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1928

First Home TV Reception in the US

1928 | January 13 – Ernst Alexanderson demonstrated the GE system, and in doing so announced the beginning of television broadcasting. The images were received on sets with 1.5 square inch screens in the home of Alexanderson as well as two board members in Schenectady, New York. This broadcast is generally accepted by many as the very first home reception of television in the United States. The picture, with 48 lines at 16 frames per second, was transmitted over 2XAF on 37.8 meters and the sound was transmitted over WGY radio station.


Alexanderson on the cover of Popular Mechanics Magazine, shown at home receiving the first transmission


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