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This site has no connection with any broadcaster and is simply a tribute to those who worked providing weather on the BBC.
1922 Start of Radio Broadcasts from 2LR Savoy Hill November 14th
1936 Start of TV Service from Alexandra Palace November 11th
1949 Weather maps with captions began in July following wartime closedown
1954 1st presented Weather Forecast on BBC1 January 11th
1964 1st TV use of pictures from satellites
1967 Introduction of Magnetic symbols
1975 Introduction of new 'symbols' on August 16th
1985 Introduction of Electronic Graphics on National Weather on February 18th
1988 30th May - Major upgrade to Weather Graphics
1991 Opening of the BBC Weather Centre
1996 September saw the opening of the second phase of the Weather Centre
1996 Start of the 1st series of ' The Weather Show' on 14th October (28 programmes)
1997 The Weather Show 185 programmes
1997 Start of News24 Weather on 9th November
1998 The Weather Show 182 programmes
1999 The Weather Show 104 programmes last on 24th June
2000 Major relaunch of all pan-BBC Weather Services on October 2nd
2005 Introduction of 'Clearer Weather'
