The Illustrated London News 1922
Some articles leading upto the first BBC wireless broadcasts
April 29th 1922 - A Dutch concert heard in an English home:
Music by wireless at a range of 500 miles
May 13th 1922 - F.G. Kellaway P.C., M.P. Postmaster-General
Another interesting announcement he made was the decision
to establish distributing stations for a "broadcast" system of wireless telephony.
June 17th 1922 - Wireless at Harrods
August 26th 1922 - Wireless and Gramophone
"There has been a considerable amount of discussion
as to the possible effect of the latest form of
home entertainment on the popularity
of the gramophone.
Indeed, it has been asserted by wireless
enthusiasts that the newcomer will eventually
oust the talking machine completely."
October 14th 1922 - The all-British Wireless exhibition
"Each day wireless concerts transmitted from a
London Station by the newly formed
British Broadcasting Company..."
Broadcasting
A non technical article for the beginner
Broadcasts for all: Ariels to suit ever home
November 1922 - Radio Notes (Number 1) in the Illustrated London News
"On a recent evening owners of receiving sets enjoyed a demonstration of Radio Telephony
on a scale greater than any attempted previously in Great Britain"
December 2 1922 - Radio Notes (number 2) in the Illustrated London News
December 29th 1922 - Radio Notes (number 3) in The Illustrated London News
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