A broadcasting institution turns 100: blueprint for non-state media

When the BBC was founded on October 18, 1922, the “C” in the name still meant “Company” (“society” in the commercial sense). In addition to British companies such as Radio Communication and the Thomson-Houston Company, the Americans from General and Western Electric were also on board. As a result, the BBC was almost unrivaled, previously regional broadcasters with a small reach had the British…