educational television

noun

1. television of informational or instructional content.

Word History and Origins

Origin of educational television¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Bafta chair Sara Putt said: "Horrible Histories has transformed traditional ideas of what educational television should be."

From BBC

The show is a messy piece of very entertaining — and occasionally educational — television, full of extremely talented actors giving incredible performances, but it’s not a road map for reality, nor should it be.

From Los Angeles Times

He was working as a television producer when he was asked to collaborate with other TV innovators assembled by the Ford Foundation in the early 1960s to transform a limited service that generated no original programming into National Educational Television, the forerunner of the Public Broadcasting Service.

From New York Times

Public education — including higher teacher pay and access to universal pre-K — ranked atop his wish list, as Beshear presented his blueprint for the state’s next two-year budget in a statewide speech on Kentucky Educational Television.

From Seattle Times

In an hourlong debate from Lexington shown on Kentucky Educational Television, the bitter rivals sparred over the economy, education policies, abortion and transgender issues.

From Seattle Times