BBC Manchester (often known as
BBC Salford) is the
British Broadcasting Corporation regional headquarters for the
North West, the largest BBC region in the UK. BBC Manchester is a department of the
BBC North Group division. The BBC considers the Manchester department as one of its three main national bases alongside
London and
Bristol has had a presence in the city since launching the
2ZY radio station in 1922. The BBC had its first studio outside London in 1954 when the Corporation leased the
Dickenson Road Studios. In 1967, the decision was taken to build a purpose-built BBC building in Manchester on
Oxford Road which opened in 1976.