Abstract
This paper attempts to throw light upon the history of electronic media of
Balochi language. Balochi broadcasts started in 1949 form Karachi. Balochi
programs were given only 45 minutes from which 20 minutes were for music,
10 minutes for news, 05 minutes for the regular program ‘Hamara Pakistan’
(Our Pakistan) and the remaining ten minutes were for talk shows, features
and etc. On October 17, 1956 Quetta Radio Station began and the Balochi
programs were suspended form Karachi Station. PTV’s Quetta Station was
started as pilot station in 1974. Vsh News televised various range of
programs including news, talk shows and programs on current affair.
Sabzbaat Balochistan, based in Quetta, was run by a group of people who
owned “The East Films Pvt Ltd”, a television advertising agency in Hub.
Furthermore, this paper will discuss hurdles which Balochi broadcasts faced
during the time of their evolution.
Zakir Hussain, Jeeyand Kashif Sajidi, Abdul Naeem Sadiq, Tahir Jamaldini. (2019) Evolution of Balochi Broadcast Media, Balochistan Review, Volume XL, Issue 1.
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