2BE Belfast
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First air date | 15 September 1924 |
2BE was the call sign of the first official
British Broadcasting Corporation), it started transmissions from Belfast on 15 September 1924 using a wavelength of 435 m (689 kHz). It was originally broadcast from Linenhall Street in Belfast.[1]
On 20 March 1936 the Belfast transmitter was replaced by a new, more powerful transmitter broadcasting from Lisnagarvey on a wavelength of 307 m (977 kHz),[2][1] the service having been renamed as the Northern Ireland Regional Programme on 6 January 1935.
With the resumption of regional broadcasting after World War II, this station became the Northern Ireland Home Service, and later BBC Radio 4 Northern Ireland. 2BE's successor station today is BBC Radio Ulster.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Our Story The History of the BBC in Northern Ireland". BBC. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ISBN 9780856405471.
External links
- www.bbc.co.uk/radioulster Homepage of BBC Radio Ulster