Could you explain the fundamental principles that enable a television set to receive and display broadcast signals?
Television sets, whether they are the older cathode ray tube (CRT) models or newer flat-screen TVs like LED, LCD, and OLED, operate on principles of electromagnetism, light, and color perception. The process begins with the creation of a television signal, which contains the information for sound and pictures. These signals are broadcast from a TV station and are transmitted through the airwaves or via cable/satellite systems. The antenna or cable connection on your TV captures these signals.

In older CRT televisions, these signals are processed and sent to the electron guns (one each for red, green, and blue - the primary colors of light) in the CRT. Each gun fires a beam of electrons corresponding to the color information in the signal. These beams pass through a magnetic field which causes them to hit specific phosphors on the television screen, lighting them up and creating the image you see. The image is refreshed quickly (usually 60 times per second) to provide the illusion of motion.