Wogan House

BBC Wogan House is a building in central London owned by Abrdn and currently on long-term lease to the BBC.[1] It is located on the junction of Gildea Street and Great Portland Street adjacent to the BBC's headquarters, Broadcasting House. Originally named Western House, on 16 November 2016 the building was renamed Wogan House after the Irish broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan, who had died in January that year, and broadcast his final Wake up to Wogan breakfast show from the building in December 2009.

BBC Wogan House
Wogan House (then named Western House) in June 2007
Wogan House is located in Central London
Wogan House
Location within Central London
Former namesBBC Western House
General information
Location99 Great Portland Street, London
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates51.519132°N 0.142717°W / 51.519132; -0.142717
Current tenantsBBC (BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 6 Music and the BBC Club)
Named forSir Terry Wogan
Ownerabrdn
Technical details
Floor count7

History

The building has been used by the BBC since at least 1953, and for a long period the upper floors were occupied by the BBC's Engineering Designs Department,[2] with the ground floor being occupied firstly by a car showroom and latterly being used for the BBC's Recorded Sound Effects Library.[3] During this period, the building became the UK base for the first transatlantic colour television satellite communications.[4] The BBC Engineering Designs Department was restructured in the late 1980s and subsequently vacated Western House in 1987.

Following extensive renovation in the early/mid-2000s, its main use since 2006 has been as the base of BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 6 Music,[5] although it also houses several smaller radio studios for use by other BBC stations[6] as well as a gym, bar and bistro for use by members of the BBC Club and guests.[7]

On 2 November 2022, it was announced that the BBC would be moving out of the building, relocating Radio 2 and 6 Music back to BBC Broadcasting House, by spring 2024.[8]

References
  1. "H2SO Property Consultants2012 – SWIP buys Western House". Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. "BBC Designs:Introduction". Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  3. "Description". Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  4. "New Page 1". Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  5. "BBC – Inside the BBC – Where To Find Us – London". Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  6. "BBC Radio Resources // Studios // London // (Archived from the original on 12 October 2017) Contribution". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  7. "BBC Club". Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  8. "Radio 2 and 6 Music on the move as BBC closes Wogan House". 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.


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