U. S. Commercial TV Stations, 1949

Some on-air dates refer to experimental, non-commercial operation. Stations with no on-air dates had yet to announce their anticipated debuts as of March 1, 1949. This data was provided to this website by the DuMont Project, which welcomes comments or corrections. This page was last revised on June 1, 2006.
 
CITY CALL CH LICENSED TO AM AFFIL EQUIPMENT ON AIR DATE 
Birmingham WAFM 13 Voice of Alabama, Inc. WAPI RCA --
Birmingham WBRC 4 Birmingham Broadcasting Co. WBRC -- --
Phoenix KTLX 5 Phoenix Television Corp. -- -- --
Hollywood KLAC 13 KMTR Radio Corp. KLAC RCA 7 Sep 1948
Hollywood KNBH 4 NBC, Inc. -- RCA Jan 1949
Hollywood KTLA 5 Paramount Television Productions  -- -- Sep 1942
Hollywood KTSL 2 Don Lee Television KHJ RCA-GE 23 Dec 1931
Hollywood KTTV 11 KTTV, Inc. -- RCA 1 Jan 1949
Los Angeles KECA 7 ABC, Inc. KECA RCA-GE 1 Jan 1949
Los Angeles KFI 9 Earle C. Anthony, Inc. KFI RCA 6 Oct 1948
Riverside KARO 1 or
6
Broadcasting Corporation of America KPRO -- --
San Diego KFMB 8 Jack Gross Broadcasting Co. KFMB -- --
San Francisco KCPR 4 The Chronicle Publishing Co. -- -- --
San Francisco KGO 7 ABC, Inc. KGO GE 1949
San Francisco KPIX 5 The Associated Broadcasters, Inc. KSFO RCA 1 Dec 1948
Stockton KGDM 8 E.F. Peffer KGDM -- Spring 1949
New Haven WNHC 6 Elm City Broadcasting Corp. WNHC DuM-RCA Jun 1948
Wilmington WDEL 7 WDEL, Inc. WDEL -- Mar 1949
Washington WMAL 7 Evening Star Broadcasting Co., Inc. WMAL RCA 3 Oct 1947
Washington WNBW 4 NBC, Inc. WRC RCA 27 Jun 1947
Washington WOIC 9 Bamberger Broadcasting Service, Inc. WOR (NY) RCA Jan 1949
Washington WTTG 5 Allen B. Du Mont Laboratories, Inc. -- DuM May 1945
Jacksonville WMBR 4 Florida Broadcasting Co. WMBR -- Jan 1950
Jacksonville WJAX 2 City of Jacksonville WJAX -- --
Jacksonville WPDQ 6 Jacksonville Broadcasting Corp. WPDQ -- --
Jacksonville WJHP 8 John H. Perry WJHP -- --
Miami WTVJ 4 Southern Radio & TV Equipment Co. -- -- --
St. Petersburg WSEE 7 Sunshine Television Corp. -- -- --
Atlanta WAGA 5 Liberty Broadcasting Co. WAGA -- --
Atlanta WCON 2 Constitution Publishing Co. WCON -- --
Atlanta WSB 8 The Atlanta Journal Co. WSB RCA 29 Sep 1948
Chicago WBKB 4 Balaban & Katz Corp. WBIK-FM DuM-RCA 6 Jan 1941
Chicago WENR 7 ABC, Inc. WENR -- 1948
Chicago WGN 9 WGN, Inc. WGN GE-RCA 5 Apr 1948
Chicago WNBQ 5 NBC, Inc. WMAQ RCA 1 Nov 1948
Peoria WMBD 6 Peoria Broadcasting Co. WMBD -- --
Rock Island WHBF 4 Rock Island Broadcasting Co. WHBF -- --
Bloomington WTTV 10 Sarkes and Mary Tarzian WTTS -- --
Indianapolis WFBM 6 WFBM, Inc. WFBM RCA Mar 1949
Indianapolis WUTV 3 The William H. Block Co. -- RCA Sep 1949
Ames WOI 4 Iowa State College WOI -- 1949
Davenport WOC 5 Central Broadcasting Co. WOC -- --
Louisville WAVE 5 WAVE, Inc. WAVE RCA 2 Nov 1948
Louisville WHAS 9 WHAS, Inc. WHAS -- Mid-1949
New Orleans WDSU 6 Stephens Broadcasting Co., Inc. WDSU RCA 18 Dec 1948
New Orleans WRTV 4 Maison Blanche Co. -- -- --
New Orleans WTPS 7 Times-Picayune Broadcasting Co. -- -- --
Baltimore WAAM 13 Radio-Television of Baltimore, Inc. -- RCA 1 Nov 1948
Baltimore WBAL 11 Hearst Radio, Inc. WBAL RCA 1 Mar 1948
Baltimore WMAR 2 The A.S. Abell Co. WMAR-FM RCA 30 Oct 1947
Boston WBZ 4 Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc. WBZ RCA 29 May 1948
Boston WNAC 7 Yankee Network WNAC -- --
Waltham WRTB 2 Raytheon Manufacturing Co. -- -- --
Detroit WJBK 2 The Fort Industry Co.  WJBK GE-RCA 24 Oct 1948
Detroit WWJ 4 Evening News Association WWJ DuM-RCA 4 Mar 1947
Detroit WXYZ 7 WXYZ, Inc. WXYZ -- --
Grand Rapids WLAV 7 Leonard A. Versluis WLAV RCA 1949
Lansing WJIM 6 WJIM, Inc. WJIM RCA --
Minneapolis-St. Paul WRTV 9 Northwest Broadcasting Co. -- -- --
Minneapolis-St. Paul KSTP 5 KSTP, Inc. KTSP -- 23 Apr 1948
Minneapolis-St. Paul WTCN 4 Minnesota Broadcasting Corp. WTCN RCA --
Kansas City WDAF 4 The Kansas City Star Co. WDAF -- --
St. Louis KSD 5 The Pulitzer Publishing Co. KSD RCA 8 Feb 1947
Omaha WOW 6 Radio Station WOW, Inc. WOW GE-RCA --
Omaha KMA 3 May Broadcasting Co. -- -- --
Newark WATV 13 Bremer Broadcasting Corp. WAAT -- 15 May 1948
Trenton -- 1 Trent Broadcast Corp. -- -- --
Albuquerque KOB 4 Albuquerque Broadcasting Co., Inc. KOB RCA 1948
Binghamton WNBF 12 Clark Associates, Inc. WNBF -- --
Buffalo WBEN 4 WBEN, Inc. WBEN RCA 14 May 1948
New York WABD 5 Allen B. Du Mont Laboratories, Inc. -- DuM 1941
New York WCBS 2 CBS, Inc. WCBS RCA 5 May 1944
New York WJZ 7 ABC, Inc. WJZ RCA 10 Aug 1948
New York WOR 9 Bamberger Broadcasting Service, Inc. WOR GE-RCA-DuM 1949
New York WNBT 4 NBC, Inc. WNBC RCA 1 Jul 1940
New York WPIX 11 WPIX, Inc. -- GE-RCA 15 Jun 1948
Rochester WHTM 6 Stromberg-Carlson Co. WHAM -- --
Schenectady WRGB 4 GE, Inc. WGY GE 1939
Syracuse WAGE 10 WAGE, Inc. WAGE -- --
Syracuse WHEN 8 Meredith Syracuse Television Corp.  -- -- Dec 1948
Syracuse WSYR 5 Radio Projects WSYR -- --
Utica WKAL 13 Copper City Broadcasting Corp. WKAL -- --
Charlotte WBT 3 Jefferson Standard Broadcasting WBT -- --
Cincinnati WLWT 4 Crosley Broadcasting Corp. WLW RCA 9 Feb 1948
Cincinnati WCPO 7 Scripps-Howard Radio, Inc. WCPO GE-RCA 1 Feb 1948
Cincinnati WKRC 11 Radio Cincinnati, Inc. WKRC -- --
Cleveland WNBK 4 NBC, Inc. WTAM RCA 3 Oct 1948
Cleveland WEWS 5 Scripps-Howard Radio, Inc. WEWS-FM -- 1947
Cleveland WXEL 9 Empire Coil Co. -- -- --
Columbus WBNT 10 TV, Inc. -- -- --
Columbus WLWC 3 Crosley Broadcasting Corp. WLW -- --
Columbus WTVN 6 Picture Waves, Inc. -- -- Mar 1949
Dayton WHIO 13 Miami Valley Broadcasting Corp. WHIO -- Jan 1949
Dayton WLWD 5 Crosley Broadcasting Corp. WLW -- --
Toledo WSPD 13 The Fort Industry Co. WSPD RCA 21 Jul 1948
Oklahoma City WKY 4 WKY Radiophone Co. WKY RCA Summer 1949
Tulsa KOVB 6 George E. Cameron, Jr. -- -- --
Portland KGWG 6 The Oregonian Publishing Co. KGW -- --
Portland KTVU 3 Video Broadcasting Co. -- -- --
Erie WICU 12 Erie Dispatch, Inc. WEEL-FM DuM-RCA Dec 1948
Johnstown WJAC 13 WJAC, Inc. WJAC RCA 1949
Lancaster WGAL 4 WGAL, Inc. WGAL -- Mar 1949
Philadelphia WCAU 10 WCAU, Inc. WCAU RCA 23 May 1948
Philadelphia WFIL 6 Triangle Publications, Inc. WFIL RCA 13 Sep 1947
Philadelphia WPTZ 3 Philco Television Broadcasting Corp. -- -- 1941
Pittsburgh WDTV 3 Allen B. Du Mont Laboratories, Inc. -- DuM 1 Jan 1949
Providence WJAR 11 Outlet Co. WJAR RCA 1949
Memphis WMCT 4 Memphis Publishing Co. WMC RCA 1949
Nashville WSM 4 WSM, Inc. WSM -- 1949
Dallas KBTV 8 Lacy-Potter Television Broadcasting -- -- --
Dallas KRLD 4 KRLD Radio Corporation KRLD GE 1949
Fort Worth WBAP 5 Carter Publications, Inc. WBAP RCA 29 Sep 1948
Houston KLEE 5 W. Albert Lee KLEE GE 1 Jan 1949
San Antonio KEYL 5 San Antonio Television Co. -- -- --
San Antonio WOAI 4 Southland Industries, Inc. WOAI RCA --
Salt Lake City KDYL 4 Intermountain Broadcasting & TV KDYL RCA 7 Jul 1948
Salt Lake City KSL 5 Radio Service Corp. of Utah KSL -- --
Norfolk WTAR 4 WTAR Radio Corp. WTAR RCA --
Richmond WTVR 6 Havens & Martin, Inc. WMBG RCA-DuM 22 Apr 1948
Seattle KRSC 5 Radio Sales Corp. KRSC RCA 25 Nov 1948
Huntington WSAZ 5 WSAZ, Inc. WSAZ -- --
Milwaukee WTMJ 3 The Journal Co. WTMJ RCA 3 Dec 1947


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