W2XBS Schedule, Week of January 1st, 1940
Here’s the schedule for NBC’s experimental New York City television station W2XBS, owned by RCA, for the first week of January 1940:
Tuesday, January 2nd, 1940
3:30-4:30PM: Jimmy Lynch and his Devil Drivers, at the Goodrich Building, World’s Fair.
6:45-7:00PM: News, Lowell Thomas.
9:00-10:00PM: Magnolia Floating Theatre, a television showboat, featuring “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. hyde,” with Paula Stone, Winfield Hoeny, Judson Laire, W.O. Macwatters and Jack Cherry.Wednesday, January 3rd, 1940
6:45-7:00PM: News, Lowell Thomas.
9:00-10:15PM: Films, “Dark Sands,” with Paul Robeson, baritone.Thursday, January 4th, 1940
3:30-4:30PM: Films, “Sights of Paris”; “Office 13,” with Monte Blue.
6:45-7:00PM: News bulletins.
9:00-10:00PM: Drama, “Double Door,” by Elizabeth McFadden.Friday, January 5th, 1940
3:30-4:30PM: Films, “Holland,” “Pennywise,” “Cuckoo Newsreel,” “Birds of a Feather.”
6:45-7:00PM: News bulletins.
9:00-11:00PM: Wrestling, at Jamaica Arena.Saturday, January 6th, 1940
3:30-5:00PM: Racing, at Belmont Park, including the Belmont Stakes.
9:00-10:00PM: Variety show, with the Radio Ramblers, novelty act; the Gaudsmit Brothers, comedians; Frank Eliscu, “You’re an Artist.”
Sources:
“Telecasts for the Week.” New York Times. 2 Jan. 1940: 130.
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