Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow
The Fernsehsender "Paul Nipkow" (TV Station Paul Nipkow) in Berlin, Germany, was the first public television station in the world. Carrying programming from Deutscher Fernseh-Rundfunk, 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 | |
| Availability | Berlin area |
| 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 |
| 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) |
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