At a ceremony held in the newly refurbished Radio and Television Museum in Diósd, the exhibition “From the Telephone News Service to Satellites – The History of Broadcasting in Hungary” was officially opened. The NMHH’s Director General spoke of how the name of Diósd has become inseparable from the history of Hungarian radio and television. The walls of the former shortwave transmitter station are once again filled with light, sound and a wealth of stories.

Dr. Janka Börcs Aranyosné stressed that radio is not simply a source of information and news. It conveys not only knowledge, but also emotions, experiences, and often even hope. Perhaps this is why we can call it a communication tool with a “human face”. This is our mission, one that must be fulfilled in the digital age as well.

The exhibition offers an interactive, immersive experience that brings to life all the changes broadcasting has undergone, from crystal radio to space telecommunications, from black-and-white television to high-quality digital broadcasting.

“The NMHH has always supported initiatives that not only showcase technological progress, but also inspire young people’s curiosity, thirst for knowledge and desire for exploration. This exhibition does exactly that,” said the Director General.

Zsolt Árki, Technical Director of 4iG Műsorszóró Infrastruktúra Kft. (4iG Broadcasting Infrastructure Ltd.) recalled that Tivadar Puskás first presented his invention at the 1881 Paris World Exhibition. The following year, in 1882, an opera performance – Ferenc Erkel’s Hunyadi László – was transmitted wirelessly to 12 devices in Budapest. This technology already called broadcasting at the time.