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The British Broadcasting Corporation was originally created in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company.
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Is it true that the British Broadcasting Corporation was originally created in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company?
Yes. Multiple reliable reference sources confirm that the British Broadcasting Corporation was originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company before later becoming a public corporation.
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Wikipedia: British Broadcasting Company. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Broadcasting_Company
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Wikipedia: BBC. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC
Notes that in 1922 a monopoly broadcasting licence was awarded to the British Broadcasting Company (BBC).
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Radio Luxembourg. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Luxembourg
States the BBC was originally created in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company.
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Simple English Wikipedia: Simple English Wikipedia: BBC. (n.d.). Simple English Wikipedia. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC
Mentions the British Broadcasting Company advertising for a General Manager in 1922.
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Wikibooks: Wikibooks: Suburb Garden Town/Lead-up to War. (n.d.). Wikibooks. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Suburb_Garden_Town/Lead-up_to_War
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