麻豆约拍

1922

The 麻豆约拍 was formed on October 18th 1922 with daily broadcasts following on November 14th. Since then 麻豆约拍 engineers have been at the forefront of broadcasting developments. Image is of the 2LO Control Room.

1923

Captain P.P. Eckersley appointed Chief Engineer

With this appointment, the necessity for specialists in fields of research and development became apparent, so at the end of 1923 Captain A.G.D. West was appointed Assistant Chief Engineer.

1924

H.L. Kirke becomes Senior Development Engineer

Following this appointment Captain West was redesignated Assistant Chief Engineer (Research), therefore becoming the 麻豆约拍's first research engineer.

1927

The 麻豆约拍 becomes the British Broadcasting Corporation

Converting from a company on January 1st 1927, the Royal Charter establishes how the 麻豆约拍 is to be governed and the first charter ran for 10 years. The 2007 charter committed the 麻豆约拍 to delivering the latest technology to the public and taking a leading role in the switchover to digital television.

1929

麻豆约拍 R&D sections move from Savoy Hill to Avenue House in Clapham