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As with most inventions, there is controversy as to whom deserves to be considered "the" inventor, with several different television projects being developed independently.  

As with most inventions, there is controversy as to whom deserves to be considered "the" inventor, with several different television projects being developed independently.  

Early experiments in electromechanical television were conducted by [[Charles Francis Jenkins]] in the late 1920s in the United States, building on the work of Scottish inventor [[John Logie Baird]]. Jenkins patented the first practical television set <ref>US Patent No.1,544,156</ref> and operated the first television broadcasting station in the US, W3XK, in 1928.

Early experiments in electromechanical television were conducted by Charles Francis Jenkins in the late 1920s in the United States, building on the work of Scottish inventor John Logie Baird. Jenkins patented the first practical television set <ref>US Patent No.1,544,156</ref> and operated the first television broadcasting station in the US, W3XK, in 1928.

Jenkins' system was not commercially successful and was abandoned. This probably occurred because the [[Great Depression]] intervened and made the medium a prohibitively expensive extravagance. Government red tape also played a role in Jenkin's failure: the FRC, the forerunner of the FCC, would not allow him the use of two frequencies, so he was unable to broadcast the picture and sound simultaneously.

Jenkins' system was not commercially successful and was abandoned. This probably occurred because the [[Great Depression]] intervened and made the medium a prohibitively expensive extravagance. Government red tape also played a role in Jenkin's failure: the FRC, the forerunner of the FCC, would not allow him the use of two frequencies, so he was unable to broadcast the picture and sound simultaneously.