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1920s. Where it all began, turning early radio experiments into a new medium - broadcasting. The British Broadcasting Company, as the BBC was originally called, was formed on 18 October...
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Audio slideshow exploring the history of Broadcasting House...
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The British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current state with its current name on New Year's Day 1927.
The series began its celebrated long run back on 16 July, 1951. Read more here. Entertaining the UK. Unique interviews from the BBC Oral History Collection reveal the varied landscape of...
18 October: The British Broadcasting Company Limited is formed but not registered. 1 November: The first broadcast receiving licences are issued. 14 November: 2LO is transferred to the British Broadcasting Company and begins broadcasting on medium wave from Marconi House to London.
Apr 6, 2022 · Reith, then a young engineer, was appointed to manage what was called the British Broadcasting Company (it became a Corporation at the beginning of 1927, when it received a royal charter and ...
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Oct 18, 2022 · The British Broadcasting Company, as the BBC was originally called, was formed on October 18, 1922, by a group of leading wireless manufacturers, including Guglielmo Marconi.
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The UK’s first live radio broadcast came from the factory of the Wireless Telegraph Company in Chelmsford, under the ownership of Guglielmo Marconi in June 1920. Sponsored by the Daily Mail's...
