1952 in television

The year 1952 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1952.

Events
February 15 – The funeral of King George VI is televised in the UK. July 7 - Turkey's first television station was opened ITU TV. July 20 – Arrow to the Heart, the first collaboration between director Rudolph Cartier and scriptwriter Nigel Kneale, is broadcast by BBC Television. August 1 – First TV broadcast in the Dominican Republic by La Voz Dominicana, a TV station based on the radio station of the same name. September 6 – Television debuts in Canada with the initiation of CBFT in Montreal, Quebec. September 8 – CBLT in Toronto, Ontario begins broadcasting as Canada's second TV station. September 20 – The first commercial Ultra High Frequency (UHF) television station in the world, KPTV (now a Fox company affiliate), begins broadcasting in Portland, Oregon on channel 27. October 7 – WFIL-TV Philadelphia's afternoon series Bandstand, which will become American Bandstand, changes emphasis to teens dancing to popular records November 16 – CBS Television City in Hollywood, California opens. The first political advertisements appear on US television. Democrats buy a 30-minute time segment for their candidate, Adlai Stevenson. Stevenson receives unfavorable mail for interfering with a broadcast of I Love Lucy. Dwight Eisenhower buys 20 second commercial segments and wins the election. The first telecast of an atomic bomb detonation (KTLA). The U.S. Federal Communications Commission reserved channels for non-commercial, public broadcasting. There were approximately 146,000 television sets in Canada and most antennas were pointed towards WBEN-TV (now WIVB) in Buffalo, New York. The first telecast of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is broadcast by CBS.

TV Debuts

 * 1) Adventures of Superman

Ending during 1952

Date

Show

Debut

April 11 Faye Emerson's Wonderful Town 1951 April 24 Stop the Music 1949 Unknown Picture Page (UK) 1946

Births

 * April 1 Annette O'Toole Actress (Smallville)