PTV Home

PTV Home HD (Pakistan)

Country
Broadcast area	Pakistan
Headquarters	Islamabad, Pakistan
Programming
Language	Urdu
Picture format	(1080p (16:9, MPEG-4 HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Pakistan Television Corporation
Sister channels	AJK TV PTV Bolan PTV Global PTV National HD PTV News HD PTV Sports HD PTV World
History
Launched	November 26, 1964;60 years ago (1964-11-26)
Links
Website	ptv.com.pk/ptvHome
Availability
Terrestrial
Analogue	VHF band
Streaming media
Live Streaming	Watch 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

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

Main article: List of television programmes broadcast by PTV

References

1. Reporter, A. (4 September 2003). "PTV to start two new channels soon". DAWN.COM.
2. 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. "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.

External links

• Pakistan Television (PTV) official PTV Home website, Retrieved 8 June 2016