Television (TV) is seen in every home today. TV first arrived in black and white form. Later it adopted different colors. Color TV arrived in India on 25 April 1982. It was first started in Madras. Although TV had already arrived on September 15, 1959, the audience’s inclination towards Doordarshan increased after the arrival of color TV.
You can guess the role of color TV in the society only from the fact that at that time it had even become a symbol of economic prosperity of the people. Today, color TVs are easily found in people’s homes, but earlier only the economically rich people used to have TVs in their homes.
Color TV changed the parameters of entertainment
Today, Doordarshan is the largest network in the country broadcasting a total of 21 channels including two national and 11 regional channels. Doordarshan has ensured reach even to remote areas on the basis of its reliability. Doordarshan is working with 1,416 transmission centers to reach out to remote areas of the country and 66 studios for program production.
After the advent of color TV, many programs also started being telecasted. India hosted the Asian Games in November 1982 and the government broadcast the games in color. After this, the 1980s is called the ‘era of television’. Then, serials arrived, which played an important role in establishing the identity of Doordarshan in every household.
The journey of 96 years has been completed
TV has completed a journey of 96 years till now. The TV which was earlier seen in a box has now become smart. JL Baird can be called the father of TV. Baird made the first television in 1924. At the same time, the remote control of TV was invented by Chicago-born Eugene Pauly in 1915.
If we talk about color TV, the first color TV was made by Westing House in 1954. Its price was around Rs 6,200, due to which common people were unable to buy it. Subsequently, American electronics company RCA introduced the color TV CT-100. Its price was around Rs 5 thousand. The company had prepared 4 thousand units of it.