1940 in television

This is a list of television-related events in 1940.

Years in film:	1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943
Years in television:	1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
Years:	1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943

[edit] Events

January - The FCC holds public hearings on television.
February 25 - The first ice hockey game is televised, the New York Rangers vs Montreal Canadiens, from Madison Square Garden.
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 in New York (NBC) covers the Republican National Convention from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for 33 hours, over a five day period. The signal is transmitted via coaxial cable.
August 29 - Peter Carl Goldmark of CBS announces his invention of a color television system.
September 3 - CBS resumes its television transmissions with the first demonstration of high definition color TV, by W2XAB, transmitting from the Chrysler Building.