Introduction

This web site has been designed to share articles and photos about Rhodesia Television (RTV).

Rhodesia introduced its monochrome service on November 14, 1960, becoming the first country in Africa south of the equator to get television.

Overview

With Rhodesia under United Nation sanctions since declaring a UDI (Unilateral Declaration of Indepence) from Britian in 1965, the production and engineering teams at RTV had to operate with minimal resources.

The engineering team resorted to finding ways around the sanctions are resorted to designing and building television equipment.

Contributions

If you would like to contribute to this web site please email us at satv@hornca.com with information or photos you may have on RTV. If you would like to work with us on an article please let us know.

If you have any additional information or corrections on an article, please email us. Any updates with respect to those who worked on the projects would alsoo be apppreciated.