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educational television

American  

noun

  1. television of informational or instructional content.


Etymology

Origin of educational television

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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Bafta chair Sara Putt said: "Horrible Histories has transformed traditional ideas of what educational television should be."

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024

Congress also passed a bill that provided funds for educational television, and measures to foster communications satellites.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2023

“It was widely believed in the educational television world that to introduce news or public affairs would create such animosity that funding would dry up,” MacNeil recalled.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2020

He also emphasized education reform, pushed for an educational television channel and helped revamp the state’s judicial system.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2018

If you are in the business of educational television, this is a critical difference.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

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