Broadcasting House, Belfast

{{Short description|British TV centre in Northern Ireland}} {{distinguish|text=Broadcasting House in London}} {{Other uses|Broadcasting House (disambiguation)}} {{Use British English|date=June 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}} {{coord|54.594|-5.930|display=title|region:GB_scale:5000}} thumb|200px|Broadcasting House, Belfast '''Broadcasting House, Belfast''' is the headquarters of BBC Northern Ireland and operates many of its broadcasting services. The building is located on Ormeau Avenue in Belfast city centre, at the junction with Bedford Street. Public tours of the building are available.<ref name="BB">{{cite web|title=The BBC NI Experience|work=BBC Northern Ireland website|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/experience/tours/|access-date=29 November 2009|archive-date=30 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630045347/http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/experience/tours/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History== The building was designed by George James Miller of James Miller & Sons of Glasgow in 1936 and completed in 1938.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=202055 | title=Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Architect Biography Report (September 29, 2022, 2:57 am) }}</ref>

BBC Broadcasting House in Belfast has many radio studios, some self-operated, some staffed, used for the BBC's main local radio station in Northern Ireland – BBC Radio Ulster, as well as being used by the BBC for other radio productions. There is also a news studio for radio news bulletins, a newsroom which provides news gathering for both television and radio news services for BBC Northern Ireland, along with production offices, makeup, green room, dressing rooms and hospitality/cafeteria services.

Broadcasting House is linked by satellite and cable to the whole BBC network, and is able to link to broadcasters around the world through the BBC's global link ups.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/corporate2/northernireland/technologyoperations/radiofacilities | title=BBC - Radio Facilities - About BBC Northern Ireland | access-date=20 December 2019 | archive-date=13 March 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313003717/http://www.bbc.co.uk/corporate2/northernireland/technologyoperations/radiofacilities | url-status=dead }}</ref>

BBC Broadcasting House in Belfast has two main television studios named Studio B and Studio 1. Studio B is a {{cvt|2000|sqft|m2}} studio, home to BBC Northern Ireland's local news programme ''BBC Newsline'', as well as home to other news/politics/current affairs programming. Studio 1 is a {{cvt|2200|sqft|m2}} studio, and is used for small productions. It can accommodate an audience of around one hundred if needed, and is ideal for small productions, interviews and is also used for media training purposes. There is also a small presentation studio and a small CSO studio used for small news bulletins, weather, or single-camera interviews.

BBC Northern Ireland's main {{cvt|5000|sqft|m2}} television studio called Studio A is not based at the BBC Broadcasting House, but is located a number of streets away at BBC Blackstaff House on Great Victoria Street in Belfast.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/corporate2/northernireland/technologyoperations/tvoutsidebroadcasts | title=BBC - TV & Outside Broadcasts - About BBC Northern Ireland | access-date=20 December 2019 | archive-date=12 March 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312121944/http://www.bbc.co.uk/corporate2/northernireland/technologyoperations/tvoutsidebroadcasts | url-status=dead }}</ref>

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Category:BBC offices, studios and buildings Category:Buildings and structures in Belfast Category:Grade B2 listed buildings Category:BBC Northern Ireland Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1941 Category:Art Deco architecture in Northern Ireland