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British Broadcasting Corporation
Statutory corporation
wi aRyal chairter
IndustrieMass media
PredecessorBritish Broadcasting Company
Foondit18 October 1922;101 years ago(1922-10-18)(as British Broadcasting Company)
1 Januar 1927;97 years ago(1927-01-01)(as British Broadcasting Corporation)
FoonderJohn Reith
HeidquartersBroadcasting House
London,W1
United Kingdom
Area served
Worldwide
Key fowk
Products
Services
RevenueDecrease£4.889 billion (2019)[1]
Decrease£−52 million (2019)[1]
Decrease£−69 million (2019)[1]
Tot assetsDecrease£1.172 billion (2019)[1]
AwnerPublic owned[2]
Nummer o employees
22,401 (2019)[1]
Wabsteidwww.bbc.co.uk
bbc.com(Outside UK)

TheBritish Broadcasting Corporation(BBC) is a Breetishpublic service broadcaster.wis foondit in1927bi means o a Ryal Chairter. The day the BBC is the naitional publicly fundit braidcaster o theUnitit Kinrick.It maks programmes an braidcasts onteleveesion,radio, an the Internet.

The BBC operates theUK'sae dedicatit politics chainel forby kiverin ongauns in the Breetish Hooses o Pairlament, The Scots Pairliament, Northren Ireland Assemmly an the Welsh Assemmly. The chainel is kent asBBC Parliament.

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  1. abcde"BBC annual report 2019"(PDF).BBC.
  2. "BBC – BBC Charter and Agreement – About the BBC".www.bbc.co.uk.Retrieved1 Apryle2019.