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1950 BBC Test Card C modified for 4:3 aspect ratio

1963 Oldest American soap opera "General Hospital" begin.

1971 Radio only licence abolished. Combined licence raised to 6 pounds 10s

1986 All BBC commercial activities brought together in a single organisation, BBC Enterprises Ltd.

2003 Channel 5 Broadcasting's new licence to run the fifth channel for a further 10-year period comes into force. The original licence ran until October 27th, 2005, but the company applied for a renewal at the earliest available opportunity, accepting the ITC's new financial terms on March 13th, 2003.

2007 The Sky at Night celebrates 50 years with a special anniversary edition

2010 Men & Motors ceases broadcasting at 6am BST. The channel formerly known as Granada Men & Motors was the last remaining service from the original Granada Sky Broadcasting venture. The closure of the channel makes way for the launch of ITV1 HD the following day.