From what London building in 1936 were the first BBC TV broadcasts made?
BBC Television obsolete. After a series of test transmissions and special broadcasts that began in August 1936, the BBC Television Service officially launched on 2 November 1936 from a converted wing of Alexandra Palace in London. "Ally Pally" housed two studios, various scenery stores, make-up areas, dressing rooms, offices, and the transmitter itself, which then broadcast on the VHF band. BBC television initially used two systems on alternate weeks: the 240-line Baird intermediate film system and the 405-line Marconi-EMI system. The use of both formats made the BBC's service the world's first regular high-definition television service; it broadcast from Monday to Saturday
BBC Russian Service TV from the BBC's new building in central London (Broadcasting House). The bulletin is also available via bbcrussian.com. BBC Russian Service BBC News Russian () - formerly BBC Russian Service () - is part of the BBC World Service's foreign language output, one of nearly 40 languages it provides. The BBC Russian Service began broadcasting on 26 March 1946. However, during World War II there were sporadic broadcasts to the Soviet Union in Russian only. Most of these broadcasts were after 1942. These were mainly short news bulletins or announcements relating to UK Foreign Office policy in Russian from 1943