5XX

Last updated March 27, 2025

5XXwas a British experimental Longwave radio station with the transmitter located in Daventry, Northamptonshire,^[1] which helped the station achieve near-national coverage. It was dedicated for national transmissions, established at the Marconi Company's New Street Works Factory in Chelmsford. It set the bases for The BBC National Programme, which was the station that replaced it on the 9th of March 1930

References

↑ "History of the BBC - Daventry Transmitter opens providing national radio coverage - 27 July 1925". BBC Online . Retrieved 11 March 2025.

52°15′10″N1°08′24″W / 52.25278°N 1.13992°W / 52.25278; -1.13992

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[History_of_the_BBC_-_Daventry_Transmitter_opens_providing_national_radio_coverage_-_27_July_1925-1] "History of the BBC - Daventry Transmitter opens providing national radio coverage - 27 July 1925". BBC Online . Retrieved 11 March 2025.

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