1931 in television
See also: 1930 in television, other events of 1931, 1932 in television and the list of 'years in television'.
Events
- April 6 – Little Orphan Annie debuts on radio (Blue Network of NBC).
- May 1 – The first wedding is broadcast on television, on New York City's W2XCR.
- July 21 – CBS's New York station begins broadcasting the first regular seven days a week television schedule in the U.S. The first broadcast included Mayor James J. Walker, Kate Smith, and George Gershwin.
- October 30 – NBC installs a television transmitter on top of the Empire State Building
- November 1 – Television images are transmitted from JOAK radio station in Tokyo, Japan by Professors Kenjiro Takayagani and Tomomasa Nakashima. The images comprise 80 lines at 20 frames per second.
- December 22 – NBC begins broadcasting from the Empire State Building transmitter
- December 23 – Don Lee Broadcasting signs on W6XAO (later KTSL) from Los Angeles with electronic television. Don Lee should be considered as the world's first electronic television service.
- Canada's first television station, VE9EC, begins broadcasting in Montreal, Quebec
Births
- January 17 – James Earl Jones, actor
- March 22 – William Shatner, actor
- September 21 – Larry Hagman, actor
Deaths
Categories: 1931