Wanted! 10,000 guest homes, 1000 furnished houses for World's Fair visitors by March 15 / G.W., Courtesy Posters- WPA Posters, Library of Congress, POS - WPA - NY .W085, no. 1 (B size)
On this day, April30th, 1939, NBC kicks off regularly scheduled television service in New York City! NBC broadcasted President Franklin D. Roosevelt's opening day ceremonial address at the New York World's Fair. In 1926, the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) was formed by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and was the first major broadcast network in the United States. Although ownership has diversified over time you can still visit NBC Studios at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in NYC.
NBC's decision to being programming that day coincided with the opening of the New York World's Fair. Organized in response to raise spirits during the height of the Great Depression, New York World's Fair drew in crowds of 44 million over its two seasons. An estimated 1,000 people viewed Roosevelt's speech from only 200 television sets in the city.
NBC's decision to being programming that day coincided with the opening of the New York World's Fair. Organized in response to raise spirits during the height of the Great Depression, New York World's Fair drew in crowds of 44 million over its two seasons. An estimated 1,000 people viewed Roosevelt's speech from only 200 television sets in the city.
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