Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow
The Fernsehsender "Paul Nipkow" (TV Station Paul Nipkow) , also known as Deutscher Fernseh-Rundfunk (German Television Broadcasting), in Berlin, Germany, was the first regular television service in the world. It was on the air from 22 March 1935, until it was shut down in 1944. The station was named after Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, the inventor of the Nipkow disk.
| Type | Television station |
|---|---|
| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Availability | Germany |
| Owner | Deutsche Reichspost Ministry of Aviation Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda |
Key people | Carl Boese Hans-Jürgen Nierentz Herbert Engler |
Launch date | 18 April 1934 |
| Dissolved | 19 October 1944 (10 years, 184 days) |
| Replaced by | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk (television broadcasts from 1950), Deutscher Fernsehfunk (launched in 1952), Telewizja Polska (launched in 1952, serve former parts of Germany), Soviet Central Television (for Kaliningrad region) |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.