Stations and Construction Permits in the U. S.
As of Jan 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 | 1936 | 50-56 mHz |
500 w |
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W2XVT |
Passaic, NJ |
DuMont |
1938 |
42-56 mHz |
50 w |
WABD |
|
W2XBS** |
New York, NY |
NBC |
1935 |
50-56 mHz |
12 kw |
WNBC |
|
W2XAB** |
New York, NY |
CBS |
1937 |
60-66 mHz |
7.5 kw |
WCBS |
|
W2XB** |
Schenectady, NY |
General Electric |
1939 |
60-66 mHz |
10 kw |
WRGB |
|
W3XE** |
Philadelphia, PA |
Philco |
1934 |
66-72 mHz |
10 kw |
WPTZ |
| W3XPF | Philadelphia, PA | Farnsworth | 1936 | 66-72 mHz |
4 kw |
|
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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 |
|
Chicago, IL |
Zenith |
1939 |
50-56 mHz |
1 kw |
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| W9XUI** | Iowa City, IA | State University of Iowa | 1939 | 50-56 mHz |
100 w |
|
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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 |
|
| W2XWV | New York, NY | DuMont | 78-84 mHz |
5 kw |
WABD |
| 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 |
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| W9XG | West Lafayette, IN | Purdue University | 66-72 mHz |
750 w |
|
| W9XMJ | Milwaukee, WI | Milwaukee Journal | 66-72 mHz |
1 kw |
WTMJ |
| W9XFT | Fort Wayne, IN | Farnsworth | 66-72 mHz |
1 kw |
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| W9XAK | Manhattan, KS | Kansas State College | 50-56 mHz |
100 w |
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 |
| WBKB* | Chicago, IL | Balaban and Katz |
| W9XCB | Chicago, IL | CBS |
| W9XAK | Manhattan, KS | Kansas State College |
| W9XAL* | Kansas City, MO | First National Television |