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    On what date did the BBC stop broadcasting due to World War II?

    Question #987. Asked by lisabate. (Apr 08 00 8:03 PM)


    essaychess

    		Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but BBC Television went off the air on September 1, 1939 because of the war, and did not resume until June 7, 1946. Various BBC Radio sites were bombed during the war, but the BBC's history site does not mention going off the air because of them.

    Apr 08 00, 10:53 PM
    zbeckabee

    		On the 1st of September 1939, the BBC Television Service was forced to stop broadcasting due to World War II. It resumed on the afternoon of the 7th of June, 1946.

    http://cftrawler.googlepages.com/joinusafterthewaronbbcone...

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bbc

    Jan 19 08, 1:28 PM

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