Rediffusion Television

Rediffusion Television was the first television station in Hong Kong, established in 1957, making it both the first and the first predominantly city to have television. It began as a radio station in 1949 and became by 1982.

History

''"Radio Rediffusion"'' was officially founded in 1949 as a highly successful wired radio station run by the company. once again provided an outlet for the broadcasts to the working class who could not afford the subscription fees. When competitor made its first free-to-air broadcast in 1967, RTV had 67,000 subscribers. In April 1973, it was offered a free-to-air television broadcasting license, which ended its fifteen-year cable service in October 1973. Later in December 1973, it was renamed to Rediffusion Television Limited or RTV . In 1982 it was renamed to Asia Television Limited.