TWR-UK was founded in 1963, at that time TWR-UK only broadcast programmes for a couple of hours each day. These were broadcast initially on
shortwave from the much-loved Monte Carlo transmitter, a transmitter formerly used to broadcast German war propaganda in the
Second World War but later acquired by
Trans World Radio in 1958. With the arrival of satellite technology in the 1990s, the possibility of 24/7 broadcasting schedules emerged. From 2001 TWR-UK began broadcasting a 24/7 schedule, the same year they joined the
Sky satellite service. In 2005 TWR-UK relocated their headquarters to
Altrincham in
Greater Manchester where they currently broadcast from today. In 2013 to mark the 50th anniversary of TWR-UK, the broadcasters launched their first digital app, making it possible for listeners to catch up on old programmes and listen live through their own personal devices. In April 2015 TWR-UK began broadcasting on
Freeview making their programmes available to most households across the UK. == Overseas projects ==