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nov 30, 1922 - BBC

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1922

Oct 18 The British Broadcasting Company is formed. It is owned by the British General Post Office and six telecommunications companies.

1923

Aug 25 In Britain a ten-man committee headed by a conservative Member of Parliament, Sir Frederick Sykes Sykes, rejects advertising for the BBC, believing it would lower standards. The committee recommends a 10 shillings licence fee to fund broadcasts.

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nov 30, 1922
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~ 102 years ago