1941 in television

Events

• April 30 - In the United States the FCC approves the NTSC standards of 525 lines and 30 frames per second, and authorizes commercial TV to begin on July 1.
• May 2 - In the United States 10 television stations are granted commercial TV licenses (effective July 1). These stations are required to broadcast 15 hours per week. Bulova Watch Co.[?], Sun Oil Co.[?], Lever Bros. Co.[?] and Procter & Gamble[?] sign on as sponsors of the first commercial telecasts from WNBT in New York.
• July 1 - Commercial TV authorized by the FCC.
• July 1 - Ralph Edwards[?] hosts the first game show broadcast on United States television, Truth Or Consequences, simulcast on radio and TV and sponsored by Ivory Soap[?]. The first legal TV commercial in the United States for Bulova watches occurs at 2:29, superimposed over a test pattern[?]

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Births

• January 8 - Graham Chapman, comedian

Deaths