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1940 in television

See also: 1939 in television, other events of 1940, 1941 in television and the list of 'years in television'.

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January - The FCC holds public hearings on television.
February 25 - The first ice hockey game is televised, the New York Rangers vs Montreal Canadians, from Madison Square Garden.
February 26 - The first quiz show, Spelling Bee, is televised.
February 28 - The first basketball game is televised, from Madison Square Garden; Fordham[?] vs the University of Pittsburgh.
March 15 - RCA cuts the price of television sets
June - W2XBS (NBC) covers the Republican National Convention[?] from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for 33 hours, over a five day period
August 29 - Peter Goldmark[?] of CBS announces his invention of a color television system.
September 3 - CBS resumes its television transmitions with the first demonstration of high definition color TV, by W2XAB, transmitting from the Chrysler Building.

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