This movie, which includes a scene wherein the band plays on TV, was released June 26, 1941. Commercial television officially began 29 June 1941 in New York City, when experimental station W2XBS, which had already been broadcasting non-commercially for about two years, was officially launched as WNBT (Channel 1); it moved to Channel 4 in 1946, and was renamed WNBC in 1954.. Meantime another experimental station, W2XAB had begun experimental broadcasting as early as 1931, and even attempted a color broadcast 28 August 1940; it went commercial 1 July 1941 as WCBW (Channel 2) and was renamed WCBS in 1946.