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- 1959 27 October – Anglia Television starts broadcasting from Mendlesham transmitting station on VHF channel 11 to Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex.
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5 July – Anglia starts broadcasting on VHF channel 6 from Sandy Heath transmitting station, extending coverage into Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Until late 1966, there were no morning broadcasts from this transmitter due to a clash with the Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory .
History. Anglia Television launched on 27 October 1959 as an independent company serving the East of England, the eleventh ITA station to go on air. At its launch, Anglia broadcast from the Mendlesham Transmitter and was soon joined by Sandy Heath and then Belmont.
The first day of transmission for Anglia Television was on Tuesday October 27, 1959. Broadcasting began at 4.15pm with a picture of the Mendlesham mast and a voiceover announcing, "Anglia Television is on the air." The first programme, Introducing Anglia, took viewers on a tour of the region with aerial views of the countryside. The thirty ...
Oct 25, 2019 · 60 years of Anglia TV: the TV station that grew out of a haunted house. In Norwich on October 27 1959 at 4.15pm Topsie swung into action and those fortunate enough to have a television set sat ...
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Oct 25, 2019 · Anglia Television was launched in 1959 as an independent television channel. Over the years, dozens of famous programmes have been produced at its headquarters in Norwich, including nature...
May 17, 2020 · I started in the summer of 1966 when Sid Denney, the Head-of-Sound at the ITV broadcaster Anglia TV, took a gamble and let me join the Sound Department in Norwich.
Jan 20, 2021 · By The Rewind Team. Last updated on 5th June 2021. Filed under Channel Presentation. FROM THE ARCHIVE OF: TC1. Edited footage of the opening of Anglia TV in 1959, including the original version of the iconic ‘Knight’ ident. VIDEO: Anglia TV launch. Announcer: Drew Russell. TX DATE: 27th October 1959. COPYRIGHT: ITV plc. Video content.
