Goonhilly's First Transatlantic Broadcast

ITV 70: Around the Regions

S01E04
September 20, 2025 4 min

Overview

On 11 July 1962, a satellite known as Arthur at Goonhilly earth station in Cornwall received the first live transatlantic television images from America. The event was a major milestone marking the birth of a revolution in global telecommunications.

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