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href="/wiki/File:BBC_Radio_5_Live_@_Quay_House,_MediaCityUK.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/BBC_Radio_5_Live_%40_Quay_House%2C_MediaCityUK.jpg/220px-BBC_Radio_5_Live_%40_Quay_House%2C_MediaCityUK.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/BBC_Radio_5_Live_%40_Quay_House%2C_MediaCityUK.jpg/330px-BBC_Radio_5_Live_%40_Quay_House%2C_MediaCityUK.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/BBC_Radio_5_Live_%40_Quay_House%2C_MediaCityUK.jpg/440px-BBC_Radio_5_Live_%40_Quay_House%2C_MediaCityUK.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>Quay House, part of the BBC presence at MediaCityUK</figcaption></figure> <p><b>BBC Manchester</b> (often known as <b>BBC Salford</b>) is the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a>'s regional headquarters for the <a href="/wiki/North_West_England" title="North West England">north west of England</a>, the largest BBC region in the UK. BBC Manchester is a department of the <a href="/wiki/BBC_North" title="BBC North">BBC North Group</a> <a href="/wiki/Division_(business)" title="Division (business)">division</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The BBC considers the Manchester department as one of its three main national bases alongside <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bristol" title="Bristol">Bristol</a>, and has had a presence in the city since launching the <a href="/wiki/2ZY" title="2ZY">2ZY</a> radio station in 1922. The BBC had its first studio outside London in 1954 when the corporation leased the <a href="/wiki/Mancunian_Films" title="Mancunian Films">Dickenson Road Studios</a>. In 1967, the decision was taken to build a purpose-built BBC building in Manchester on <a href="/wiki/Oxford_Road,_Manchester" class="mw-redirect" title="Oxford Road, Manchester">Oxford Road</a> which opened in 1976. </p><p>Manchester's television industry struggled during the early 2000s when Granada Television reduced operations in Manchester with the newly formed <a href="/wiki/ITV_plc" title="ITV plc">ITV</a> opting to move operations to London which meant <a href="/wiki/New_Broadcasting_House_(Manchester)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Broadcasting House (Manchester)">New Broadcasting House</a> and <a href="/wiki/Granada_Studios" title="Granada Studios">Granada Studios</a> were underused.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/BBC_Television_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC Television Centre">BBC Television Centre</a> in London, <a href="/wiki/Granada_Studios" title="Granada Studios">Granada Studios</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_Broadcasting_House_(Manchester)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Broadcasting House (Manchester)">New Broadcasting House</a> in Manchester were all coming to the end of their operational span and the BBC decided to transfer more departments north, preferably to Manchester where they have been based for 90 years. The move would aim to boost the ailing Manchester media industry, lower operational costs compared to London and represent the north of England more proportionally.<sup id="cite_ref-struggle_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-struggle-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The BBC decided on moving to <a href="/wiki/MediaCityUK" title="MediaCityUK">MediaCityUK</a> in <a href="/wiki/Salford_Quays" title="Salford Quays">Salford Quays</a>, a short distance outside the city centre. BBC Manchester transferred from New Broadcasting House. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BBC_Manchester&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_studios">Early studios</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BBC_Manchester&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early studios"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dickenson_Road_Studios.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Dickenson_Road_Studios.jpg/220px-Dickenson_Road_Studios.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Dickenson_Road_Studios.jpg/330px-Dickenson_Road_Studios.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Dickenson_Road_Studios.jpg/440px-Dickenson_Road_Studios.jpg 2x" data-file-width="711" data-file-height="505" /></a><figcaption>Dickenson Road Studios in Rusholme, the BBC's first television studio outside <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Manchester was home to the BBC's first television studio outside London in 1954<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the acquisition of <a href="/wiki/Dickenson_Road_Studios" title="Dickenson Road Studios">Dickenson Road Studios</a> in Rusholme, which was a converted church. The BBC formed BBC Manchester in the 1950s and the Manchester department bought the studios from <a href="/wiki/Mancunian_Films" title="Mancunian Films">Mancunian Films</a>. The BBC formed another production centre, BBC Piccadilly Studios in <a href="/wiki/Manchester_city_centre" title="Manchester city centre">Manchester city centre</a> in 1957 for local programming. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BBC_Piccadilly_Studios_-_geograph-2182393-by-David-Dixon.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/BBC_Piccadilly_Studios_-_geograph-2182393-by-David-Dixon.jpg/170px-BBC_Piccadilly_Studios_-_geograph-2182393-by-David-Dixon.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/BBC_Piccadilly_Studios_-_geograph-2182393-by-David-Dixon.jpg/255px-BBC_Piccadilly_Studios_-_geograph-2182393-by-David-Dixon.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/BBC_Piccadilly_Studios_-_geograph-2182393-by-David-Dixon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="326" data-file-height="427" /></a><figcaption>BBC Piccadilly Studios in May 1979</figcaption></figure> <p>The Dickenson Road studios were the original base for <i><a href="/wiki/Top_of_the_Pops" title="Top of the Pops">Top of the Pops</a></i> from the first edition broadcast on New Year's Day 1964 from Studio A. DJs <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Savile" title="Jimmy Savile">Jimmy Savile</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alan_Freeman" title="Alan Freeman">Alan Freeman</a> presented in a week when <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a>, with "<a href="/wiki/I_Want_to_Hold_Your_Hand" title="I Want to Hold Your Hand">I Want to Hold Your Hand</a>",<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> that week's number one. A Mancunian model, <a href="/wiki/Samantha_Juste" title="Samantha Juste">Samantha Juste</a>, was the regular "disc girl". Local photographer <a href="/wiki/Harry_Goodwin" title="Harry Goodwin">Harry Goodwin</a> was hired to provide shots of non-appearing artists, and also to provide backdrops for the chart rundown.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1972, local broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Hall_(presenter)" title="Stuart Hall (presenter)">Stuart Hall</a> hosted <i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_Knockout" title="It's a Knockout">It's a Knockout</a></i>. Stuart Hall remarked that the programme was like "the Olympic Games with custard pies".<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The programme was revived under BBC Manchester's ownership with viewing figures surging from 100,000 to 15 million.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Dickenson Road facility remained in use until 1975 when the BBC moved to <a href="/wiki/New_Broadcasting_House_(Manchester)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Broadcasting House (Manchester)">New Broadcasting House</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Broadcasting_House">New Broadcasting House</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BBC_Manchester&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: New Broadcasting House"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BBC_New_Broadcasting_House,_Manchester.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/BBC_New_Broadcasting_House%2C_Manchester.jpg/220px-BBC_New_Broadcasting_House%2C_Manchester.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/BBC_New_Broadcasting_House%2C_Manchester.jpg/330px-BBC_New_Broadcasting_House%2C_Manchester.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/BBC_New_Broadcasting_House%2C_Manchester.jpg/440px-BBC_New_Broadcasting_House%2C_Manchester.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/New_Broadcasting_House_(Manchester)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Broadcasting House (Manchester)">New Broadcasting House</a>, home of BBC Manchester from 1975 until 2011</figcaption></figure> <p>From 1975, BBC Manchester's base was New Broadcasting House on <a href="/wiki/Oxford_Road,_Manchester" class="mw-redirect" title="Oxford Road, Manchester">Oxford Road</a> in <a href="/wiki/Manchester_city_centre" title="Manchester city centre">Manchester city centre</a>. </p><p>New Broadcasting House had one small studio and one large studio, Studio A which was equipped for live programming and recording drama programmes. Studio A underwent a major £6 million expansion in 1989 which increased the studio's volume by 80%.<sup id="cite_ref-oxfordroad_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oxfordroad-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Upon completion it was the largest BBC studio outside London at 6,204 ft.<sup id="cite_ref-oxfordroad_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oxfordroad-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The early 2000s were tough for BBC Manchester and the diminishing Granada Television as a result of the ITV takeover in 2004 affected the level of programme production.<sup id="cite_ref-struggle_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-struggle-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 3SixtyMedia Studios at Granada Studios and New Broadcasting House only had enough filming work to operate two studios, despite having five available. New programmes such as <i><a href="/wiki/Life_on_Mars_(British_TV_series)" title="Life on Mars (British TV series)">Life on Mars</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Dragons%27_Den" title="Dragons' Den">Dragons' Den</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Waterloo_Road_(TV_series)" title="Waterloo Road (TV series)">Waterloo Road</a></i> were all commissioned soon after<sup id="cite_ref-struggle_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-struggle-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Manchester is now Europe's second largest creative industry in Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> BBC Manchester was the base for programmes such as <i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_Knockout" title="It's a Knockout">It's a Knockout</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Red_Dwarf" title="Red Dwarf">Red Dwarf</a></i>, while programmes such as <i><a href="/wiki/A_Question_of_Sport" title="A Question of Sport">A Question of Sport</a></i> originated there. </p><p>In 2003, as <a href="/wiki/BBC_Pacific_Quay" title="BBC Pacific Quay">BBC Pacific Quay</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Mailbox" class="mw-redirect" title="The Mailbox">The Mailbox</a> and <a href="/wiki/BBC_White_City" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC White City">BBC White City</a> were being redeveloped it was touted the New Broadcasting House site could be redeveloped but this idea was eventually shelved to create a new purpose-built television studios.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> BBC Manchester transferred its base to <a href="/wiki/MediaCityUK" title="MediaCityUK">MediaCityUK</a> in 2011 which is located two miles west of New Broadcasting House in <a href="/wiki/Salford_Quays" title="Salford Quays">Salford Quays</a>. New Broadcasting House was demolished in 2013, and the land is now being developed into high rise accommodation and office buildings under the moniker 'Circle Square'. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Granada_Studios">Granada Studios</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BBC_Manchester&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Granada Studios"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The BBC previously owned 20% of Granada Studios<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> through <a href="/wiki/3SixtyMedia" title="3SixtyMedia">3SixtyMedia</a>, a joint venture between the BBC and ITV Studios.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The venture aimed to cut costs for the BBC and Granada.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This also gave the BBC greater use of the Granada Studios, enabling the BBC to reduce production in Oxford Road’s Studio A, and instead use the three larger studios at Granada’s site<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2013, TV production at Granada Studios ceased, with productions transferring to MediaCityUK. The studios were sold to Manchester City Council and property developer Allied London.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="BBC_Manchester_Big_Screen">BBC Manchester Big Screen</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BBC_Manchester&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: BBC Manchester Big Screen"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Manchester_big_screen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Manchester_big_screen.jpg/220px-Manchester_big_screen.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Manchester_big_screen.jpg/330px-Manchester_big_screen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Manchester_big_screen.jpg/440px-Manchester_big_screen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="604" data-file-height="453" /></a><figcaption>BBC Big Screen in Exchange Square, Manchester</figcaption></figure> <p>The BBC's first Big Screen was erected in Manchester.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Screen became a permanent feature of Exchange Square in 2003 after a successful trial in Manchester during key events such as the <a href="/wiki/2002_Commonwealth_Games" title="2002 Commonwealth Games">2002 Commonwealth Games</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Golden_Jubilee_of_Elizabeth_II" title="Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II">Golden Jubilee in 2002</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2002_Football_World_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 Football World Cup">2002 Football World Cup</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BBC_Manchester&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Birmingham" title="BBC Birmingham">BBC Birmingham</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BBC_Manchester&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output 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