Colour TV Day is annually observed on June 25. The majority of people today take colour television for granted, but this was not always the case. The first television programmes we ever watched were only available in black and white. Not until the middle of the twentieth century did colour television become the norm in the United States. It is only appropriate to honour colour televisions on their special day, which is Colour TV Day. This event commemorates the introduction of colour television and the role it has played in our culture ever since.
The background of Color TV Day
The advent of fully coloured television systems eternally altered the appearance of television, and without them, the world of television as we know it would be very different. Numerous innovators from around the world laboured tirelessly to create a device that would enable millions of people to view wireless broadcasts in vivid colour, despite the fact that it was significantly more difficult to manufacture.
In the late 19th century, such endeavours began in an experimental phase. The first prototype appeared in 1928, public broadcasting began in 1940, and transmissions in black and white were phased out in the mid-1970s. CBS researchers, under the supervision of Peter Goldmark, authorised a heavy and massive mechanical television system in 1950, with the first colour transmission occurring in June of the following year. Due to the high price of colour television sets and the limited availability of colour television content, black-and-white television sets remained popular until the mid-1960s, despite the fact that many American television stations began colour broadcasting in 1954.
Rapidly gaining popularity in the United States, colour television eventually spread around the world. While Europe awaited the consolidation of American standards and a solution to their early technological challenges, in 1967 they introduced the PAL colour format, which was eventually adopted globally. In the United States, sales of colour television sets surpassed sales of black-and-white television sets for the first time in 1972.
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DAY OF COLOUR TV ACTIVITIES
Watch films
Invest the day in a movie marathon or a television series. Admire the vibrant colour display.
View some outstanding black-and-white films
View some early television black-and-white films. This is an excellent method to recall how far television has come.
Share via social networks
Share the day’s information on social media. Use the hashtag #ColorTVDay on social media.
5 Interesting Facts About Television
The model was an RCA television with a 15-inch screen that sold for $1, or approximately $7,850 today.
In 1951, CBS produced a programme titled “Premiere” that is widely regarded as the first colour television transmission.
On January 1, 1954, “Living Colour” was the first live broadcast on national television; it chronicled the “Tournament of Roses Parade” in Pasadena, California.
During the Korean conflict, the production of colour televisions was halted due to a shortage of metals required for the conflict that were also needed to assemble colour televisions.
In the autumn of 1962, “The Flintstones” and “The Jetsons” were the first animated series to air in colour.
COLOR TV DAY DATES
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | June 25 | Sunday |
| 2024 | June 25 | Tuesday |
| 2025 | June 25 | Wednesday |
| 2026 | June 25 | Thursday |
| 2027 | June 25 | Friday |
