W8XCT / WLW Stations
Crosley Broadcasting, located in Cincinnati and operator of radio station WLW, experimented with television before the war. Here are some newspaper articles about W8XCT. It is unclear whether the station ever went on the air. However, Crosley did have an experimental studio. See also the 1939 RCA television demonstration in Cincinnati.
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March 21, 1939 Mansfield News Journal (Ohio)
August 29, 1940 Coshocton Tribune (Ohio)
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February 18, 1940 Lima News (Ohio)
August 29, 1940 Massillon Independent (Ohio)
New York Times, July 7, 1940
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After World War Two, Crosley started the WLW stations, including WLW Cincinnati, WLWD Dayton, and WLWC Columbus. A private microwave network was built in 1949 to interconnect the three stations. Later, other stations were built by Crosley.
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WLWT Cincinatti |
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WLW-I Indianapolis
Pictures courtesy of Steve Dichter
New York Times, November 12, 1947
(Courtesy of John Pinckney)