Our building when it was first conceived At 6 p.m. on Monday, July 6, 1959, seven years after the idea of bringing educational television to the Granite State was conceived, New Hampshire Public Television began broadcasting.

Our first program was a half-hour dedicated to the founding of the station. It was following by “Louis Lyons and the News,” “The Friendly Giant,” “Highway Holiday,” “Sew Easy,” “Japanese Brush Painting” and “The Boston Symphony.” At 10 p.m. we signed off, giving way to the test pattern until the next day.

We’ve come a long way in 50 years, from black and white to color TV pictures, to our current HD digital broadcast.. Our programming has evolved and expanded over the decades, as we’ve presented an extensive array of popular award-winning PBS programs as well as our own NHPTV programs focusing on New Hampshire’s stories.

We are delighted to be celebrating our 50th anniversary with you – after all, it’s your support that keeps us going! So please share with us your NHPTV memories – how long have you been watching NHPTV? What are your favorite programs? How has NHPTV been important to you and your family?

Thank you very much for celebrating 50 years with NHPTV!

YOU were an important part of our first 50 years!

We want to hear from you! Wish us a happy 50th anniversary and tell us your NHPTV story.

Recent Comments

Thank you for the Big Band program and combo! It's my wife's 83rd B-Day and we danced to all that great music when we met in high school in NY in 1943!

Rod G, Wayland, MA

Thanks so much for the Lawrence Welk shows on Saturday night. I sit and watch and sing, and the memories bring tears of love and laughter of years gone by. Thanks for the memories!

Margery C, Mashpee, MA

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