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On 13 February 1923 at 5pm, BBC broadcasting in Wales began when the British Broadcasting Company (as it then was) opened its Cardiff station. Soon after, in December 1924, the company...
The first broadcast in Wales was on 13 February 1923 [5] from the radio station 5WA at 19 Castle Street, Cardiff. [6] In March 1924 they moved into larger premises at 39 Park Place, later taking over most of the properties on the street. [6] During this time, the region was served from bases around Wales.
Feb 13, 2013 · From those 200 pioneering listeners to the first broadcast, it took until 1936 for Wales to reach 300,000 radio licences, a figure at which it was estimated that everyone in Wales had direct or...
Feb 13, 2023 · When baritone Mostyn Thomas sang traditional Welsh language folk song Dafydd y Garreg Wen on the evening of the BBC's first broadcast from Wales on 13 February, 1923, it signalled the start...
Feb 13, 2023 · Originally conceived as a local radio station for Cardiff, the BBC in Wales has evolved into a national, bilingual digital media organisation producing content for Wales and the rest of the...
Feb 13, 2023 · The creation of BBC Cymru Wales came in February 1964 as a result of the report of the Pilkington committee on broadcasting. This was a government-appointed committee that considered the...
Feb 13, 2023 · At 5pm on 13 February 1923, listeners tuned in to hear the BBC broadcasting from Wales for the first time. John Reith, Controller of the BBC, spoke these words: “Hello, 5WA – the Cardiff station of the British Broadcasting Company calling.
