1957 in Scottish television

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

Events

• Unknown - Construction of the Black Hill transmitting station in North Lanarkshire by the Independent Television Authority allows Scotland to receive the ITV service.
• 31 August – Central Scotland's ITV franchise Scottish Television goes on air,^[1] the first 7-day-a-week ITV franchise to do so.
• 18 September – The sports programme Scotsport begins airing on Scottish Television. 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.
• 25 December – The Royal Christmas Message is first televised with a message from Elizabeth II.

Debuts

STV

• 18 September – Scotsport (1957–2008)

Births

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

References