W2XBS

For the station that W2XBS evolved into, see WNBC.

W2XBS is the name of an experimental station in the United States owned by RCA and General Electric. It is one of the oldest television stations in the world, starting up in 1928. The station originally broadcast on the frequencies of 2.0-2.1 mHz. In 1929, W2XBS upgraded their transmitter and broadcast facilities to handle transmissions of 60 vertical lines at 20 frames per second, on the frequencies of 2.75-2.85 mHz.

In 1941, the station was granted a commercial license as WNBT-TV on Channel 1. It was moved to Channel 4 in 1946.

Firsts for W2XBS

The station was the first in many areas of television broadcasting: the first live telecast of a Presidential speech (President Franklin Roosevelt opening the 1939 New York World's Fair), the first live telecasts of college and Major League Baseball (both in 1939), the first telecast of a National Football League game (also in 1939), the first telecast of a National Hockey League game (early 1940), and the first network telecast of a political convention (the 1940 Republican National Convention).

See also

• WNBC
• Oldest television station
• list of experimental television stations