2BE Belfast

2BE
Belfast;
Broadcast area	Northern Ireland
Frequency	689 kHz (initially)
Programming
Format	News, information, entertainment
Ownership
Owner	British Broadcasting Company, ; British Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date	15 September 1924

2BE was the call sign of the first official radio station to broadcast in Northern Ireland. Operated by the British Broadcasting Company (later the British Broadcasting Corporation), it started transmissions from Belfast on 15 September 1924 using a wavelength of 435 m (689 kHz). It was originally broadcast from Linenhall Street in Belfast.^[1]

On 20 March 1936 the Belfast transmitter was replaced by a new, more powerful transmitter broadcasting from Lisnagarvey on a wavelength of 307 m (977 kHz),^[2]^[1] the service having been renamed as the Northern Ireland Regional Programme on 6 January 1935.

With the resumption of regional broadcasting after World War II, this station became the Northern Ireland Home Service, and later BBC Radio 4 Northern Ireland. 2BE's successor station today is BBC Radio Ulster.

References

^ ^a ^b "Our Story The History of the BBC in Northern Ireland". BBC. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
^ Brodie, Malcolm (1995). The Tele: A History of the Belfast Telegraph. Blackstaff Press. p. 52. ISBN 9780856405471.