2ZY Manchester - The early days of radio

2ZY was the name of a radio station broadcast by the British Broadcasting Company from Manchester, England, between 1922 and 1927. It had its first test transmission on 450 metres in May 1922 and began regular broadcasts on 15 November 1922, one day after sister station 2LO started daily programmes in London. On the same day 5IT began in Birmingham and eight others opened over subsequent months across Britain. The frequency chosen for 2ZY was then 375 meters Medium Wave. The programmes were made and broadcast at first from the Metropolitan-Vickers Electricity works in Old Trafford. The ornate 'Iron Water Tower' was the site of the transmitter.
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