<Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Countries </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1928 </Td> <Td> United States ( Mechanical television ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1929 </Td> <Td> United Kingdom ( Mechanical ) , Germany ( Mechanical ) , Australia ( Mechanical , experimental , after hours on two existing Melbourne radio stations ) , Netherlands ( Experimental ; in Scheveningen ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1931 </Td> <Td> France ( Mechanical ) , Canada ( Quebec only ) , Soviet Union ( Mechanical ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1934 </Td> <Td> Australia ( Electronic , experimental , Brisbane ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1935 </Td> <Td> Germany ( Intermediate film ; semi-electronic ) , Mexico ( Electronic ) , Netherlands ( Experimental ; in Eindhoven by Philips ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1936 </Td> <Td> United Kingdom ( Electronic - BBC Television Service ) , Germany ( Electronic television - Deutscher Fernseh Rundfunk ) , United States ( Electronic ; experimental and non-commercial until 1941 - NBC ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1937 </Td> <Td> Free City of Danzig ( Electronic ) , France ( Electronic ) , Poland ( Mechanical ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1938 </Td> <Td> Soviet Union ( electronic ) Turkey ( Experimental ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1939 </Td> <Td> Empire of Japan ( Electronic ) ( Experimental ) , Italy ( Electronic ) , Poland ( Electronic ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1941 </Td> <Td> United States ( New York ) Regular Commercial telecasts , Pennsylvania ) . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1942 </Td> <Td> Occupied France </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1944 </Td> <Td> France ( Returned ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1945 </Td> <Td> Soviet Union ( returned ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1946 </Td> <Td> United Kingdom ( Returned ) , Philippines ( Experimental ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1947 </Td> <Td> United States ( California , Washington , D.C. , Maryland ) . Missouri ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1948 </Td> <Td> Czechoslovakia ( Experimental ) , Chile ( Experimental ) , United States ( Ohio ) , Washington ) , Minnesota , Texas , Tennessee ) , Canada ( Experimental ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1949 </Td> <Td> United States ( Iowa , Oklahoma , North Carolina , Florida ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1950 </Td> <Td> United States ( Iowa ( Des Moines ) , Tennessee ( Nashville ) ) , Cuba , Brazil , Switzerland , West Germany ( experimental ) , Mexico ( Experimental ) , Japan ( Experimental ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1951 </Td> <Td> Argentina , Denmark , Netherlands </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1952 </Td> <Td> Turkey , Canada , United States ( Spokane , Colorado ) , Chile ( Sporadically until 1956 ) , Dominican Republic , West Germany ( full service ) , East Germany ( experimental ) , Poland ( Returned ) , Thailand ( Experimental ) , Hawaii , United Kingdom ( Scotland ) , Venezuela </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1953 </Td> <Td> Japan ( Returned ) , Canada , ( Ottawa , Vancouver ) , United States ( California ( Fresno ) , Las Vegas ) Belgium , Czechoslovakia , Philippines ( thru ABS , now ABS - CBN ) , United Kingdom ( Northern Ireland ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td> Colombia , United States ( New Hampshire , Vermont , Wyoming ) , Canada , ( Alberta , Manitoba ) , Australia ( experimental ) , Italy , Latvian SSR , Morocco , Puerto Rico , Monaco , Norway ( experimental ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Td> Mexico ( Returned ) , Estonian SSR , Guatemala , Luxembourg , Romania ( experimental ) , Thailand ( Official ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Td> Australia , French Algeria , Armenian SSR , Austria , Azerbaijan SSR , Byelorussian SSR , Cyprus , East Germany ( full service ) , Guam , Georgian SSR , Iraq , Nicaragua , Romania , South Korea , Spain , Philippines , Panama , Portugal ( experimental ) , Sweden , Ukrainian SSR ( regular programming ) , Uruguay , Uzbek SSR , Yugoslavia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Td> Chile ( full - service ) , Finland ( test programming ) , Hong Kong , Hungary , Kuwait , Lithuanian SSR , Portugal ( full service ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td> Bermuda , China , Finland ( regular programming ) , Kazakh SSR , Moldavian SSR , El Salvador , Iran , Peru , United Kingdom ( Wales ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> Bulgaria , Ecuador , Haiti , Honduras , India , Kirghiz SSR ( regular programming ) , Lebanon , Nigeria , Ryukyu Islands , Tajik SSR
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Countries </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1928 </Td> <Td> United States ( Mechanical television ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1929 </Td> <Td> United Kingdom ( Mechanical ) , Germany ( Mechanical ) , Australia ( Mechanical , experimental , after hours on two existing Melbourne radio stations ) , Netherlands ( Experimental ; in Scheveningen ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1931 </Td> <Td> France ( Mechanical ) , Canada ( Quebec only ) , Soviet Union ( Mechanical ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1934 </Td> <Td> Australia ( Electronic , experimental , Brisbane ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1935 </Td> <Td> Germany ( Intermediate film ; semi-electronic ) , Mexico ( Electronic ) , Netherlands ( Experimental ; in Eindhoven by Philips ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1936 </Td> <Td> United Kingdom ( Electronic - BBC Television Service ) , Germany ( Electronic television - Deutscher Fernseh Rundfunk ) , United States ( Electronic ; experimental and non-commercial until 1941 - NBC ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1937 </Td> <Td> Free City of Danzig ( Electronic ) , France ( Electronic ) , Poland ( Mechanical ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1938 </Td> <Td> Soviet Union ( electronic ) Turkey ( Experimental ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1939 </Td> <Td> Empire of Japan ( Electronic ) ( Experimental ) , Italy ( Electronic ) , Poland ( Electronic ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1941 </Td> <Td> United States ( New York ) Regular Commercial telecasts , Pennsylvania ) . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1942 </Td> <Td> Occupied France </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1944 </Td> <Td> France ( Returned ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1945 </Td> <Td> Soviet Union ( returned ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1946 </Td> <Td> United Kingdom ( Returned ) , Philippines ( Experimental ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1947 </Td> <Td> United States ( California , Washington , D.C. , Maryland ) . Missouri ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1948 </Td> <Td> Czechoslovakia ( Experimental ) , Chile ( Experimental ) , United States ( Ohio ) , Washington ) , Minnesota , Texas , Tennessee ) , Canada ( Experimental ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1949 </Td> <Td> United States ( Iowa , Oklahoma , North Carolina , Florida ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1950 </Td> <Td> United States ( Iowa ( Des Moines ) , Tennessee ( Nashville ) ) , Cuba , Brazil , Switzerland , West Germany ( experimental ) , Mexico ( Experimental ) , Japan ( Experimental ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1951 </Td> <Td> Argentina , Denmark , Netherlands </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1952 </Td> <Td> Turkey , Canada , United States ( Spokane , Colorado ) , Chile ( Sporadically until 1956 ) , Dominican Republic , West Germany ( full service ) , East Germany ( experimental ) , Poland ( Returned ) , Thailand ( Experimental ) , Hawaii , United Kingdom ( Scotland ) , Venezuela </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1953 </Td> <Td> Japan ( Returned ) , Canada , ( Ottawa , Vancouver ) , United States ( California ( Fresno ) , Las Vegas ) Belgium , Czechoslovakia , Philippines ( thru ABS , now ABS - CBN ) , United Kingdom ( Northern Ireland ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td> Colombia , United States ( New Hampshire , Vermont , Wyoming ) , Canada , ( Alberta , Manitoba ) , Australia ( experimental ) , Italy , Latvian SSR , Morocco , Puerto Rico , Monaco , Norway ( experimental ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Td> Mexico ( Returned ) , Estonian SSR , Guatemala , Luxembourg , Romania ( experimental ) , Thailand ( Official ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Td> Australia , French Algeria , Armenian SSR , Austria , Azerbaijan SSR , Byelorussian SSR , Cyprus , East Germany ( full service ) , Guam , Georgian SSR , Iraq , Nicaragua , Romania , South Korea , Spain , Philippines , Panama , Portugal ( experimental ) , Sweden , Ukrainian SSR ( regular programming ) , Uruguay , Uzbek SSR , Yugoslavia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Td> Chile ( full - service ) , Finland ( test programming ) , Hong Kong , Hungary , Kuwait , Lithuanian SSR , Portugal ( full service ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td> Bermuda , China , Finland ( regular programming ) , Kazakh SSR , Moldavian SSR , El Salvador , Iran , Peru , United Kingdom ( Wales ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> Bulgaria , Ecuador , Haiti , Honduras , India , Kirghiz SSR ( regular programming ) , Lebanon , Nigeria , Ryukyu Islands , Tajik SSR
when was television introduced to the general public
when was television introduced to the general public
1928
1928