Editing Chelmsford (section)

===Birthplace of radio===

* In 1899 [[Guglielmo Marconi]] opened the first "wireless" or radio factory in the world at Hall Street in the [[Moulsham]] area of Chelmsford. 
* In 1920 Marconi made the first official publicised sound broadcast in the United Kingdom, featuring Dame [[Nellie Melba]] at the [[New Street Works]], the first purpose-built radio factory in the world. 
* In 1922, Marconi made the world's first regular wireless broadcasts for entertainment (call sign "[[2MT]]") began from the nearby village of [[Writtle]]. 
Station [[2MT]] led to the creation of its sister station in London "[[2LO]]", which subsequently led to the creation of the [[BBC]].