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    The BBC began as Britain's first live public broadcast from Chelmsford in June 1920. However, broadcasts were banned by the General Post Office later that year. In 1922, the ban was lifted and the BBC was formed as a company to be the sole issuer of broadcasting licenses. John Reith was appointed as the BBC's first General Manager. The BBC's first broadcast was on November 14, 1922. Over the following decades, the BBC expanded to include radio, television, and additional channels and services.

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    The BBC began as Britain's first live public broadcast from Chelmsford in June 1920. However, broadcasts were banned by the General Post Office later that year. In 1922, the ban was lifted and the BBC was formed as a company to be the sole issuer of broadcasting licenses. John Reith was appointed as the BBC's first General Manager. The BBC's first broadcast was on November 14, 1922. Over the following decades, the BBC expanded to include radio, television, and additional channels and services.

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    The BBC began as Britain's first live public broadcast from Chelmsford in June 1920. However, broadcasts were banned by the General Post Office later that year. In 1922, the ban was lifted and the BBC was formed as a company to be the sole issuer of broadcasting licenses. John Reith was appointed as the BBC's first General Manager. The BBC's first broadcast was on November 14, 1922. Over the following decades, the BBC expanded to include radio, television, and additional channels and services.

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    History of the

    BBC
    By Ethan Mclaughlin

    Beginning
    Britain's first live public broadcast from Chelmsford took
    place in June 1920. This broadcast caught the people's
    imagination. However this enthusiasm was not shared in
    official circles where such broadcasts were interfering with
    military and civil communications. By late 1920, the
    General Post Office, banned broadcasts from Chelmsford
    But by 1922 the ban was rescinded due to over 60 radio
    societies with over 3,000 members starting a petition. The
    GPO proposed that it would issue a single broadcasting
    licence to a company jointly owned by leading wireless
    receiver manufactures, to be known as the British
    Broadcasting Company Ltd. John Reith was appointed its
    General Manager in December 1922
    The first BBC broadcast was on the 14 th of November 1922

    Radio
    Starting in 1964, a series ofpirate stations
    came on the air and forced the British
    government finally to regulate radio services to
    permit nationally based advertising-financed
    services. In response, the BBC reorganised and
    renamed their radio channels. On 30
    September 1967, the Light Programme was
    split intoRadio 1offering "Popular" music
    andRadio 2more "Easy Listening.The "Third"
    programme becameRadio 3offering classical
    music. The Home Service becameRadio
    4offering news, and non-musical content such
    as quiz shows,

    John Reith
    Reith had no broadcasting experience when he
    replied to an advertisement inThe Morning
    Postfor a general manager for an unformed
    British Broadcasting Company in 1922
    Reith was knighted and on 1 January 1927
    becoming the first Director General of the
    British Broadcasting Corporation. Reiths goal
    was to broadcast, "All that is best in every
    department of human knowledge, endeavour
    and achievement

    Television
    Baird Television Ltd. made Britain's first television
    broadcast, on 30 September 1929 from its studio in Long
    Acre, London, via the BBC's London transmitter, using the
    electromechanical system pioneered by John Logie Baird.
    The system used a vertically-scanned image of 30 lines
    just enough resolution for a close-up of one person. The
    BBC began its own regular television programming on 22
    August 1932. On 11 September 1935, the
    electromechanical broadcasts became obsolete.
    Regular BBC television broadcasts officially resumed on 1
    October 1936, now broadcasting on the VHF band. BBC
    television initially used two systems, the 240-line Baird
    intermediate film system and the 405-line Marconi-EMI
    system, each making the BBC the world's first regular highdefinition television service, broadcasting Monday to
    Saturday from 15:00 to 16:00 and 21:00 to 22:00

    Television
    On 1st September 1939 BBC television was
    taken off air with little warning this was due to
    the Second World War the station returned on
    7th June 1946.
    On 1 July 1967, BBC Two became the first
    television channel in Europe to broadcast
    regularly in colour. Unlike other terrestrial
    channels, BBC Two does not have soap opera
    or standard news programming, but a range of
    programmes intended to be eclectic and
    diverse

    Major Events
    15th January 1927 First live sports broadcast
    on the BBC
    7th July 1927 Christopher Stone presents a
    record programme, becoming the first British
    DJ
    14 July 1930 Transmission of the first
    television play
    2 November 1936 The BBC opens the world's
    first regular high-definition television service,

    Logos
    1953-1958

    Logos
    1958-1963
    19631971
    19711988
    1988-1997
    1997-

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