Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Television broadcasting was always intended for a local service area, but it soon became known that long distance reception was common. In February 1938, engineers at the RCA Research Station, Riverhead, Long Island, accidentally received a 3,000-mile transatlantic reception of the London 45.0 MHz, B1 TV service. Join historian Robert Lozier as he explores the history of long-distance TV.
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Television broadcasting was always intended for a local service area, but it soon became known that long distance reception was common. In February 1938, engineers at the RCA Research Station, Riverhead, Long Island, accidentally received a 3,000-mile transatlantic reception of the London 45.0 MHz, B1 TV service. Join historian Robert Lozier as he explores the history of long-distance TV.
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