Wednesday, December 7, 2016

The first TV broadcast was on September Eleventh 1928


The Queen's Messenger written by J. Hartley Manners was the first television drama. It was made for television in 1928 by New York station "WGY Television" (W2XAD) using a multiple-camera setup and was broadcast at 13:30 and 23:30 on 11 September 1928.

The teleplay starred Izetta Jewel and Maurice Randall. The transmission was a test of General Electric's 48-line television system and lasted 40 minutes. Ernst Alexanderson was the consulting engineer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen's_Messenger_(1928)

"The Queen's Messenger" in the English Reduction system equals 84
The Queens Messenger in J/e/s Gematria Equals: 875/1314/219

9+11+19+28=67
9+11+1+9+2+8=40
9+1+1+1+9+2+8=31

"XI・IX・MCMXXVIII" in the English Reduction system equals 84
"The Queen's Messenger" in the English Reduction system equals 84

Xi・Ix・Mcmxxviii in J/e/s Gematria Equals: 2008/1152/192

From and including: Tuesday, September 11, 1928
To, but not including Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Result: 26,663 days
Or 73 years excluding the end date
26,663 days can be converted to one of these units:
2,303,683,200 seconds
38,394,720 minutes
639,912 hours
26,663 days
3809 weeks
7304.93% of a common year (365 days)

Scene from "The Queen's Messenger" - ca. 1928


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