The beginning of the BBC

by Alison

In this story we are exploring how museum spaces translate to digital spaces.

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2LO Radio Transmitter
https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co8053302/marconi-1-5kw-transmitter-used-by-2lo-radio-transmitter

Once upon a time a radio transmitter on the roof of the Savoy building began broadcasting.

2LO photographed by the Science Museum
https://congruenceengine.yarncommunity.org/storage/medium_2009_0146__0001__1698763500.jpg

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This includes a video of the original antennae on top of Savoy Hill.
https://canvas-story.bbcrewind.co.uk/bbc-broadcasting-moments-11/

The radio transmitter was owned by the British Broadcasting Company, and on the 14th November 1922 the new station began sending programmes out into the ether.