Here are the television listings for NBC’s experimental station W2XBS in New York City, published in The New York Times during March 1941. As with the previous month, I don’t know if these were the only days the station was on the air or just the only days The New York Times had listings. The month was filled primarily with test patterns and various sports programming but on Wednesday, March 26th there were also two films, including 1936’s Feud of the West with rodeo star/actor Hoot Gibson.
Saturday, March 1st, 1941 [1]
2-5PM: Test Pattern
7:30-8:30PM – Test Pattern
8:30PM – Pick Up of Events at ICAAAA Track Meet, Madison Square Garden
Monday, March 3rd, 1941 [2]
7:30-8:30PM – Test Pattern
8:00PM – Finals, Golden Gloves Boxing Bouts, Madison Square Garden
Monday, March 19th, 1941 [3]
7:10-8:10PM – Test Pattern
8:10PM – Pick Up of Basketball from Madison Square Garden
Friday, March 21st, 1941 [4]
7:30-8:30PM – Test Pattern
8:30PM – Pick Up of Wrestling from Jamaica Arena
Monday, March 24th, 1941 [5]
7:30-8:30PM – Test Pattern
8:30PM – Amateur Boxing Matches, Jamaica Arena
Wednesday, March 26th, 1941 [6]
7:30-8:30PM – Test Pattern
8:30PM – Films: Background of News in Greece; Feud of the West, with Hoot Gibson
Friday, March 28th, 1941 [7]
7:30-8:30PM – Test Pattern
8:30PM – Pick Up of Wrestling Matches from Jamaica Arena
Monday, March 31st, 1941 [8]
8-9PM – Test Pattern
9PM – Amateur Boxing Matches, Jamaica Arena
Works Cited:
1 “Radio Today.” New York Times. 1 Mar. 1941: 30.
2 “Radio Today.” New York Times. 3 Mar. 1941: 30.
3 “Radio Today.” New York Times. 19 Mar. 1941: 42.
4 “Radio Today.” New York Times. 21 Mar. 1941: 40.
5 “Radio Today.” New York Times. 25 Mar. 1941: 32.
6 “Radio Today.” New York Times. 26 Mar. 1941: 44.
7 “Radio Today.” New York Times. 28 Mar. 1941: 44.
8 “Radio Today.” New York Times. 31 Mar. 1941: 30.
