Television Set in New York Picks Up London Programs (Jun, 1939)
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Source: Science And Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1939
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Source: Science And Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1939
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Television Set in New York Picks Up London Programs
TELEVISION programs broadcast from Alexandra Palace, London, and from Rome, Italy, have been seen many times this year in the mirror of a special cathode ray television receiver located in Riverhead, Long Island (just outside of New York City). Since television signals of this nature can ordinarily be picked up only within about 60 miles of a transmitter, this transoceanic reception over a distance of more than 3400 miles is truly remarkable.
There’s a YouTube about this article!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4RMobUCCyE
British Television broadcasts were fairly sophisticated by that time.
Check out this film from 1938:
(Or skip to part 3 for an actual broadcast)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87VOe80cgbQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xIA7Z7zBuc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Rpfek-F8Rw
Comment by jayessell — July 8, 2008 @ 8:42 am
The headline should say “…London programmes.”
Comment by Rick Auricchio — July 8, 2008 @ 2:34 pm
Had the war not intervened, the BBC would have been over there checking for TV licences.
Comment by Adrian — July 9, 2008 @ 7:35 am