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2 November 1936
- The world's first scheduled, high-definition (as then defined; meaning 240-line) television programmes were broadcast on 2 November 1936 by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
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14 November – Following the closure of numerous amateur stations, the first BBC broadcasts from London (station 2LO). 15 November – First broadcasts from Birmingham (station 5IT) and Manchester (station 2ZY). 14 December – 33-year-old John Charles Walsham Reith becomes General Manager of the BBC.
12 March – The first news bulletin aired by the BBC Television Service, in sound only. Previously, the service had aired British Movietone News cinema newsreels. 1 April – The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race is first televised on the BBC Television Service.
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The British Broadcasting Corporation, already an established radio broadcaster since the mid-1920s, began making experimental television broadcasts in 1929.Low definition (30-line) television transmissions under government license commenced in August 1936. The BBC Television Service officially launched on November 2nd, 1936. This is often described...
The BBC's official publication, The Radio Times, listed the opening one-hour schedule – the first ever, on a dedicated TV channel – starting at 3 pm, as: 1. 3:00 – Opening of the BBC Television Service 2. 3:15 – Interval; time, weather 3. 3:20 – British Movietone News 4. 3:30 – Variety 5. 4:00 – Close From 9 pm to 10 pm, pre-recorded films and more...
The broadcast was made from a converted wing of Alexandra Palace ("Ally Pally") in London, using the 240-line Baird intermediate film system, on the VHFband. BBC television initially used two systems on alternate weeks: the Baird system and the 405-line Marconi-EMI system. The decision to use the Baird system for the first week was made on a coin t...
The British Broadcasting Company, as the BBC was originally called, was formed on 18 October 1922 by a group of leading wireless manufacturers including Marconi. Daily broadcasting by the BBC...
The BBC's – and the world’s – first regular high-definition television service started on Monday the 2nd of November 1936. A German service had begun the year before, but only offered ...
Nov 10, 2021 · 99 years ago this week, on 14 November 1922, the BBC broadcast its first programme, and daily transmission from London’s 2LO studio began. The first broadcast was read by Arthur Burrows, known as Uncle Arthur.
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