1951 : First International TV Broadcast Calendar Add to Calendar Add to Timely Calendar Add to Google Add to Outlook Add to Apple Calendar Add to other calendar Export to XML When: October 15, 2021 all-day Repeats 2021-10-15T00:00:00-04:00 2021-10-16T00:00:00-04:00 On October 15, 1951, the first live international TV broadcast occurred when WWJ-TV sent announcer Bud Lynch across the Detroit River to the Government Dock in Windsor. Source: Michigan Every Day