PTV Home

PTV Home HD (Pakistan)
CountryPakistan Pakistan
Broadcast areaSouth Asia
HeadquartersIslamabad, Pakistan
Programming
Language(s)Urdu
English
Picture format1080p 16:9 MPEG-4, HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerPakistan Television Corporation
Sister channelsAJK TV
PTV Bolan
PTV Global
PTV National HD
PTV News HD
PTV Sports HD
PTV World
History
Launched26 November 1964; 59 years ago (1964-11-26)
Links
Websiteptv.com.pk/ptvHome
Availability
Terrestrial
AnalogueVHF band
Streaming media
Live StreamingWatch Live

PTV Home HD is a Pakistani free-to-air television channel owned by the Pakistan Television Corporation.[1] It also broadcast as a Terrestrial television.

History

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PTV Home started broadcasting on 26 November 1964[2][3] in West Pakistan and on 25 December 1964 in East Pakistan (the current Bangladesh).[4] The broadcasts were limited to Lahore and Dacca at first (the Dhaka station would later become a part of Bangladesh Television upon Bangladesh's independence in 1971), before extending to Rawalpindi and Islamabad in 1965 and Karachi in 1966.[2] The Lahore station moved from channel 9 to channel 5 in November 1968, increasing its power.[5] The basic PTV network was completed in 1974, after the start of the microwave network in 1973, and ahead of the start of color broadcasts in 1975.[6]

Table of PTV transmitters in 1977[5]
Location Channel ERP Launch
Islamabad/Rawalpindi 6 25KW 1967
Karachi 4 36KW December 1966
Lahore 5 50KW 25 December 1964
Murree 8 10KW March 1969
Thana Bulla Khan 9 10KW June 1973
Sakesar 5 10KW July 1973
Cherat 10 10KW August 1973
Quetta 6 10KW 26 November 1974

Peshawar was able to create programming and had taping facilities, but used the Quetta transmitter.[5]

In the 90s, the channel was renamed PTV 1, and by 2000 was broadcasting 18 hours a day. The content of the schedule varied for terrestrial and satellite viewers.[7][8]

Current programming

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Main article: List of television programmes broadcast by PTV

References

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  1. ^ Reporter, A. (4 September 2003). "PTV to start two new channels soon". DAWN.COM.
  2. ^ a b Indrajit Banerjee; Stephan Logan, eds. (2008). "Television in Pakistan". Asian Communication Handbook, 2008. New York: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre. pp. 377–400. ISBN 978-981-4136-10-5.
  3. ^ "World Communications" (PDF). UNESCO. 1975. p. 328. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  4. ^ Roy, Ratan Kumar (28 December 2020). Television in Bangladesh: News and Audiences. Taylor & Francis. p. 36. ISBN 978-1000332742. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Television Factbook" (PDF). 1977. p. 1133-b. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  6. ^ "History of Pakistan Television Network". Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Tuesday Programmes .... PTV-1". Pakistan Television. 17 October 2000. Archived from the original on 17 October 2000. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Monday Programmes .... PTV-1". Pakistan Television. 17 November 2000. Archived from the original on 19 November 2000. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
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