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From the Zenith Corp. 1953 Annual Report

Early Television Stations

W9XZV - Chicago

An article on early Chicago television: Electronic Television Arrives in Chicago

 

1954 Zenith publication The Zenith Story

Courtesy of Al Anderson

Broadcasting, March 15 1938

 

Broadcasting, August 1 1939

Broadcasting, August 1 1938

Camera

Transmitter

Control Panel

The above pictures show W9XZV in 1943 when it was apparently involved with the F.C.C. in telecasting programs for the war effort.