1957 in Scottish television

This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1957.

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Events

January to July

• No events.

August

• 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.[1]

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

• 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

• 1957 in Scotland

References

1. "Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch". The Scotsman. 3 July 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2012.