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Former major transmitter array
The Daventry transmitting station was a major broadcasting facility located on Borough Hill on the outskirts of Daventry, Northamptonshire. It operated
Daventry_transmitting_station
Market town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England
the newly created BBC constructed a radio transmitting station on Borough Hill just outside the town. Daventry was chosen because it was the point of maximum
Daventry
International radio division of the BBC
BBC World Service began on 19 December 1932 (emitted from the Daventry transmitting station) as the Empire Short Wave Service, broadcasting on shortwave
BBC_World_Service
Transmitter tower near Lisburn, Northern Ireland
the station as an alternative to the well-known one at Daventry in England, in case that one should suffer from an enemy attack. It transmitted on 6140
Lisnagarvey transmitting station
Lisnagarvey_transmitting_station
Shortwave radio transmitter station in Malaysia and Singapore
Relay Station was a broadcast relay station for the BBC World Service and its radio programmes to large parts of Asia on shortwave. Transmitting from a
BBC_Far_Eastern_Relay_Station
Longwave and mediumwave radio transmitter in England
The Droitwich transmitting station is a large broadcasting facility for medium-wave, and also formerly long-wave radio transmissions, established in 1934
Droitwich Transmitting Station
Droitwich_Transmitting_Station
English radio station
services – broadcast from the new high powered Daventry transmitting station at Borough Hill near Daventry. Hennessy & Hennessy 2005 "Birmingham's New Studio"
5IT
Calendar year
BBC Empire Service using a shortwave radio facility at its Daventry transmitting station in England. December 24 – 1932 Moweaqua Coal Mine disaster December
1932
Hill to the east of the town of Daventry in the English county of Northamptonshire
Borough Hill is a hill to the east of the town of Daventry in the English county of Northamptonshire. It is over 200 metres (660 ft) above sea level and
Borough_Hill
(relay station 5PY). 1 May – First broadcast from Edinburgh (relay stad to Daventry transmitting station and becomes the first British radio station to achieve
Timeline_of_the_BBC
First broadcasts from the long wave Daventry transmitting station and station 5XX becomes the first British radio station to achieve near national coverage:
List of years in British radio
List_of_years_in_British_radio
27 July – The British Broadcasting Company's Daventry transmitting station on Borough Hill, Daventry in central England opens as the world's first longwave
1925_in_British_radio
begins broadcasting using a shortwave radio facility at its Daventry transmitting station. 25 December – Inaugural Royal Christmas Message delivered by
1932_in_British_radio
medium-wave transmissions to the English Midlands from station 5GB (Daventry transmitting station) on 610 kHz. 17 November – The Italian broadcasting company
1927_in_radio
British government recognitions
National Insurance. Frank Norman Calver, Engineer-in-Charge, Daventry Transmitting Station, British Broadcasting Corporation. Olivia Mary Cape, Civil Assistant
1954_Birthday_Honours
needed] 27 July – The British Broadcasting Company's Daventry transmitting station on Borough Hill, Daventry in central England opens as the world's first longwave
1925_in_radio
begins broadcasting using a shortwave radio facility at its Daventry transmitting station. 25 December — King George V delivers the first Royal Christmas
1932_in_the_United_Kingdom
international broadcasting from a shortwave facility at its Daventry transmitting station in England. 25 December – The first Royal Christmas Message
1932_in_radio
English region of the BBC
high-powered radio transmitter at Daventry became the first to replace the earlier lower-powered city-based radio stations, such as Birmingham's 5IT, and
BBC_West_Midlands
27 July – The British Broadcasting Company's Daventry transmitting station on Borough Hill, Daventry in central England opens as the world's first longwave
1925_in_the_United_Kingdom
medium-wave transmissions to the English Midlands from station 5GB (Daventry transmitting station) on 610 kHz. December – Joshua Powell of Clacton begins
1927_in_British_radio
Radar defence system in Britain in World War II
suggested using the new 10 kW, 49.8 m BBC Borough Hill shortwave station in Daventry, Northamptonshire as a suitable ad hoc transmitter. The receiver
Chain_Home
Region of England
Moor transmitting station. The western area of the High Peak is covered by BBC North West and ITV Granada from Winter Hill transmitting station. ITV News
East_Midlands
English radio station
broadcasting from the station started on 15 November 1922, just one day after sister station in London, 2LO, had begun transmitting daily programmes. On
2ZY
Village in Northamptonshire, England
2011 Census was 2,706. Weedon is around 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Daventry, 7 miles (11.3 km) west of Northampton. It was at the crossroads of the
Weedon_Bec
British commercial radio broadcaster; predecessor to the BBC (1922–1926)
Radio Supplement. 27 July: The 5XX experimental longwave station is moved from Chelmsford to Daventry where it commences regular broadcasting on 1600 metres
British_Broadcasting_Company
Village in Northamptonshire, England
BBC at the nearby Borough Hill transmitting station. He lived there until his death in 2002. Long Buckby railway station, as the nearest stop to Althorp
Long_Buckby
Radio station in Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
from the Creteway Down transmitting station situated north east of the town and 104.2 FM from the Swingate transmitting station located at the village
BBC_Radio_Kent
Radio station in Salford, England
which was poor at times from Holme Moss transmitting station, especially indoors. After 18 years the station reverted to its original name, Radio Manchester
BBC_Radio_Manchester
Former British national radio service (1930–1939)
opened a high-power medium wave transmitter at the Daventry 5GB site to replace the existing local stations in the English Midlands, that allowed the experimental
BBC_National_Programme
Village in Northamptonshire, England
in West Northamptonshire, England, about 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south of Daventry. It is in the civil parish of Woodford cum Membris, which includes also
Woodford_Halse
BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Sussex
carried BBC Radio Sussex. The station transmitted on 1485 kHz (202 metres) in West Sussex from the Southwick transmitting station and on 1161 kHz (258 metres)
BBC_Radio_Sussex
Hausa-language part of the BBC World Service
AM As of 23 December 2024, the Ascension Island and Woofferton transmitting stations were known to broadcast Hausa programming on varying shortwave frequencies
BBC_Hausa
Hill in Dorset, England
first of the BBC's short-wave stations to be provided with 4-wire transmission lines, following tests made at Daventry (OSE1). A remotely controlled switching
Rampisham_Down
British comic actor and writer (1911–2002)
transmitter maintenance for the BBC and assigned to the Borough Hill transmitting station in Daventry. Unwin, Frances and their nine-month-old daughter, Marion,
Stanley_Unwin_(comedian)
BBC World Service radio station
The BBC Somali Service is a BBC World Service radio station transmitted in the Somali language and based in Broadcasting House in West London and in Hargeisa
BBC_Somali_Service
transmissions from 8 May. From 7 October it takes over from Daventry 5XX as the main station radiating the BBC National Programme. 8 October – Alistair
1934_in_British_radio
Scottish radio station
frequency, while a long-wave transmitter (sited first at Chelmsford, then Daventry, and finally at Droitwich) was powerful enough to provide a National Programme
2BD
English radio station
local radio station broadcast by the British Broadcasting Company (later the British Broadcasting Corporation). The station transmitted from its studio
6BM
Radio station in Birmingham, England
across the West Midlands on 95.6 FM and DAB from the Sutton Coldfield transmitting station situated north of Birmingham. It also broadcasts on Freeview TV channel
BBC_Radio_WM
Radio station in Truro, Cornwall
both stations shared an afternoon programme. BBC Radio Cornwall is broadcasts on 95.2 MHz for East Cornwall from the Caradon Hill transmitting station located
BBC_Radio_Cornwall
British national radio station
BBC Radio 5 Live is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It broadcasts mainly news, sport, discussion, interviews and phone-ins
BBC_Radio_5_Live
Country house in Worcestershire, United Kingdom
hall and was fitted with an SHF dish (microwave link) to Daventry radio transmitting station (referred to in 1975 Cabinet papers released 30 December
Wood_Norton_Hall
Radio station in Leeds, England
the station was made permanent and began broadcasting to all of West Yorkshire from the Holme Moss transmitting station and in 1972 the station started
BBC_Radio_Leeds
Radio station in Middlesbrough, England
BBC Sounds. The station was also broadcast on 1548 kHz medium wave (194 metres in wavelength) from the Stockton transmitting station until 17 April 1992
BBC_Radio_Tees
Radio and television transmissions across borders
the 2LO station, then run by the BBC. The success of this operation caught the BBC's attention who rented out a shortwave transmitting station in Chelmsford
International_broadcasting
History of air traffic control coordinated across the entire United Kingdom
system transmitted from stations at Daventry, Stenigot and Ventnor. The Decca Navigator System in the last year of the war had a Master Station at Buntingford
History of air traffic control in the United Kingdom
History_of_air_traffic_control_in_the_United_Kingdom
Bowden building in Plymouth. It transmitted from the Four Lanes/Redruth mast and the Caradon Hill transmitting station, with both transmitters having separate
Media_in_Cornwall
Object detection system using radio waves
radio or microwave domain, a transmitting antenna, a receiving antenna (often the same antenna is used for transmitting and receiving) and a receiver
Radar
Town in Warwickshire, England
the station area. One of the most notable landmarks around Rugby was, until August 2007, the Rugby Radio Station, a large radio transmitting station just
Rugby,_Warwickshire
Radio station in Sheffield, England
also broadcast on Freeview channel 716 from the Belmont transmitting station too. The station also streams online via BBC Sounds. While the FM, DAB and
BBC_Radio_Sheffield
Radio station in Oxford, England
broadcast across Oxfordshire on 95.2 FM and DAB from the Oxford transmitting station situated north east of Oxford. There are also other DAB transmitters
BBC_Radio_Oxford
Radio station in London, England, 1922–1930
sign Problems playing this file? See media help. 2LO was the second radio station to regularly broadcast in the United Kingdom (the first was 2MT). It began
2LO
British national radio station (1990–1994)
a national radio station that broadcast sports, children's and educational programmes. It ran from 1990 to 1994 and was transmitted via analogue radio
BBC_Radio_5_(former)
BBC Local Radio service for the ceremonial county of Somerset, England
on 95.5 FM from the Mendip transmitting station located on the summit of Pen Hill, part of the Mendip Hills. The station also broadcasts on 1566 kHz
BBC_Radio_Somerset
Former British national radio station (1945–1967)
The long wave signal on 200 kHz / 1500 metres was transmitted from the Droitwich Transmitting Station in the English Midlands (as it still was until 2026
BBC_Light_Programme
British digital audio broadcasting multiplex
for a number of radio stations which have UK wide coverage. The multiplex is owned and operated by the BBC and is transmitted from a number of transmitter
BBC_National_DAB
BBC Local Radio station for Derbyshire
the primary frequency for BBC Radio Derby, and comes from a 200 ft FM transmitting mast on Drum Hill, four miles north of the Derby City Centre, the other
BBC_Radio_Derby
British national radio station
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It launched on 30 September 1967 as a replacement for the BBC Home Service
BBC_Radio_4
BBC Local Radio service for Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight, England
Rowridge transmitting station on the Isle of Wight; and on 103.8 FM for western Dorset from Bincombe Hill transmitter. Since 2003, the station has also
BBC_Radio_Solent
British national radio station
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It specialises in modern popular music, current chart hits and future hits
BBC_Radio_1
BBC Local Radio service for Essex, England
also used to transmit on 1530 kHz from Rayleigh (Southend) until it ceased broadcasting in January 2018 as a cost saving measure. The station also broadcasts
BBC_Essex
BBC Local Radio service for Lincolnshire, England
Lincolnshire in May 2012. The main signal on 94.9FM comes from the Belmont transmitting station near Donington on Bain in the north of the county, which, until the
BBC_Radio_Lincolnshire
(precursor of the World Service) launches, broadcasting on shortwave from Daventry's Borough Hill. 25 December – King George V becomes the first monarch to
Timeline of the BBC World Service
Timeline_of_the_BBC_World_Service
Radio navigation system
Virginia: 48.75 MHz Master, Daventry, Northamptonshire (SP590631) B Slave Station, Stenigot (TF257825) C Slave Station, Ventnor then Gibbet Hill, Hindhead
Gee_(navigation)
common transmitting-receiving structure. An oscilloscope displayed range, azimuth, and elevation. A 3 meter parabolic reflector used transmitting and receiving
Radar_in_World_War_II
Radio station in Stoke-on-Trent, England
BBC Radio Stoke is the BBC's local radio station serving Staffordshire and South Cheshire. It broadcasts on FM, DAB, Freeview and via BBC Sounds from
BBC_Radio_Stoke
Method of sound reproduction using two audio channels
mediumwave transmissions. In December of that year the BBC's long wave station, 5XX in Daventry, Northamptonshire, participated in the first British stereo broadcast –
Stereophonic_sound
English region of the BBC
Home Service before the end of 1956. The opening of the Tacolneston transmitting station enabled programmes to be broadcast from Norwich purely for East Anglia
BBC_East
Division of the BBC
Davies, Professor of Music at Gresham College. It was transmitted from Britain's second ever radio station, 2LO in London, on 4 April 1924. Following the dissolution
BBC_School_Radio
BBC Local Radio service for Herefordshire and Worcestershire, England
BBC Hereford & Worcester is the BBC's local radio station serving the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire, which were one county from 1974 to
BBC_Hereford_&_Worcester
Radar system that does not transmit
shortwave transmitter at Daventry. Early radars were all bistatic because the technology to enable an antenna to be switched from transmit to receive mode had
Passive_radar
Radio station in Norwich, England
BBC Radio Norfolk is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of Norfolk. It broadcasts on FM, AM (until the end of November 2026), DAB, digital
BBC_Radio_Norfolk
British public service broadcaster
ISBN 978-0-563-20102-1. BBC Hand Book (1929), pp. 164, 182, 186 "National Programme Daventry, 31 October 1938 20.10: Farewell to Reginald Foort". Radio Times. 61 (787)
BBC
BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Surrey
Radio Surrey is transmitted on FM and on DAB via the MuxCo Surrey multiplex, which officially launched on 12 December 2013. The station also broadcast
BBC_Radio_Surrey
Broadcasting the same content over multiple mediums
using the wavelengths of the regional stations and Daventry. In its earliest days, the BBC often transmitted the same programme on the "National Service"
Simulcast
Radio show
with Chinese radio stations around the world to produce simulcast programme. The show is now called Chinatown and is transmitted every Sunday evening
Eastern_Horizon
Nepali language service of the BBC World Service
television programmes broadcast by the BBC Stations of the BBC The Green Book British television Early television stations Gaelic broadcasting in Scotland Public
BBC_Nepali
Scottish Gaelic-language radio station in Scotland
is a Scottish Gaelic language radio station owned and operated by BBC Scotland, a division of the BBC. The station was launched in 1985 and broadcasts
BBC_Radio_nan_Gàidheal
British digital radio station
British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC, and specialising in extended live sports coverage. It is a sister station to BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC_Radio_5_Sports_Extra
British radar system from WWII
practical demonstration. Watt and Wilkins quickly arranged one in the Daventry Experiment. When he saw the signals, Watt claims to have exclaimed "Britain
AMES_Type_7
British national radio station
BBC Radio 3 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It replaced the BBC Third Programme in 1967 and broadcasts classical music
BBC_Radio_3
Arabic-language service of the BBC
(Arabic: بي بي سي عربي) consisted of the Literary Arabic language radio station which was run by the BBC World Service, as well as the BBC's satellite
BBC_Arabic
Type of air-to-air radar
seminal Daventry Experiment of 1935 proved the basic concept of radar was feasible and led to the rapid formation of the Air Ministry Experimental Station (AMES)
AI_Mark_VIII_radar
licences are awarded for Banbury and Bicester, Enniskillen, Rugby and Daventry, Stockton-on-Tees, the Western Isles, Weston-super-Mare, and Worcester
2025_in_British_radio
English anatomist, writer and activist (1849–1898)
founded in 1850 with the merging of three former dissenting academies (Daventry, Highbury, and Homerton) into one. Aveling's father had studied at Highbury
Edward_Aveling
now own the Free Radio brand. The launch of the Sutton Coldfield transmitting station in December 1949 made the Birmingham area the first in Britain outside
Media_in_Birmingham
British theatre impresario (1890-1945)
uk/6d84911d3e024f5e95676d1b3594d7c6 Broadcast on BBC radio National Programme Daventry, 16 July 1936:http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b0de2683894442eb8cb78aa83686a1a5
George_Black_(producer)
transmitter at Daventry, Northamptonshire, which broadcast on 187.5 kHz (1562 metres) Long wave and was receivable across most of Britain. The station was called
Media_in_Manchester
Operational model of the world's first air-to-air radar system
a Handley Page Heyford bomber, a reversal of duties from the original Daventry Experiment that led to the development of CH in which a Heyford was the
AI_Mark_IV_radar
becomes latest country to go into lockdown in battle against coronav". Daventry M (14 December 2020). "Coronavirus: Netherlands begins imposing tough new
National responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
National_responses_to_the_COVID-19_pandemic
British royal recognitions
Engineer-in-Charge, Independent Television Authority Transmitting Station, Bolton. Stanley Alec Jeanmond, Station Catering Superintendent, London Airport, British
1959_New_Year_Honours
186–187. Antram & Morrice 2008, pp. 135–136. "Detailed record: Brighton Station including train sheds, Queen's Road (north side), Brighton". historicengland
Grade II* listed buildings in Brighton and Hove
Grade_II*_listed_buildings_in_Brighton_and_Hove
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