The Oscars were first televised in 1953 by NBC, which continued to broadcast the event until 1960, when ABC took over, televising the festivities (including the first color broadcast of the event in 1966) through 1970.
ðɪ ˈɑːskɚz wɜː fˈɜːst tˈɛlᵻvˌaɪzd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː baɪ ˌɛnbˌiːsˈiː, wˌɪtʃ kəntˈɪnjuːd tə bɹˈɔːdkæst ðɪ ᵻvˈɛnt ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti, wˌɛn ˌeɪbˌiːsˈiː tˈʊk ˈoʊvɚ, tˈɛlᵻvˌaɪzɪŋ ðə fɛstˈɪvᵻɾiz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst kˈʌlɚ bɹˈɔːdkæst ʌvðɪ ᵻvˈɛnt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks θɹuː nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti.