WCBW TV, New York, 1946

On December 30, 2014 - TV History

Picture Parade #1…WCBW TV, New York, 1946

This is a rare picture of the RCA A500 Iconoscope cameras at CBS Grand Central Terminal, but this is not a network show and it may surprise you to know that there was no CBS Television Network till 1948. This looks like a game show, but what ever it is is local. Only Dumont and NBC had television networks at this point.

By the way, these early pedestals had electric motors in the base to raise and lower them and the cable went down inside the lift column to keep it out of the way. Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee

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3 Comments

  1. Steve Dichter December 30, 2014

    Wartime CBS telecast of a war bond drive w/Jack Dempsey answering telephone pledges.

  2. Al Grellet December 30, 2014

    I gather it was always channel 2 allocation?

  3. Albert J. McGilvray December 30, 2014

    It’s a damn shame none of these beasts survived. (I still say Chuck Pharris is hiding one in his basement.)