HC Deb 19 December 1956 vol 562 c185W
140. Mr. Chichester-Clark

asked the Postmaster-General whether he will give an undertaking that the British Broadcasting Corporation's transmitting station at Londonderry will be put in full working order as soon as possible; and whether he will make a statement about damage caused to it by an Irish Republican Army outrage in the early hours of 12th December.

Mr. Alport

The Home Service transmissions were on the air again at 6.30 a.m. on the day after the explosion, and the Light Programme was restored one day later. The station building and equipment, including both transmitters, were damaged by the explosion.

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