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W2XAB/W2XAX/WCBW -
CBS, New York
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W2XAB began transmission in 1931 using equipment
furnished by RCA. Their
inaugural broadcast was on July 21, 1931.
The camera was a 60 line flying
spot scanner, and the receivers
operated in the 2-3 mHz band, where
reception was possible
over long distances. In 1937 the station began broadcasting
electronic TV on channel 3 as W2XAX.. In 1941 the call sign was changed to WCBW,
and after the war, it became WCBS. Click for
program schedules or for an
article in the AWA
Journal by Richard Brewster.
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The transmitter and the Supervisor's desk. |
The W2XAB studio, showing the photocells and a microphone. The
scanner is in a separate room behind the hole in the middle of the
photocells. |
 The
camera, with Natalie
Towers in front of it.
Everyday Science and Mechanics, November 1931 |
In 1937, W2XAB/W2XAX
switched from mechanical to electronic broadcasting. A transmitter and antenna were put
on the Chrysler Building in Manhattan, while the studios were located in
the Grand Central building.
Communications, November 1938
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Worthington Miner, left, directing. Notice the huge number of
fluorescent lights directly over the set
(Courtesy of Steve Dichter)
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The control room in 1941 control room, with pioneer CBS director
Worthington Miner, center, at the microphone
(Courtesy of Steve Dichter)
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CBS studio, 1944
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CBS studio, 1944
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First U.S. broadcast of a jazz group on W2XAB (1939)
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From Radio & Television Magazine, April, 1940 |
From Radio & Television Magazine, April, 1940
Program schedule for Jan. 29, 1942 |
From Radio & Television, July 1941
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