Here’s an index to television listings from 1941 for experimental New York City station W2XBS, which in July 1941 became commercial station WNBT. These listings were originally published in The New York Times. The station was founded in 1928 by the Radio Corporation of America and in April 1939 began the first regularly scheduled (but still experimental) television broadcasts in the United States.
The station went off the air in August 1940 so that its channel allocation could be shifted and did not start broadcasting again until late October. The New York Times did not resume publishing listings until February 1941.When FCC-sanctioned commercial television began in July 1941, W2XBS became WNBT, the only station in the country ready for sponsors.
As W2XBS (Experimental)
As WNBT (Commercial)
- Week of June 29th, 1941 [commercial TV starts]
- Week of July 6th, 1941
- Week of July 13th, 1941
- Week of July 20th, 1941
- Week of July 27th, 1941
- Week of August 3rd, 1941
- Week of August 10th, 1941
- Week of August 17th, 1941
- Week of August 24th, 1941
- Week of August 31st, 1941
- Week of September 7th, 1941
- Week of September 14th, 1941
- Week of September 21st, 1941
- Week of September 28th, 1941
- Week of October 5th, 1941
- Week of October 12th, 1941
- Week of October 19th, 1941
- Week of October 26th, 1941
- Week of November 2nd, 1941
- Week of November 9th, 1941
- Week of November 16th, 1941
- Week of November 23rd, 1941
- Week of November 30th, 1941
- Week of December 7th, 1941 [Pearl Harbor attacked]
- Week of December 14th, 1941
- Week of December 21st, 1941
- Week of December 28th, 1941
Note: Television listings published in newspapers were based on information provided by stations and were subject to change at the last minute. They may not be an accurate representation of what actually aired.
