First official TV Broadcast in South Africa in 1976 - Eerste SAUK TV-Uitsending in 1976

The first 48 seconds of TV in South Africa, broadcast on 5 Jan 1976. Video clip shows Heinrich Marnitz and Dorianne Berry.
Die eerste aantal sekondes van TV in Suid-Afrika op 5 Jan 1976. Beeldmateriaal vertoon Heinrich Marnitz en Dorianne Berry.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• SAUK
• SABC
• TV
• Uitsending
• Broadcast
• Jan
• 1976
• Suid-Afrika
• South
• Africa
• Afrikaans
• nostalgia
• Heinrich
• Marnitz
• Dorianne
• Berry

[breizhcatalonia1993]

can i upload this?

[glbuys]

@breizhcatalonia1993: Yes, you're welcome to do so. 

[nevilleprinsloo]

baie baie sag!

[glbuys]

@nevilleprinsloo: Jammer!

[reniermedia]

The logo looks like a toilet - a foreshadowing of current tv-fare

[fishnose1]

Test transmissions started well before this. One could see TV in SA about a year earlier.

[harry10313]

@shmuli9 in Indonesia started in 17 August 1962, the day of our independence and the Asian Games opening, and became coloured since October 1979. just for adding info :)

[jada1953]

Then again...Tv done away with my sitting at home with a six pack of Lion Lager Long Toms and a 1/2 lb of great biltong listening to Hammond Innes on the radio :(

Those were the days haha!

[jada1953]

I think that actual programme schedules started in May 1976,the format was ie...Monday night the first 30 mins would be the News in Afrikaans then 2 hours of programmes in Afrikaans,then you would get the next 2.5 hrs in English,the following night the format would be reversed to show English first! Who can ever forget the top British Cop show at the time 'The Sweeney' being dubbed into Afrikaans and renamed 'Blitzpatrolie' haha!

[jada1953]

I thought that the Tv started in May 1976,I used to hire a B&W set for R13/Month ! a Colour set was R32/Month from Teljoy,expensive when you consider i was renting a 1 bed flat for R42/month in what was then a beautiful old tree lined suburb named Bellvue,its a travesty what its like now,having looked at it on Google Maps,hardly recognisable,theres something to be said about what the ANC have done with regard to the downturn of the country and economy.

[kirstdive]

Was it really in color even back then? I somehow though it was black and white, hummm cool learn new things every day :)

[goonerfromjhb]

Jeez what a monumental moment for the SABC, and Heindrich, my boet you looked like you were s**ting yourself there china but you pulled through, must've been a moerse braai in Auckland Park that night!

[breizhcatalonia1993]

@breizhcatalonia1993 thanks, I already uploaded three days after i asked but in compensation i will put that the video was originally uploaded by glbuys.