, NY: New York Times. Wednesday, 23 October 1940. Page L25, col 8. August 29 – Peter Carl Goldmark of CBS announces his invention of a color television system. September 3 – CBS resumes its television transmissions with the first demonstration of high definition color TV, by W2XAB, transmitting from the Chrysler Building. November 5 - First televised Presidential election coverage is carried by W2XBS (NBC) and W2XWV (DuMont). Debuts February 3 - Art for Your Sake, an art discussion program hosted by Dr. Bernard Myers, debuts on W2XBS (NBC) (1940).https://www.tvobscurities.com/2009/03/w2xbs-schedule-week-of-january-28th-1940/ W2XBS Schedule, Week of January 28th, 1940 Robert Jay March 17, 2009 Television Obscurities February 21 - NBC News with Lowell Thomas, a simulcast of Lowell Thomas’ daily radio newscast, debuts on W2XBS (NBC) (1940).http://eyesofageneration.com/televisions-first-news-man-lowell-thomasalthough-lowell-thomass-news-progr/ Television's First News Man...Lowell Thomas March 27- The Esso Television Reporter debuts on W2XBS (NBC) (1940).https://books.google.com/books?id=VKkQP6b6IDsC&dq=Esso+Television+Reporter&pg=PA133 The Origins of Television News in America: The Visualizers of CBS in the 1940s July 8 - Boxing from Jamaica Arena debuts on W2XBS (NBC) (1940-42).https://www.tvobscurities.com/2009/09/wx2bs-schedule-week-of-july-7th-1940/ W2XBS Schedule, Week of July 7th, 1940 Jay Robert 2009-09-19 Television Obscurities en-US 2019-07-22 Television shows +SeriesDebutEndedNetworkArt for Your SakeFebruary 3, 1940March 30, 1940NBCNBC News with Lowell ThomasFebruary 21, 1940July 30, 1940NBCThe Esso Television ReporterMarch 27, 1940May 31, 1940NBCBoxing from Jamaica ArenaJuly 8, 1940May 18, 1942NBC Programs ending during 1940 +DateSeriesDebutMay 31The Esso Television ReporterMarch 27, 1940July 30NBC News with Lowell ThomasFebruary 21, 1940 Births January 5 – Michael O'Donoghue, writer (died 1994) January 14 – Trevor Nunn, British theatre director January 19 – Mike Reid, English actor and comedian (died 2007) January 22 – John Hurt, English actor (died 2017) January 27 – James Cromwell, actor January 29 – Katharine Ross, actress January 31 – Stuart Margolin, actor, The Rockford Files (died 2022) February 2 – David Jason, English actor, Only Fools and Horses February 3 – Jim Hartz, television personality (died 2022) February 6 Tom Brokaw, American journalist Jimmy Tarbuck, English comedian February 8 – Ted Koppel, journalist February 10 – Kathryn Mullen, puppeteer February 12 – Ralph Bates, English actor (died 1991) February 17 – John Lewis, politician (died 2020) February 20 – Smokey Robinson, singer February 22 Don Cannon, American news anchor Judy Cornwell, English actress February 23 – Peter Fonda, actor (died 2019) February 24 – James Sloyan, actor February 27 – Howard Hesseman, actor, WKRP in Cincinnati, Head of the Class (died 2022) February 29 Sonja Barend, talk show host Margit Carstensen, actress (died 2023) Yoshio Harada, actor (died 2011) Harvey Jason, actor Monte Kiffin, coach March 7 – Daniel J. Travanti, actor, Hill Street Blues March 10 – Chuck Norris, actor, Walker, Texas Ranger (died 2026) March 15 – Phil Lesh, musician March 26 James Caan, actor, Las Vegas (died 2022) Nancy Pelosi, politician March 28 – Tony Barber, host April 2 – Penelope Keith, English actress, To The Manor Born (died 2026) April 12 John Hagee, pastor Herbie Hancock, jazz pianist April 15 – Thea White, American voice actress (died 2021) April 17 – Chuck Menville, American television animator and writer (died 1992) April 25 – Al Pacino, actor April 30 – Burt Young, actor (died 2023) May 5 – Lance Henriksen, actor May 6 – Rick Husky, producer May 8 Emilio Delgado, actor (died 2022) Ricky Nelson, actor (died 1985) May 9 – James L. Brooks, producer May 10 – Taurean Blacque, actor, Hill Street Blues (died 2022) May 15 Roger Ailes, American television executive (died 2017) Lainie Kazan, American actress May 17 – Peter Gerety, actor May 22 Michael Sarrazin, actor (died 2011) Bernard Shaw, journalist (died 2022) May 24 – Arvin Brown, American theatre and television director June 1 – René Auberjonois, actor, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (died 2019) June 2 – Maree Cheatham, actress (Search for Tomorrow, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives) June 6 – Richard Paul, actor (died 1998) June 11 – Daniel J. Sullivan, film director June 14 – Jack Bannon, actor, Lou Grant (died 2017) June 20 – John Mahoney, English-born actor, Frasier (died 2018) June 21 – Mariette Hartley, actress June 22 – Esther Rantzen, English consumer affairs presenter and campaigner, That's Life! (died 2026) June 26 – Mel White, author July 3 – Michael Cole, actor, The Mod Squad July 6 – Jeannie Seely, singer July 7 – Ringo Starr, English rock drummer, The Beatles July 13 – Patrick Stewart, English actor, Star Trek: The Next Generation July 17 Tim Brooke-Taylor, English comedy performer, The Goodies (died 2020) Verne Lundquist, American sportscaster July 18 – James Brolin, actor, Marcus Welby, M.D. July 22 – Alex Trebek, game show host, Jeopardy! (died 2020) July 23 – Don Imus, American radio/television host, Imus in the Morning (died 2019) July 24 – Dan Hedaya, American actor July 31 – Roy Walker, television host August 3 – Martin Sheen, actor, The West Wing August 19 Jill St. John, actress Lou Wagner, actor August 22 – Judy Nugent, actress (died 2023) August 23 – Richard Sanders, actor, WKRP in Cincinnati August 26 – Don LaFontaine, voice actor (died 2008) August 28 Ken Jenkins, actor, Scrubs Bonnie Turner, producer September 1 – Gary Bender, sportscaster September 5 – Raquel Welch, actress (died 2023) September 11 – Brian De Palma, screenwriter September 12 – Linda Gray, actress, Dallas September 21 – Bill Kurtis, news anchor October 4 – Christopher Stone, actor (The Interns) (died 1995) October 9 – John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, The Beatles (killed 1980) October 16 – Barry Corbin, American actor October 19 – Michael Gambon, Irish-born British actor, The Singing Detective (died 2023) October 28 – Susan Harris, writer November 9 – Reynaldo Villalobos, director November 13 – Daniel Pilon, Cuban-born actor, Dallas (died 2018) November 15 – Sam Waterston, actor, Law & Order November 20 – Tony Butala, singer November 21 – Freddy Beras-Goico, TV host November 22 – Terry Gilliam, actor November 27 – Bruce Lee, actor (died 1973) December 2 – Connie Booth, actress, Fawlty Towers December 7 – Carole Simpson, broadcast journalist December 11 – Donna Mills, actress, Knots Landing December 12 – Dionne Warwick, singer December 21 Arvi Lind, Finnish newsreader Don Phillips, American casting director (died 2021) December 30 – James Burrows, director References 1940 Category:1940 in television