1939 in television - wikipedia 1939 in television List of years in television ( table )... 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935... 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942... 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949... In radio 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 In film 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Philosophy Science +... The year 1939 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television - related events during 1939. Contents 1 Events 2 Television shows 3 Programs ending during 1939 4 Births 5 References Events March 4 -- The BBC Television Service broadcasts one of the first television plays specially written for the medium, Condemned To Be Shot by R.E.J. Brooke, live from its London studios at Alexandra Palace. The production is notable for the use of a camera as the first - person perspective of the play 's unseen main character. March 27 -- The BBC broadcasts the entirety of Magyar Melody live from His Majesty 's Theatre in London. The 175 - minute broadcast is the first showing of a full - length musical by television. April Television demonstrations are held at the 1939 New York World 's Fair on Long Island and the Golden Gate International Exhibition in San Francisco. RCA, General Electric, Dumont and others begin selling television sets to the public in the New York City area. Screen sizes typically range from 5 to 12 inches, and Dumont features 14 - inch and 16 - inch models. Prices start at $200 and go as high as $1000. April 30 -- Franklin D. Roosevelt, appearing at the opening ceremony of the 1939 New York World 's Fair, becomes the first President of the United States to give a speech that is broadcast by television. May 17 -- The first baseball game ( Princeton University vs. Columbia University ) is broadcast by television, from Baker Field in New York. Bill Stern is the announcer. May 19 -- The Walt Disney cartoon Donald 's Cousin Gus airs on NBC 's experimental station W2XBS ( later WNBC - TV ) in New York. This marks the first movie cartoon to be televised in the United States. June 1 -- The first heavyweight boxing match is televised, Max Baer vs Lou Nova, from Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. August 26 The first Major League Baseball game is telecast, a double - header between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field, in Brooklyn, New York. Poland broadcasts a feature film for the first time -- Barbara Radziwiłłówna ( 1936 ) -- using the experimental transmitter mounted atop the Prudential building in Warsaw. August 31 -- 18,999 television sets have been sold in England before manufacture stops due to World War II. September 1 -- The anticipated outbreak of World War II brings television broadcasting at the BBC in Britain to an end at 12 : 35 p.m. after the broadcast of a Mickey Mouse cartoon, Mickey 's Gala Premier, various sound and vision test signals, and announcements by presenter Fay Cavendish. It is feared that the VHF waves of television would act as a homing signal for guiding enemy bombers to central London : in any case, the engineers of the television service would be needed for the war effort, particularly for development of radar. The BBC would resume its broadcasting, with the same Mickey Mouse cartoon, after the war in 1946. September 30 -- The first televised college football game, Fordham University vs Waynesburg College, at Randall 's Island, New York. October 22 -- The first National Football League game is televised. The Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Philadelphia Eagles at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. November 8 -- CBS television station W2XAB resumes test transmission with an all - electronic system broadcast from the top of the Chrysler Building in New York City. Television shows Series Debut Ended Picture Page ( UK ) October 8, 1936 1939 1946 1952 Starlight ( UK ) November 3, 1936 1939 1946 1949 The Disorderly Room ( UK ) April 17, 1937 August 20, 1939 For The Children ( UK ) April 24, 1937 1939 July 7, 1946 1950 Sports Review ( UK ) April 30, 1937 1939 Telecrime ( UK ) August 10, 1938 July 25, 1939 October 22, 1946 November 25, 1946 Programs ending during 1939 Date Show Debut August 20 The Disorderly Room ( UK ) 1937 Unknown Sports Review ( UK ) Births January 17 -- Maury Povich, talk show host January 22 -- Jeff Smith, American chef and presenter ( died 2004 ) February 6 -- Mike Farrell, actor, M * A * S * H April 5 - Roger Davis, actor, Alias Smith and Jones April 9 - Michael Learned, actress, The Waltons April 11 -- Louise Lasser, actress, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman April 13 - Paul Sorvino, actor, Law & Order April 19 - Ellen Weston, actress, S.W.A.T. April 23 David Birney, actor, Bridget Loves Bernie Lee Majors, actor, The Big Valley, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Fall Guy April 27 -- Judy Carne, actress, comedian, Rowan and Martin 's Laugh - In ( died 2015 ) May 1 Mark Slade, actor, The High Chaparral Max Robinson, journalist ( died 1988 ) May 25 -- Dixie Carter, actress, Designing Women ( died 2010 ) June 1 -- Cleavon Little, actor ( died 1992 ) June 9 -- Dick Vitale, sportscaster July 4 - Ed Bernard, actor, Police Woman, The White Shadow, Hardcastle and McCormick July 10 - Lawrence Pressman, actor, Doogie Howser, M.D. July 31 -- Susan Flannery, actress, Days of Our Lives August 21 - Clarence Williams III, actor, The Mod Squad August 22 -- Valerie Harper, actress, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda August 29 -- Joel Schumacher, film director August 30 - William G. Schilling, actor, Head of the Class September 1 -- Lily Tomlin, actress, comedian, Rowan and Martin 's Laugh - In September 18 - Fred Willard, actor, comedian September 29 -- Larry Linville, actor, M * A * S * H ( died 2000 ) October 30 - Danny Goldman, actor, The Smurfs October 31 - Ron Rifkin, actor, Alias, Brothers & Sisters November 11 - Denise Alexander, actress, General Hospital November 15 - Yaphet Kotto, actor, Homicide : Life on the Street November 20 - Dick Smothers, actor, comedian, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour December 27 -- John Amos, actor, Good Times References Jump up ^ `` Early Television Stations -- W2XAB / W2XAX / WCBW -- CBS, New York ''. Early Television Museum. Hilliard, Ohio. Retrieved 2014 - 11 - 26. Years in television Before 1925 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 2017 2018 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1939_in_television&oldid=805513056 '' Categories : 1939 in television Talk Contents About Wikipedia Bân - lâm - gú Español Français Português Русский Shqip Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Edit links This page was last edited on 15 October 2017, at 21 : 52. About Wikipedia

Question: what happened at the 1939 worlds fair in regards to television
Answer: Television demonstrations are held