CBS begins television transmission as W2XAB (later W2XAX, renamed WCBW in July 1941, WCBS since November 1946) with a variety program. The audio portion was broadcast on short wave radio station W2XE.
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If you're looking for a plot, you're looking in the wrong place. This is just a broadcast from 1931, a time when people thought television was probably just a fad that would go away if we ignored it long enough. 📺 Should you watch it? Honestly, only if you're the kind of person who enjoys reading old manuals for appl...


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"If you're looking for a plot, you're looking in the wrong place. This is just a broadcast from 1931, a time when people thought television was probably just a fad that would go away if we ignored it long enough. 📺 Should you watch it? Honestly, only if you're the kind of person who enjoys reading old manuals for appliances that don't exist anymore. If you want a story, go watch The Cowboy and the Lady instead. It’s much more coherent. Bill Schudt is our guy here. He looks like he’s trying to ..."


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