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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

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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

“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

Fred Rogers, a lifelong member of the Republican Party, believed that educational television had to deal with difficult subjects that children were certain to face in their ordinary lives.

From Slate May 23, 2019

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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