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The year 1941 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1941. Events ... are granted commercial TV licenses ...
While it had 33 stations in 1937, this total had nearly tripled by January 1941, when the network had 92 stations coast to coast. [1] May - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued formal rules to break up what it perceived to be monopolies in radio. One of these rules specifically barred a network from operating more than one hookup.
According to Kinematograph Weekly, 49th Parallel was the most popular film at the British box office in 1941. [15] [16] The Times attributed the success of the film to the enthusiasm of Odeon Cinemas founder Oscar Deutsch. [17] Variety estimated that the film earned $1.3 million in U.S. rentals in 1942. [18]
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The world's first legal TV commercial, for Bulova watches, occurs at 2:29 PM over WNBT, before a baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies. The 10-second spot displays a picture of a clock superimposed on a map of the United States, accompanied by the voice-over "America runs on Bulova time."
WCBS-TV: 2.1–2.2 MHz Now VHF Channel 2 New York City, New York, United States: July 31, 1931– February 1933, 1939–present Columbia Broadcasting System: Mechanical television 60 lines/20 frame/s 1941–2009, NTSC-M, now ATSC digital W2XWV: WNYW: Channel 4 (1938–1944), Channel 5 (1944 – present) New York City, New York, United States ...
The following events occurred in July 1941: July 1, 1941 (Tuesday) ... It was the first live TV game show ever to be broadcast regularly. July 3, 1941 (Thursday)
The March of Time is an American newsreel series sponsored by Time Inc. and shown in movie theaters from 1935 to 1951. It was based on a radio news series broadcast from 1931 to 1945 that was produced by advertising agency Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn (BBDO). [1]