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3 unusual facts about 1950s in Irish television


1950s in Irish television

21 July 1955 - The BBC brings into service its Divis transmitter, its first permanent 405-line VHF Band I facility serving Northern Ireland, marking the launch of a television service for Northern Ireland; the 35 kW transmissions can also be readily received in much of the Republic of Ireland.

July 1959 – Under the leadership of newly appointed Taoiseach Seán Lemass, the Cabinet rejects the findings of the Television Commission, and instead recommends that a television service should be included with radio as part of a single public statutory authority.

September 1959 – An Advisory Committee, Chaired by broadcaster Eamonn Andrews is established to prepare for the introduction of a television service.



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