Czech Television
public television broadcaster in Czechia
Czech Television (Czech: Česká televize [ˈtʃɛskaː ˈtɛlɛvɪzɛ]; abbreviation: ČT) is a public television broadcaster in the Czech Republic that currently broadcasts six channels. Established after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1992, it succeeded Czechoslovak Television (CST or ČST) which was founded in 1953.
History
1953–1992: Czechoslovak Television
Founded on 1 May 1953, Czechoslovak Television (ČST) was the state television broadcaster of Czechoslovakia used as a state propaganda medium of the then socialist state. It was known by three names over its lifetime: Czech: Československá televize, Slovak: Československá televízia (until 1990), and Česko-slovenská televízia (from 1990 until 1992).
ČST originally consisted of a single channel and limited experimental broadcasting in 1953. Regular broadcasts began on 25 February 1954 and on 10 May 1970, a second channel was launched. The broadcast language of ČST was predominantly Czech in the first channel, Slovak for selected programming, and both for news. The second channel was split into two, broadcasting various "national" language programming in the two parts of the country.
The main headquarters of ČST was located in Prague, but it also had main studios in Bratislava, Košice, Ostrava and Brno.
The first public broadcast was a short performance by František Filipovský (1907–1993) on 1 May 1953.
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