DEFINITION OF TELEVISION

A Television is an electronic device with screen  that transmits a

remote signal with image and sound. The word television is a
conjugation of the Greek word ‘tele’ that refers to something
that is far away and the Latin word visio that means sight.

A Timeline of Television
Technology
1. 2. 1923 - Vladimir Zworykin Demonstrated his
iconoscope tube, the first practical television
camera tube
2. 3. 1925 - Charles Jenkins Transmitted the First
Long-Distance TV Image
3. 4. 1927 - Philo Farnsworth First public
demonstration of an electronic television system
4. 5. July 7, 1936 - David Sarnoff and RCA First
Commercial Television Broadcast (NBC)
5. 7. 1947 - Earl “Madman” Muntz Created the first
Affordable television.
6. 8. 1948 - Cable Television introduced In 1975,
HBO became the first cable TV channel to be
broadcast via satellite.
7. 9. 1953 - Color Television Introduced Did not
become the standard until the Early 1970’.
8. 11. 1962 - First Satellite Broadcasts AT&T
Begins broadcasting internationally.
 9. 13. 1981 - HDTV Developed by Japan Accepted
by the F.C.C. in 1996.

HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF
TELEVISION IN PAKISTAN

1. Pakistan first television station went on air from Lahore in

26 November, 1964.
2. Now Pakistan has many channels ; e.g,
 PTV World
 PTV National
 PTV Bolan
 PTV Global
  AJK TV
3. The idea to established TV was supported by the report of
the commission on national education setup by the AYUB
government in 1958.
4. The commission concluded that TV was necessary for
education, economic and social setup in the country.
So, its an interesting thing that the TV was introduced in the name of
education.
5. So, the cabinet decided in 1962 that educational television
be established in Pakistan and it should be under
government control.
6. As a result, the Nippon Electric Company established two
pilot stations at Lahore and Dacca in 1964 and 1965,
respectively.
7. Initially, these stations are operated daily for 3hours.
8. Later on more stations emerged in Karachi, Islamabad,
Quetta, and Peshawar.
9. In 1993 PTV-2 was established in Islamabad.
10. Color television was introduced in Pakistan in 1976.
11. Parchaiyaan was the first color drama serial from PTV.

PRIVATE CHANNELS IN PAKISTAN

12. STN: On 26th of May 1990 a new channel with the
name of PTN ( public television network) started its
transmission. It was later renamed as STN (Shalimar
television network).
 SOME OTHER IMPORTANT TELEVISION CHANNELS ARE
AS FOLLOWS;
 ARY Digital in 2001
 Geo TV in 2002
 Hum TV in 2005
 Geo News in 2005
 Express TV/ News in 2007
 Dawn News TV in 2007

IMPECT OF TELEVISION ON OUR SOCIAL

LIVES
Television has a big impact on the way we spend our free
time. It probably affects younger people more than
adults, as they watch more TV.  Critics of
television claim that TV takes away too much of our free
time so that we lack time for other activities like family
conversations, reading, getting exercise etc..
It also shows us a world that is not real.  Television
often encourages us to think that the world is more violent
than it really is. Through TV
we perceive the glamorous life of people and believe that
they are better off than we are.
Television contributes to our education and knowledge.
Documentaries and information programs give
us insight on nature, our environment and political
events.
Television has a huge impact on politics. In election
years, discussions, speeches and campaign news of
candidates are broadcast almost every day. Political
parties buy TV time to present their views and bring ideas
to the audience.

Sports attract the biggest audiences on television.  TV

stations pay enormous amounts of money to broadcast
big sport events, like the Super Bowl, Olympic Games, or
professional basketball, football and baseball. Because of
television some sports have gained popularity and more
and more people engage in them.