# BBC becomes a public corporation (1927)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1927-bbc-becomes-a-public-corporation
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The British Broadcasting Corporation was established by royal charter. Within the broader Early 20Th Century & World Wars period, mass democracy, the two world wars, Irish partition, economic crisis and the rise of Labour remade the political and social order. This event is placed at 1927 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The new structure gave public service broadcasting a distinctive institutional form.

## Why it matters
The new structure gave public service broadcasting a distinctive institutional form.

Ruler at the time: [George V](https://english-history.com/rulers/george-v)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — BBC becomes a public corporation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=BBC+becomes+a+public+corporation&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — BBC becomes a public corporation](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=BBC+becomes+a+public+corporation)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history)
- [The National Archives — twentieth-century resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)