British Broadcasting Company - Advent of wireless broadcasting

The British Broadcasting Company Ltd was a British commercial company formed on October 18, 1922 by British and American electrical companies doing business in the United Kingdom. Its original office was located on the fifth floor of the General Electric building in London. On December 14, 1922, John Reith was hired to become the Managing Director of the company. On December 31, 1926, the company was dissolved and its assets were transferred to the Crown Chartered British Broadcasting Corporation. British Broadcasting Co ...

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• British Broadcasting Company - Brief history
• British Broadcasting Company - Post Office stations
• British Broadcasting Company - Electrical Post Offices
• British Broadcasting Company - Advent of wireless broadcasting
• British Broadcasting Company - First test broadcasts
• British Broadcasting Company - Military intervention
• British Broadcasting Company - Test transmissions resume
• British Broadcasting Company - Incorporation and shares
• British Broadcasting Company - Directors
• British Broadcasting Company - International origins
• British Broadcasting Company - 1922-1926 BBC Timeline
• British Broadcasting Company - 1922
• British Broadcasting Company - 1923
• British Broadcasting Company - 1924
• British Broadcasting Company - 1925
• British Broadcasting Company - 1926

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British Broadcasting Company - Post Office stations. In Britain prior to 1922, the General Post Office retained exclusive rights given to it by government, to manage and control all means of mass communication with the exception of the printed word for which authority had devolved to another governmental entity. The foundation of the British system still revolves around a specific interpretation of the word station, which means a location. As such all Post Offices are located at stations, which is also tru ...

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On October 18, 1922, the British Broadcasting Company, Ltd. was incorporated under the 1908 to 1917 Companies Acts with a share capital of £100,000., with 99,993 cumulative ordinary shares valued at £1 each: The holders of the Cumulative Ordinary Shares are entitled to receive out of the profits of the Company a fixed Cumulative Dividend at the rate of 7½% per annum on the capital for the time being paid up thereon b ...

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British Broadcasting Company, British Broadcasting Company - Brief history, British Broadcasting Company - Post Office stations, British Broadcasting Company - Electrical Post Offices, British Broadcasting Company - Advent of wireless broadcasting, British Broadcasting Company - First test broadcasts, British Broadcasting Company - Military intervention, British Broadcasting Company - Test transmissions resume, British Broadcasting Company - Incorporation and shares, British Broadcasting Company - Directors, British Broadcasting Company - International origins, British Broadcasting Company - 1922-1926 BBC Timeline, British Broadcasting Company - 1922, British Broadcasting Company - 1923, British Broadcasting Company - 1924, British Broadcasting Company - 1925, British Broadcasting Company - 1926

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British Broadcasting Company - 1922. October 18: British Broadcasting Company, Ltd. formed but not registered. November 1: First broadcast receiving license introduced. November 14: 2LO began broadcasting on mediumwave, from Marconi House to London with the first newscast read by Arthur Burrows, first Director of Programmes. November 15:5IT in Birmingham and 2ZY in Manchester began broadcasting. All three BBC stations broadcast General Ele ...

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British Broadcasting Company, British Broadcasting Company - Brief history, British Broadcasting Company - Post Office stations, British Broadcasting Company - Electrical Post Offices, British Broadcasting Company - Advent of wireless broadcasting, British Broadcasting Company - First test broadcasts, British Broadcasting Company - Military intervention, British Broadcasting Company - Test transmissions resume, British Broadcasting Company - Incorporation and shares, British Broadcasting Company - Directors, British Broadcasting Company - International origins, British Broadcasting Company - 1922-1926 BBC Timeline, British Broadcasting Company - 1922, British Broadcasting Company - 1923, British Broadcasting Company - 1924, British Broadcasting Company - 1925, British Broadcasting Company - 1926

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