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Prewar DX TV Reception
Long distance (DX) reception of television began almost as soon as
mechanical TV broadcasts began. Because these stations used medium and
short waves, their signals could travel long distances. In the United
States, it was common for east coast and west coast stations to be
received in the midwest and south.
The first transatlantic TV reception
was in 1928, when Baird's London station was received in New York. There
were also reports of baird's transmission being received in
Australia.
When electronic television broadcasting started in London in 1936, RCA
engineers set up a receiving station on Long Island, and were successful
in picking up the BBC transmissions.
A 1937
magazine article described reception of German and French
broadcasting.
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Radio & Television, July 1940
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New York Times, May 17, 1940 |


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