1962 Issuance of a ministerial statement by King Faisal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (then Crown Prince) to establish television broadcasting in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . 1965 Launch of the first official black-and-white broadcast of Saudi television from the Riyadh and Jeddah stations, under the name Kingdom Channel. 1974 First color television broadcast of the Kingdom Channel in Makkah al-Mukarramah and Jeddah. 1975 The first color television broadcast of the Kingdom Channel in al-Madinah al-Mun...

Television broadcasting in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia officially began in black and white in 1965 from Riyadh and Jeddah stations on a single channel. Afterwards, TV broadcasting reached Makkah al-Mukarramah and Taif from Jeddah station in 1967. Broadcasting then commenced from al-Madinah al-Munawwarah station in January 1968, followed by Qassim and Dammam stations in 1968. After that, official color broadcasting began in 1974 from Jeddah and Makkah al-Mukarramah stations. In 1972, the f...