WNBC-TV/W2XBS "Oldest TV Channel in the World"

[kenglish]

Saw this link pop up on my feed today:

faroutmagazine.co.uk/oldest-tv-channel-in-the-world/

It's about W2XBS, which later became WNBC.
They talk about the early broadcasts back then.
Did you know that KSL's own Eugene Jelesnik was involved in those early experimental broadcasts, and some of the first regular broadcasting? I believe his autobiography even shows him in the old studios.
Back in 1940 he and his orchestra were mentioned as being part of the broadcast when they shut down for months to change channels.

[CAwasinNJ]

I don't know who "Scott Campbell" is but I wonder if he might be an AI.

First, Schenectady is nowhere near the "Big Apple", New York City. It's 140 miles away. That would be like saying Pocatello is in the Salt Lake area. Strike One.

The experimental station in Schenectady was W2XB (not W2XBS) and was the forerunner of today's WRGB (not WNBC.) Strike Two.

The experimental stations of the late 20's-mid 30's bore little resemblance to the television that went on the air for real just before WWII, so connecting those is iffy at best. In reality TV started in 1939, not almost 100 years ago. Strike Three.

[kenglish]

I noticed that some of the information seemed a bit off. I was more looking at the local angle, of Jelesnik being involved in lots of the early testing.
As for AI, and it's "father", the internet in general, I realized a few years ago that they make some strange assumptions. I found a few sites that said my brother was living with Marie Osmond's daughter someplace in Idaho.

Anyway, Happy 75th birthday to KSL-TV, coming up on June 1. I don't know if they even have anything scheduled for a celebration.