Gold plaque № 41742
Alum Bay, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
On 15th November 1899 information for the first newspaper ever produced at sea - The Transatlantic Times - was transmitted from this station by wireless telegraphy and printed on the liner "St. Paul" when 36 miles distant. On 3rd June 1898 Lord Kelvin sent from the Needles Wireless Telegraph Station
the first radio telegram for which payment was made.
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