Early Television Stations
Pre-1945 European Stations
This list of stations was compiled from magazine and newspaper articles. It is incomplete, and will be updated as new information is discovered.
City |
Country |
On Air |
Frequency |
Frames/Sec |
Scanning Lines |
| London (Alexandra Palace) | England | 1936-1939 | 45 mHz video, 41.5 mHz audio | 25 | 405 |
| Moscow | USSR | ca 1936 | 25 | 343 | |
| Leningrad | USSR | 1936-1941 | 25 | 240 | |
| Berlin (Witzleben) | Germany | 1934-1943 | 42.9 mHz | 25 | 180, 441 |
| Rome (Mt. Mario) | Italy | 1939 | 41 - 44.1 mHz | 25 | 441 |
| Milan (Littoria Tower) | Italy | 1939 | 43.79 mHz | 25 | 441 |
| Paris (Eiffel Tower) (note 1) | France | 1936-40, 1942-44 | 46 mHz video, 42 mHz audio | 25 | 180, 455, 441 |
Note 1: Operated by Germany during occupation of France 1942-44
Proposed British Standards, 1936
Proposed German Standards, 1936