Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow
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The Fernsehsender "Paul Nipkow" Berlin (TV Station Paul Nipkow) was a television station
in Germany. It was on the air from March 22, 1935 until it was shut down in 1944. Its headquarters were in Berlin
, Germany
. It was named after Paul Nipkow, the inventor of the Nipkow disk
. Before 1935 there had been experimental television transmissions in Germany
since 1928 from the transmitters Döberitz, Königs Wusterhausen
and Witzleben
, all around Berlin
.
The first test transmission was introduced to the public on April 18, 1934. The station was only receivable in and around Berlin. It became very popular when it covered the 1936 Summer Olympics
in Berlin. About 160,000 viewers saw the Olympic games on a few private TV-sets and in many public TV chambers. The Station was rarely used for propaganda issues, as Goebbels
preferred radio as a mass-medium, but Nazi Indoctrination nevertheless was always present. The heavy and slow equipment made it difficult to report and almost all programming was broadcast live. From 1942 to 1944 the Germans also restarted the TV station in Paris to broadcast programs in German and French. In 1944 the station was shut down, as were most other cultural events, as a consequence of the approach of the Allied Armies in the Normandy Campaign.
After the collapse of East Germany in 1990 about 280 rolls of 35mm film was discovered that contained programming of Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow. In recent years much of that material has been aired on German and international channels, mostly by The History Channel
.
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
in Germany. It was on the air from March 22, 1935 until it was shut down in 1944. Its headquarters were in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It was named after Paul Nipkow, the inventor of the Nipkow disk
Nipkow disk
A Nipkow disk , also known as scanning disk, is a mechanical, geometrically operating image scanning device, invented by Paul Gottlieb Nipkow...
. Before 1935 there had been experimental television transmissions in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
since 1928 from the transmitters Döberitz, Königs Wusterhausen
Königs Wusterhausen
Königs Wusterhausen is a town in the Dahme-Spreewald district of the state of Brandenburg in Germany.-Geographical location:Königs Wusterhausen – or "KW" as it is often called locally – lies on the Notte Canal and the river Dahme southeast of Berlin...
and Witzleben
Witzleben
Witzleben is a municipality in the district Ilm-Kreis in Thuringia, Germany....
, all around Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
.
The first test transmission was introduced to the public on April 18, 1934. The station was only receivable in and around Berlin. It became very popular when it covered the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
in Berlin. About 160,000 viewers saw the Olympic games on a few private TV-sets and in many public TV chambers. The Station was rarely used for propaganda issues, as Goebbels
Joseph Goebbels
Paul Joseph Goebbels was a German politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. As one of Adolf Hitler's closest associates and most devout followers, he was known for his zealous oratory and anti-Semitism...
preferred radio as a mass-medium, but Nazi Indoctrination nevertheless was always present. The heavy and slow equipment made it difficult to report and almost all programming was broadcast live. From 1942 to 1944 the Germans also restarted the TV station in Paris to broadcast programs in German and French. In 1944 the station was shut down, as were most other cultural events, as a consequence of the approach of the Allied Armies in the Normandy Campaign.
After the collapse of East Germany in 1990 about 280 rolls of 35mm film was discovered that contained programming of Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow. In recent years much of that material has been aired on German and international channels, mostly by The History Channel
The History Channel
History, formerly known as The History Channel, is an American-based international satellite and cable TV channel that broadcasts a variety of reality shows and documentary programs including those of fictional and non-fictional historical content, together with speculation about the future.-...
.
External links
- Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow Detailed German Wikipedia about Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow
- Fernsehen unter dem Hakenkreuz, Das Documentation: Television Under the Swastika (see on Google Video)