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.
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| Country | Pakistan  |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | South Asia |
| Headquarters | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Urdu English |
| Picture format | 1080p (16:9, HDTV) MPEG 4 |
| 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 | 26 November 1964 16 November 2003 (as PTV Home) |
| Links | |
| Website | ptv |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Analogue | VHF band |
| Streaming media | |
| Live Streaming | Watch Live |
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]
| 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]