Before the BBC began regular broadcasting from Alexandra Palace aspiring "lookers-in ... were routed via the BBC's 2LO medium wave transmitter located in Selfridges department store in London's ...
Images in the video include the control room at Alexandra Palace, the opening of the Sutton Coldfield transmitter and early studio scenes from BBC Lime Grove.
The 219-metre tower was constructed in 1956, replacing the transmitter at Alexandra Palace in north London. For decades it has transmitted terrestrial television to millions of homes, and was ...
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