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Invention
7. channel tuning<br>
7. channel tuning<br>
8. channel switch</small>]]
8. channel switch</small>]]
As with most inventions, there is controversy as to who deserves to be considered "the" inventor.
As with most inventions, there is controversy as to who 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 British 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 British 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.