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History of U.K. TV since 1922
The launch of The Digital Network ( digital terrestrial television ) will have the same - if not bigger - impact as the arrival of colour did 43 years ago, opening up a whole new viewing experience for the British public.
1922
18 October: British Broadcasting
Company formed
1 November: Broadcasting Licence Fee of 10 shillings (£0.50) introduced
14 November: First daily transmission from 2LO (London)
15 November: Birmingham (5IT) and Manchester (2ZY) stations brought into service
14 December: John Reith made General Manager of the BBC
1923
8 January: First outside
broadcast
26 March: First daily weather forecast
28 September: Radio Times first published
8 November: First broadcast in Welsh from Cardiff
2 December: First broadcast in Gaelic from Aberdeen
1924
5 February: First Greenwich Time
Signal
17 February: First Big Ben daily time signal
23 April: First broadcast by King George V
1927
1 January: British Broadcasting Corporation established by Royal Charter
1929
20 August: First BBC transmission of 30-line experimental television using Baird's studio
1930
31 March : First transmission of 30-line television with synchronised sound
1932
12 March: First broadcast from
Broadcasting House
19 December: Short-wave Empire Service from Daventry inaugurated
1934
29 November: First broadcast of a Royal wedding, with world coverage (Duke of Kent and Princess Marina)
1936
2 November: Official
inauguration of world's first regular high-definition television service from
Alexandra Palace
9 December: First televised cookery demonstration
1937
12 May: Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (radio and television). First use of television outside broadcast van
1938
3 January: First BBC
foreign-language service (Arabic)
30 June: John Reith resigned
1939
1 September: TV Service closed down. Home Service replaced National and Regional radio programmes
1940
7 January: Forces Programme
began
15 October: Bomb exploded in Broadcasting House during nine o'clock news, seven
deaths
1941
17 March: European Service moved to Bush House
1942
29 January: Desert Island Discs first broadcast
1943
13 June: Empire Service became Overseas Service
1945
29 July: Regional broadcasts renewed and Light Programme began
1946
7 June: BBC TV resumes after shutdown during World War II
1955
22 September: Launch of ITV
1962
11 June: First satellite transmission from USA via Telstar
1964
21 April: BBC2 launched in London (first 625 lines service)
1966
2 June: TV pictures show live from moon's surface
1967
1 July: First regular BBC2 colour transmissions
1969
15 November: Colour begins on BBC1 and ITV
1982
2 November: Launch of channel 4
1989
5 February: Launch of Sky satellite television
1997
31 March: Launch of channel 5
1998
31 October : Sky digital launch
1998
15th November: U.K. Digital Terrestrial TV launch / ONdigital launch
The last quarter of 1998 launch of the Digital Network
1997
June: Licence awarded
1997
November: Set-top box specification agreed
1997
December: CTI awarded transmission and distribution contract
1997
December: Licence granted
1997
December: Multiplex Centre chosen
1998
January: Multiplex Centre construction begins
1998
February: CA system chosen
1998
February: AMV BBDO appointed as advertising agency
1998
March: Set-top box orders placed
1998
March: the Digital network unveiled
1998
April: Retail trade hotline begins