This is a list of when the first publicly announced television broadcasts occurred in the mentioned countries. Non-public field tests and closed circuit demonstrations are not included.
This list should not be interpreted to mean the whole of a country had television service by the specified date. For example, the
United States
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,
Great Britain
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,
Germany
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, and the former
Soviet Union
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all had operational television stations and a limited number of viewers by 1939. Very few cities in each country had television service. Television broadcasts were not yet available in most places.
History
1920s and 1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s and 2010s
See also
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History of television
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List of years in television
This is a list of years in television. It lists some important events in the history of television, as well as the first broadcasts of many television shows, and the launches of some television channels and networks.
1870s
* 1876: Alexander Gra ...
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Geographical usage of television
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Prewar television stations
This is a list of pre-World War 2 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, Can ...
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Timeline of the introduction of color television in countries
This is a list of when the first color television broadcasts were transmitted to the general public. Non-public field tests, closed-circuit demonstrations and broadcasts available from other countries are not included.
List in alphabetical orde ...
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Timeline of the introduction of radio in countries
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Timelines can use any suitable scale representi ...
Notes and citations
External links
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Introduction
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