Media in Manchester - Television Broadcasting

Television Broadcasting

Main article: List of television shows set in Manchester See also: BBC North, Granada Studios Tour, and MediaCityUK

Television broadcasts spread to the North West relatively late – the first monochrome 405 line television transmitter covering the area (from Holme Moss) did not open until 1951. Commercial TV began in May 1956 and the signals were broadcast from Winter Hill.

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