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oct 18, 1922 - BBC

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-The BBC is the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation, founded in 1922.

-It is the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees. It employs over 20,950 staff in total, 16,672 of whom are in public sector broadcasting.

-Britain's first live public broadcast from the Marconi factory in Chelmsford took place in June 1920.

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oct 18, 1922
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~ 103 years ago

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