U. S. TV Stations Starting After WW2

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Postwar Television

U. S. TV Stations After WW2

Postwar television networks

Construction Permits as of Jan 3, 1945

Original Call	Later Call	City	Licensee	Channel	Notes
W1XG		Boston, MA	General Television Corp.	1	Experimental
W2XVT		Passaic, NJ	DuMont Labs. Inc.	4	Experimental
W2XJT		Jamaica, NY	Jamaica Radio & TV Corp.	13	Experimental
W2XBS	WNBT	New York, NY	NBC	1	Commercial
W2XAB	WCBW	New York, NY	CBS	2	Commercial
W2XVT	WABD	New York, NY	DuMont Labs, Inc.	4	Commercial
W2XXB		New York, NY	Bamberger Broadcasting Svc.	6	Experimental
W2XMT		New York, NY	Metropolitan Television Inc.	8	Experimental
W2XB,WGY W2XAF, W2XAD	WRGB	Schenectady, NY	General Electric	3	Commercial
W3XWT	WTTG	Washington, DC	DuMont Labs, Inc.	1	CP to convert to commercial
	WNBW	Washington, DC	NBC	2	CP to convert to commercial
W3XE	WPTZ	Philadelphia, PA	Philco Radio & TV	3	Commercial
W3XAU		Philadelphia, PA	WCAU Broadcasting Co.	5	Experimental
W3XEP		Camden, NJ	RCA	5	Experimental
W6XHT		San Francisco, CA	Hughes Tool Co.	2	Experimental
W6XAO	KTSL	Hollywood, CA	Don Lee	1	CP to convert to commercial
W6XHH		Los Angeles, CA	Hughes Tool Co.	2	Experimental
W6XZY	KTLA-TV	Los Angeles, CA	Television Productions, Inc.	4	CP
	KSEE	Los Angeles, CA	Earl Anthony, Inc.	6	Experimental
W8XCT		Cincinnati, OH	Crosley Corp.	1	Experimental
W8XGZ		Charleston, WV	Gus Zaharis	1	Experimental
	WMJT	Milwaukee, WI	The Journal Co.	3	Experimental
W9XMT		Indianapolis, IN	P. R. Mallory & Co.	?	Experimental
W9XZV	WTZR	Chicago, IL	Zenith Radio Corp.	1	CP to convert to commercial
W9XBK	WBKB	Chicago, IL	Balaban and Katz Corp.	2	Commercial
W9XCB		Chicago, IL	CBS	4	Experimental
W9XG		West Lafayette, IN	Purdue University	3	Experimental
W9XK, W9XUI		Iowa City, IA	University of Iowa	1,12	Experimental

Early Television

Courtesy of John Pinckney

1947

Date	Original Call	Later Call	City	Channel	Original Network
8 Feb	KSD-TV		St Louis, MO	5	NBC, CBS, ABC
4 Mar	WWDT	WWJ, WDIV-TV	Detroit, MI	4	NBC
27 Jun	WNBW	WRC-TV	Washington, DC	4	NBC
13 Sep	WFIL-TV	WPVI-TV	Philadelphia, PA	6	ABC
3 Oct	WMAL-TV	WJLA-TV	Washington, DC	7	ABC
27 Oct	WMAR-TV		Baltimore, MD	2	NBC, CBS
17 Dec	WEWS-TV		Cleveland, OH	5	CBS
20 Dec	WTMJ-TV		Milwaukee, WI	4	NBC

1948

Date	Original Call	Later Call	City	Channel	Original Network
2-Jan	WATV	WNDT, WNET	New York-Newark, NY	13	Ind
6-Feb	KTSL-TV	KNXT, KCBS-TV	Los Angeles, CA	2	CBS
9-Feb	WLWT-TV		Cincinnati, OH	5 (4)	NBC
11-Mar	WBAL-TV		Baltimore, MD	11	CBS
15-Mar	WCAU-TV		Philadelphia, PA	10	CBS, NBC
5-Apr	WGN-TV		Chicago, IL	9	Ind, DuMont, CBS
15-Apr	W6XIS	KDYL-TV	Salt Lake City, UT	4 (2)	ABC
22-Apr	WTVR-TV		Richmond, VA	6	CBS
23-Apr	KSTP-TV		St Paul-Minneapolis, MN	5	NBC
14-May	WBEN-TV	WIVB-TV	Buffalo, NY	4	CBS
1-Jun	WNAC-TV	WNEV-TV, WHDH	Boston, MA	7	ABC, CBS, DuMont
9-Jun	WBZ-TV		Boston, MA	4	NBC
15-Jun	WPIX		New York, NY	11	Ind
15-Jun	WNHC-TV	WTNH-TV	New Haven, CT	8 (6)	ABC, CBS, NBC
21-Jul	WSPD-TV		Toledo, OH	13	NBC
10-Aug	WJZ-TV	WABC-TV	New York, NY	7	ABC
17-Sep	WENR-TV	WBKB, WLS- TV	Chicago, IL	7	ABC
17-Sep	KLAC-TV	KCOP-TV	Los Angeles/Hollywood, CA	13	Ind, DuMont
29-Sep	WSB-TV		Atlanta, GA	2 (8)	ABC
29-Sep	WBAP-TV	KXAS-TV	Fort Worth-Dallas, TX	5	NBC
6-Oct	KFI-TV	KHJ-TV, KCAL	Los Angeles, CA	9	Ind
9-Oct	WXYZ-TV		Detroit, MI	7	ABC
24-Oct	WJBK-TV		Detroit, MI	2	CBS
25-Oct	WNBK	WKYC-TV	Cleveland, OH	3 (4)	NBC
2-Nov	WAAM-TV	WJZ-TV	Baltimore, MD	13	ABC
24-Nov	WAVE-TV		Louisville, KY	3	NBC
25-Nov	KRSC	KING-TV	Seattle, WA	5	NBC
29-Nov	KOB-TV		Albuquerque, NM	4	NBC
11-Dec	WHEN-TV	WTVH	Syracuse, NY	5 (8)	CBS
11-Dec	WMCT	WMC-TV	Memphis, TN	5	NBC
18-Dec	WDSU-TV		New Orleans, LA	6	NBC
22-Dec	KPIX-TV		San Francisco, CA	5	CBS

1949

Date	Original Call	Later Call	City	Channel	Original Network
1-Jan	KTTV-TV		Los Angeles, CA	11	Ind, CBS
1-Jan	KLEE-TV	KPRC-TV	Houston, TX	2	NBC
2-Jan	WDTV	KDKA-TV	Pittsburgh, PA	2 (3)	ABC, CBS, NBC, DuMont
16-Jan	KNBH	KRCA-TV, KNBC,	Los Angeles, CA	4	NBC
16-Jan	WOIC-TV	WTOP-TV, WDVM-TV, WUSA-TV	Washington, DC	9	CBS
26-Jan	WHIO-TV		Dayton, OH	7 (13)	CBS
1-Jan	WNBQ	WMAQ-TV	Chicago, IL	5	NBC
8-Mar	WAGA-TV		Atlanta, GA	5	CBS
15-Mar	WICU-TV		Erie, PA	12	NBC
15-Mar	WLWD	WDTN-TV	Dayton, OH	2 (5)	NBC
16-Mar	KFMB-TV		San Diego, CA	8	CBS
18-Mar	WGAL-TV		Lancaster, PA	8 (4)	NBC
21-Mar	WTVJ-TV	WFOR	Miami, FL	4	NBC, CBS
3-Apr	WLWC	WLWS, WCMH-TV	Columbus, OH	4 (3)	NBC
5-May	KGO-TV		San Francisco, CA	7	ABC
30-May	WFBM-TV	WRTV-TV	Indianapolis, IN	6	NBC
30-May	WAFM-TV	WAPI-TV	Birmingham, AL	13	NBC
1-Jun	KSL-TV		Salt Lake City, UT	5	CBS
6-Jun	WKY-TV	KTVY, KFOR,	Oklahoma City, OK	4	NBC
14-Jun	WHAM	WROC-TV	Rochester, NY	8 (5)	NBC
1-Jul	WTCN-TV	WCCO-TV	Minneapolis-St.Paul, MN	4	CBS
1-Jul	WBRC-TV		Birmingham, AL	6 (4)	ABC
10-Jul	WJAR-TV		Providence, RI	10 (11)	NBC, CBS
15-Jul	WBTV		Charlotte, NC	3	CBS
26-Jul	WCPO-TV		Cincinnati, OH	9 (7)	CBS, DuMont
15-Aug	WOOD-TV		Grand Rapids, MI	8	NBC
30-Aug	WTVN-TV		Columbus, OH	6	ABC
1-Sep	KMTV-TV		Omaha, NB	3	NBC
15-Sep	WJAC-TV		Johnstown, PA	6 (13)	ABC
16-Sep	WMBR-TV	WJXT-TV	Jacksonville, FL	4	CBS
16-Sep	KECA-TV	KABC-TV	Los Angeles, CA	7	ABC
17-Sep	KBTV	WFAA-TV	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX	8	ABC
22-Sep	WFMY-TV		Greensboro-High Point, NC	2	CBS
5-Oct	WBNS-TV		Columbus, OH	10	CBS
5-Oct	WOR-TV	WWOR	Secaucus, NJ (New York City)	9	Ind
16-Oct	WDAF-TV		Kansas City, MO	4	NBC
31-Oct	WOC-TV		Davenport, IA	6	NBC
11-Nov	WTTV-TV		Bloomington-Indianapolis, IN	4 (10)	Ind
15-Nov	KRON-TV		San Francisco, CA	4	NBC
15-Nov	WSAZ-TV		Huntington, WV	3 (5)	NBC, CBS, ABC, DuMont
30-Nov	KOTV-TV		Tulsa, OK	6	CBS
1-Dec	WNBF-TV	WBNG-TV	Binghamton, NY	12	CBS
1-Dec	WKTV-TV		Utica, NY	2 (13)	NBC, ABC , CBS, DuMont
3-Dec	KRLD-TV	KDFW-TV	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX	4	CBS
4-Dec	KPHO-TV		Phoenix, AZ	5	NBC, ABC , CBS, DuMont
11-Dec	WOAI-TV	KMOL-TV, WOAI-TV	San Antonio, TX	4	NBC
19-Dec	WXEL-TV	WJKW-TV, WJW-TV	Cleveland, OH	8 (9)	CBS, ABC, DuMont

Thanks to John Pinckney, Joseph Gallant and Bill Sutherland for providing additional details for this chart.

As of January, 1950

Early Television

KC2XAK, RCA's UHF experimental station
KPTV, the first commercial UHF station in the country
TVX Broadcasting
WSUN-TV, early UHF station in Florida
WGSF-TV, educational station in Newark, Ohio
WAVE-TV, Louisville, Kentucky
WHAS-TV, Louisville, Kentucky

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As of January, 1957

Early Television

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