The BBC birth of offshore radio in 1927 ....

It is possible that the original British Broadcasting Company Limited may have experimented with transmissions from offshore (as opposed to onshore), but we now know for a fact with press reports and a picture, that in 1927 the then newly formed and licensed British Broadcasting Corporation did commence transmissions to its listeners from a vessel. You can now see a picture of this event on our companion Blog. Use the link button above.