2LO was the second HP radio station to regularly broadcast in the United Kingdom (the first was 2MT). It began broadcasting on 11 May 1922, for one hour a day from the seventh floor of Marconi House in London's Strand. This building, opposite Somerset House, was demolished in 2006, apart from the listed façade, which will be incorporated into a new hotel complex.^[1] A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ... 2MT was the first British radio station to make regular entertainment broadcasts. ... Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or video signals which transmit programs to an audience. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (132nd in leap years). ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Strand, May 2001 St. ... The central courtyard of Somerset House in London. ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ...

Initially the power was 100 watts on 350 metres (857kc.). 2LO was allowed to transmit for seven minutes, after which the 'operator' had to listen on the wavelength for three minutes for possible instructions to close down.

On November 14, 1922 the station was transferred to the new British Broadcasting Company, which was itself replaced in 1927 by the British Broadcasting Corporation or BBC. 2LO is also the name of the transmitter from which the station originated and now resides at the Science Museum. The radio station was replaced by the London BBC Regional Programme and the BBC National Programme. November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... The British Broadcasting Company Ltd was a British commercial company formed on October 18, 1922 by British and American electrical companies doing business in the United Kingdom. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar). ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... The Science Museum on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London is part of the National Museum of Science and Industry. ... The BBC Regional Programme was a BBC radio station from the 1920s until the outbreak of World War II. // Foundation When the BBC first began transmissions on 14 November 1922, the technology for both national coverage and joint programming between transmitters did not exist. ... The BBC National Programme was a BBC radio station from the 1920s until the outbreak of World War II. // Foundation When the BBC first began transmissions on 14 November 1922, the technology for both national coverage and joint programming between transmitters did not exist - transmitter powers were generally in the...

The "LO" part of 2LO's callsign was later adopted by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's metropolitan radio station in Melbourne. The station, 3LO, was known as 774 3LO until 2000 and is now known as 774 ABC Melbourne. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... The 3LO radio station began transmission in October 1924 as Melbournes second radio station, behind 3AR. The callsign LO was taken from a London radio station, 2LO. In 1932, 3LO and 3AR were among the first twelve radio stations to come under the ABC. Then in 1942, 3LO and... The radio station 3LO began transmission in October 1924 as Melbournes second radio station, behind 3AR. The callsign LO was taken from Londons second radio station, 2LO, which stood for London Orchestra. ...

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External links

• BBC - Press Office - 2LO
• History of the BBC - Pre-BBC
• The Science Museum: London Calling
• History of Marconi House where 2LO first broadcast