On the occasion of world television day, here we are going to tell you about the first ever television made and also its history. The world’s first TV was made in 1924 from box cards and fan motors. It was built by john Logie Baird of Scotland. Television is also known as an idiot box.
Today i.e., 21 November is considered very important in the history of the country and the world. The special relation of this day is with television.
Every year on 21 November, Television Day is celebrated all over the world. Let us tell you that in the year 1966, on November 21, the United Nations organized the world’s first television forum. So let’s know about the idiot box which now changes the channel just by speaking.
Everyone Needs TV
In our country, TV is not only a necessity but also a part of entertainment. When people did not have mobile phones, people used to watch TV for their entertainment. Earlier, when TV used come into someone’s house, the whole neighborhood used to jump with joy, and the whole locality used to gather to watch that TV. The fun that is there in watching TV while sitting on the sofa and taking the TV remote in hand is probably not even in operating a smartphone. There was a time when incense sticks were lit in front of the TV before watching Ramayana and all the people of the locality used to watch Ramayana in unison. But now every house has a TV, which can be enjoyed whenever you want.
Where Did The Word Television Come From?
The word television is derived from the Greek language. The word Tele means far and is derived from the Latin word vision meaning to see. For information, let us tell you that before electric television, there used to be mechanical television in the world. The first electric television was made by American inventor Philo Taylor Farnsworth in the year 1927.
The first broadcast of Charles Francis Jenkins’ first mechanical television station, W3XK, was broadcast a year later. Let us tell you that the world’s first TV was made in 1924 from boxes, cards, and fan motors. It was built by John Logie Baird of Scotland. Let us tell you that another name for TV is Idiot Box. This name was given because TV entertains people and keeps them hooked for a long time.
TV’s First Commercial Program
Scottish inventor Baird brought the first to demonstrate color transmission on July 3, 1928. In 1930, the first commercial appeared on Charles Jenkins’ television program. Whereas color TV was patented in the year 1904 by a German inventor. The world’s first TV drama was The Queen’s Messenger which aired on September 11, 1928. Let us tell you that the 40-minute-long program was the first drama to be broadcast on television. It was broadcast from Schenectady, New York station WGY.
When Did Television Come To India?
Television in India first came under experimental transmission on 15 September 1959 in Delhi. The September 1961 premiere of Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color marked a turning point in television history. The news bulletin started in India in 1965 and started airing for 1 hour daily. In the year 1972, TV services were started in Mumbai. Then in 1975 TV stations were established in Kolkata, Chennai, Srinagar, Amritsar, and Lucknow. Let us tell you that in the year 2000 there was 1 TV channel in India which increased to 394 in the year 2009.
