U. S. Television Stations as of 1939
All stations at this time were classified as experimental. This
information was taken from the 1939 Broadcasting Yearbook.
Licensee and Location Call Kc. Visual Aural
Columbia Broadcasting System (1) W2XAX (CP) 42,000-56,000 50 750
New York City 60,000-86,000 (CP) 7,500
Don Lee Broadcasting System (2) W6XAO 42,000-56,000 1,000 150
Los Angeles 60,000-86,000
Allen B. DuMont Laboratories W2XVT (CP) 42,000-56,000 50 50
Passaic, N. J,
Farnsworth Television Inc. of Pa. W3XPF 42,000-56,000 250 1,000
Philadelphia 60,000-86,000
First National Television Inc. (3) W9XAL 42,000-56,000 300 150
Kansas City 60,000-86,000
General Electric Co. (9)
Schenectady, N. Y. W2XD (CP) 42,000-56,000 40
Schenectady, N. Y. W2XH (CP) 42,000-56,000
Albany, N. Y. W2XO (CP) 60,000-86,000 10,000 3,000
Bridgeport, Conn. W1XA (CP) 60,000-86,000 10,000 3,000
General Television Corp. W1XG 42,000-56,000 500
Boston 60,000-86,000
Kansas State College of Agriculture
& Applied Science (4)
Manhattan, Kan. W9XAK 2,000-2,100 125 125
National Broadcasting Co. (5) W2XBS 42,000-56,000 12,000 15,000
New York City 60,000-86,000
National Broadcasting Co. (5) (portable) W2XBT 92,000 400 100
New York City & Camden, N. J. 175,000-180,000
Philco Radio & Television Corp. W3XE 42,000-56,000 10,000 10,000
Philadelphia 60,000-86,000
Philco Radio & Television Corp. W3XP 204,000-210,000 15,000
Philadelphia
Purdue University (6)
West Lafayette, Ind. W9XG 2,000-2,100 1,500
Radio Pictures Inc. (7) W2XDR 42,000-56,000 1,000 500
Long Island City, N. Y. 60,000-86,000
RCA Manufacturing Co. (portable) W3XAD 124,000-130,000 500 500
Camden, N. J.
RCA Manufacturing Co. W3XEP 42,000-56,000 30,000 30,000
Camden, N. J. 60,000-86,000
RCA Manufacturing Co. (portable-mobile) W10XX 42,000-56,000 50 50
Camden, N. J. 60,000-86,000
University of Iowa (8) W9XK 2,000-2,100 100
Iowa City, Ia.
University of Iowa (8) W9XUI 42,000-56,000 100
Iowa City, Ia. 60,000-86,000
Zenith Radio Corp. W9XZV (CP) 42,000-56,000 1,000 1,000
Chicago 60,000-86,000
CP-Construction permit as of Nov. 1, 1938.
(1) Licensee of WABC, New York City. (5) Licensee of WEAF and WJZ, New York City.
(2) Licensee of KHJ, Los Angeles. (6) Licensee of WBAA, W, Lafayette, Ind.
(3) Licensee of KXBY, Kansas City. (7) Affiliated with WQXR, New York City.
(4) Licensee of KSAC, Manhattan, Kan. (8) Licensee of WSUI, Iowa City, Ia,
(9) Licensee of WGY, Schenectady, N. Y.
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