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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ownedbybear, post: 34157, member: 29&quot;]I think it was more about geography and money in some ways. London had a decent telecoms network and also a nigh monopoly on good theatre - and money, of course. So, being in a relatively small area, the homes and clubs of those with the money to do so could easily be connected. it was innovative and almost certainly a major status symbol for those who could afford it. Don&#039;t forget this thing started in 1896, well before any inkling of broadcast radio. </p><p><br /></p><p>2LO - the precursor of the BBC - started to broadcast in 1922, at around the same time period&nbsp; as US and European stations. That would have killed it off.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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