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1933 in television

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The year 1933 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1933.

Events

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  • January 23 – W9XAL in Kansas City begins broadcasting.
  • January 24 – John Cameron Swayze begins his daily Journal-Post News Flashes on W9XAL, which is simulcast by KMBC radio.
  • April 21 – The first television revue, named Looking In, is shown on the BBC. The first four minutes of this programme survive on a Silvatone record, an early method of home video recording.
  • August 4 – W9XAT in Minneapolis, Minnesota makes its first transmission.
  • RCA performs private field tests in Camden, New Jersey of an electronic television system.

Ending this year

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Television shows

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Series Debut Ended
The Television Ghost 1931 1933

Births

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References

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  1. ^ Google Books excerpt of the Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed.
  2. ^ "'Our Miss Brooks' Actress Seems Headed For Stage Stardom". The Times. Louisiana, Shreveport. May 1, 1949. p. A-17. Retrieved February 2, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon