Television in Silverio World

Television in Silverio World is a major multi-billion dollar industry, consisting of the second-largest media industry in the world (just behind the United States). It is a vital component of the Silverish mass media industry, which is also just as huge. As of 2021, 96.9% of households in Silverio World own at least one television set, and out of that percentage, 74.7% of households own two or more television sets. Television is a popular pastime in Silverio World, with shows, movies, sports and news shown and beamed all over the country.

1935-1942: Beginnings
The television industry in Silverio World can trace its origins to a 1935 joint venture between RCA and Silverish Industrial. This joint venture didn't last very long, but it was the very first time television was introduced in Silverio World. Since mechanical television was the primary television system in use at the time, this was the system used. An experimental station was launched in Silverio land on July 15, 1935, broadcasting under the call sign KGA-TV. The station aired on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It wasn't very successful (KGA shut down in 1937), but it paved the way for future stations in the region. By 1939, electronic television was introduced, and the foundation for what would eventually become SNT was set in stone. On May 7, 1939, KSLT-TV (now KSNT-TV) in Silverio land signed on as a SNT station, broadcasting on channel 1 (The station would not move to channel 10 until 1947). Two days later, RHDA-TV (now KSTB-TV) in Haundrea signed on the air, also being an SNT station as well as being on channel 1 (The station would not move to channel 11 until 1949). Two years later, on July 23, 1941, RSBC-TV signed on the air in Torrena City, also on channel 1 (the station would not switch to channel 9 until 1949). However, when Japan invaded Silverio World on February 12, 1942, all television services were suspended by the government.

1942-1946: The war
After the Japanese invasion of Silverio World, television services were suspended. Silverio World devoted all television resources for radar use. However, there were some developments made during the war. Many transmitters were built by the Silverish military during the war, and they would be used by stations across the country after the war. However, in 1946, the war would end with a Silverish victory and television would boom.