1957 in Scottish television

Overview of the events of 1957 in Scottish television

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

## Events

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### January to July

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* No events.

### August

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* 16 August – The Rosemarkie transmitting station is switched on, bringing television to Inverness and north east Scotland.[1]
* 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.[2]

### September

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* 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

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* No events.

### November

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* No events.

### December

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* 14 December – Scottish Television shows a club football match for the first time. Three days after the game was played, a ten minute film of Rangers’ European Cup tie away to AC Milan is broadcast on the Sports Desk programme.
* 25 December – The Royal Christmas Message is first televised with a message from Elizabeth II.

### Unknown

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* Construction of the Black Hill transmitting station in North Lanarkshire by the Independent Television Authority allows Scotland to receive the ITV service.

## Debuts

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### STV

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* 18 September – Scotsport (1957–2008)

## Births

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* 16 June - Ian Buchanan, actor
* 8 August - Ewan Stewart, actor

## See also

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* 1957 in Scotland

## References

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1. ^ BBC Archive: 1957: TV comes to the Scottish Highlands Behind the Headlines Voice of the People BBC Archive
2. ^ "Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch". The Scotsman. 3 July 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2012.

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