Broadcast Drive is a

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. The road is notable as it is only 1 km long but having played host to all five broadcasting outlets in Hong Kong at one point in the 1970s, and the hill on which the road is located was known in Chinese as '' Ng Toi Shan'' (五台山, lit. ''five-station hill'') during that time. The five broadcasters were: * Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), whose headquarters (Broadcasting House) was inaugurated in 1969 at 30 Broadcast Drive *

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(CRHK) *

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(TVB) *

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(RTV), later renamed

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(ATV); and *

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The area became known as ''Four-station Hill'' () in 1978 following Commercial Television's collapse. Its studio building was acquired by RTHK for its television unit, and was reopened as Television House in 1986. TVB moved its operations to the

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TV City in 1988, and ATV moved to

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in 2007, leaving RTHK and CRHK the only remaining broadcasters on the road. RTHK has announced plans to move its operations to

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within the next few years. The reason for the departure of broadcast stations is partly due to the rising value of the land occupied and stations cashing in the rise in value. The area is also a well known

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(though gradually ageing) residential neighbourhood, and is home to those mainly from

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and

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backgrounds.

TVB Headquarters

TVB first headquarters and studios were located on Broadcast Drive in Kowloon Tong and were neighbours with fellow broadcasters

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and

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. The six storey office tower and studios were located along the hills along Broadcast Drive. By the late 1980s, TVB had out-grown the facility at Broadcast Drive, and built a new studio complex, named T.V. City, at 220 Clear Water Bay Road in November 1988. From the late 1970s to 1987, TVB also used the office of the defunct

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for additional studio space. The old headquarters were demolished to make way for residential flats. The old

Building is now

Television House. The company's main rival: ATV, moved away from the neighbourhood in 2007.

Public Transportation

Broadcast Drive is served by 4 minibus routes, 1

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bus route and one free shuttle bus route. * Green Minibus No. 13 (to Hung Hom Ferry Pier) * Green Minibus No. 13A (to Lok Fu) * Green Minibus No. 13B (to Lok Fu) * Green Minibus No. 29A (to Kowloon Tong station) * KMB No. 208 (to Tsim Sha Tsui East) *Lok Fu Place - Broadcast Drive Shuttle Bus (to Lok Fu Place)

Education

Broadcast Drive is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 41. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Kowloon Tong Government Primary School.

References

External links

Google Maps of Broadcast Drive
{{Coord, 22.34243, 114.18140, display=title Roads in New Kowloon Kowloon City District Mass media in Hong Kong Television studios

TVB Headquarters

Public Transportation

Education

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