1957 in Scottish television
Overview of the events of 1957 in Scottish television
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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1957.
Events
January to July
- No events.
August
- 16 August – The Rosemarkie transmitting station is switched on, bringing television to Inverness and north east Scotland.[1]
- 30 August – BBC Scotland launches a weekday five-minute news bulletin and a Saturday teatime sports round-up.
- 31 August – Central Scotland's ITV franchise Scottish Television goes on air.[2]
September
- 18 September – Scottish launches a sports programme called Sports Desk, which was soon renamed Scotsport. By the time it ended in 2008 it was recognised as the world's longest-running sports television magazine.
- 24 September – The ITV Schools service, broadcasting programmes for schools and colleges, goes on air.
October
- No events.
November
- No events.
December
- 14 December – Scottish Television shows a club football match for the first time. Three days after the game was played, a ten minute film of Rangers’ European Cup tie away to AC Milan is broadcast on the Sports Desk programme.
- 25 December – The Royal Christmas Message is first televised with a message from Elizabeth II.
Unknown
- Construction of the Black Hill transmitting station in North Lanarkshire by the Independent Television Authority allows Scotland to receive the ITV service.
Debuts
STV
- 18 September – Scotsport (1957–2008)
Births
- 16 June - Ian Buchanan, actor
- 8 August - Ewan Stewart, actor
See also
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