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Thou Shalt Not, a 1940 photo by Whitey Schafer deliberately subverting some of the Code's strictures. In the 1920s, Hollywood was rocked by a number of notorious scandals, such as the murder of William Desmond Taylor and the alleged rape of Virginia Rappe by popular movie star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, which brought widespread condemnation from religious, civic and political organizations.
August 1 – W2XBS goes out of commission from 1 August 1940 until the 27th of October 1940 while the transmitter is adjusted from 441-line picture to 525-line picture. [6] [7] August 29 – Peter Carl Goldmark of CBS announces his invention of a color television system.
Television censorship is the censorship of television content, either through the excising of certain frames or scenes, or outright banning of televisions in their entirety. Television censorship typically occurs as a result of political or moral objections to a television's content; controversial content subject to censorship include the ...
The year 1940 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1940. Events. January ...
Though unsuccessful, reformers in the 1930s sought a more public-oriented broadcast. Reform efforts continued in the 1940s; as dissent amongst citizen groups increased so did pressure on broadcasters and the FCC who were inundated by letter-writing campaigns, petitions, and call-ins seeking the "democratization" of public airwaves.
Pages in category "1940s in television" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Color Television Inc. G.
This is a list of pre-World War II television stations of the 1920s and 1930s. Most of these experimental stations were located in Europe (notably in the United Kingdom , France , Germany , Italy , Poland , the Netherlands , and Russia ), Australia , Canada , and the United States .
Major League Baseball on television in the 1940s This page was last edited on 4 March 2020, at 16:22 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...