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Stations and CPs in the U. S.

As of May 1, 1936

As of January 1, 1941

 

** indicates station started as a mechanical station

 

Stations On Air

Call Sign City Operated By Started

Frequency

Power

Commercial Call Sign
W1XG** Boston, MA General Television 1935 50-56 mHz

500 w

  
W2XVT Passaic, NJ DuMont 1938 42-56 mHz

50 w

 WABD
W2XBS** New York, NY NBC 1935 50-56 mHz

12 kw

 WNBC
W2XAB/W2XAX** New York, NY CBS 1937 60-66 mHz

7.5 kw

 WCBW, WCBS
W2XB** Schenectady, NY General Electric 1939 60-66 mHz

10 kw

 WRGB
W2XWV New York, NY DuMont 1940 78-84 mHz
1 kw
 WABD
W3XE** Philadelphia, PA Philco 1934 66-72 mHz

10 kw

 WPTZ
W3XPF Philadelphia, PA Farnsworth 1936 66-72 mHz

4 kw

  
W6XAO** Los Angeles, CA Don Lee Broadcasting 1936 50-56 mHz

1 kw

 KNXT
W9XBK Chicago, IL Balaban and Katz 1940 60-66 mHz

1kw

 WBBM
W9XZV Chicago, IL Zenith 1939 50-56 mHz

1 kw

  
W9XUI** Iowa City, IA State University of Iowa 1939 50-56 mHz

100 w

  
W9XAL** Kansas City, MO First National Television 1936 50-56 mHz

150 w

  

 

Construction Permits

Call Sign City Operated By

Frequency

Power

Commercial Call Sign
W2XVT Passaic, NJ DuMont 78-84 mHz

1 kw

  
W2XMT New York, NY Metropolitan Television 162-168 mHz

250 w

  
W3XWT Washington, DC DuMont 50-56 mHz

1 kw

 WTTG
W3XNB Washington, DC NBC 60-66 mHz

1 kw

 WRC
W3XAU Philadelphia, PA WCAU Broadcasting 84-90 mHz

1 kw

 WCAU
W3XPP Philadelphia, PA NBC 102-108 mHz

1 kw

  
W6XYZ Los Angeles, CA Television Productions 78-84 mHz

1 kw

 KTLA
W6XHH Los Angeles, CA Hughes Tool Co. 60-66 mHz

10 kw

  
W6XEA Los Angeles, CA Earle C. Anthony 96-102 mHz

1 kw

 KHJ
W6XCB Los Angeles, CA CBS  162-168 mHz

1 kw

  
W6XLJ Los Angeles, CA Leroy's Jewelers 230-236 mHz

1 kw

  
W6XMC Los Angeles, CA Mays Department Store 210-216 mHz

1 kw

  
W6XDL San Francisco, CA Don Lee Broadcasting 50-56 mHz

1 kw

  
W6XHT San Francisco, CA Hughes Tool Co. 60-66 mHz

10 kw

  
W8XCT Cincinnati, OH Crosley 50-56 mHz

1 kw

 WLWT
W8XAN Jackson, MI Sparks-Withington Co.      
W9XCB Chicago, IL CBS 78-84 mHz

1kw

  
W9XG West Lafayette, IN Purdue University 66-72 mHz

750 w

  
W9XMJ. W9XD ** Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Journal 66-72 mHz

1 kw

 WTMJ
W9XFT Fort Wayne, IN Farnsworth 66-72 mHz

1 kw

  
W9XAK Manhattan, KS Kansas State College 50-56 mHz

100 w

  

Another list, from RCA Radio Travel-Log, 1941:

As of 1944

* indicates station was broadcasting in 1944. All others are Construction Permits only

Call Sign

      City

           Operated By
W1XG Boston, MA General Television Corp.
WNBT* New York, NY NBC
WCBW* New York, NY CBS
WABD* New York, NY Allen B. DuMont Labs, Inc.
W2XMT New York, NY Metropolitan Television, Inc.
WRGB* Schenectady, NY General Electric
W3XWT Washington, DC DuMont
WNBW Washington, DC NBC
WPTZ* Philadelphia, PA Philco
W3XAU Philadelphia, PA WCAU Broadcasting Company
KTSL* Los Angeles, CA Don Lee Broadcasting
W6XYZ* Los Angeles, CA Television Productions Inc.
W6XHH Los Angeles, CA Hughes Tool Co.
KSEE Los Angeles, CA Earle C. Anthony
W6XHT San Francisco, CA Hughes Tool Co.
W8XCT Cincinnati, OH Crosley
W9XUI Iowa City, IA State University of Iowa
WTZR* Chicago, IL Zenith
W9XBK, WBKB Chicago, IL Balaban and Katz
W9XCB Chicago, IL CBS
W9XAK Manhattan, KS Kansas State College
W9XAL* Kansas City, MO First National Television
 

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