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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