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1929 The BBC agreed to start experimental television broadcasts outside normal broadcast hours<ref>The Times, 28 March 1929</ref>. The BBC transmitters were used to broadcast television programmes using the 30-line Baird system from 1929 to 1932. | 1929 The BBC agreed to start experimental television broadcasts outside normal broadcast hours<ref>The Times, 28 March 1929</ref>. The BBC transmitters were used to broadcast television programmes using the 30-line Baird system from 1929 to 1932. | ||
From 1932 to 1935, the BBC produced | From 1932 to 1935, the BBC produced television programmes using the Baird system in their own studio at 16 Portland Place. | ||
1936 the BBC began | 1936 the BBC began regular transmission of television signals, alternating the [[Baird Television|Baird]] 240-line transmissions with the [[Marconi-EMI Television Co]]'s electronic scanning system that had recently been improved to 405 lines. | ||
1937 The BBC ceased broadcasting using the Baird system in February. | 1937 The BBC ceased broadcasting using the Baird system in February. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:39, 7 July 2020
The BBC was the world's first national broadcasting organisation.
1926 The British Broadcasting Company was dissolved on 31 December
1927 1 January: The British Broadcasting Corporation was granted its first Royal Charter of incorporation.
1929 The first dual transmitter high-power station opened at Brookman's Park, north of London.
1929 The BBC agreed to start experimental television broadcasts outside normal broadcast hours[1]. The BBC transmitters were used to broadcast television programmes using the 30-line Baird system from 1929 to 1932.
From 1932 to 1935, the BBC produced television programmes using the Baird system in their own studio at 16 Portland Place.
1936 the BBC began regular transmission of television signals, alternating the Baird 240-line transmissions with the Marconi-EMI Television Co's electronic scanning system that had recently been improved to 405 lines.
1937 The BBC ceased broadcasting using the Baird system in February.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, 28 March 1929