23 Facts About Coronation Street

1. Coronation Street has had a large number of major events.

2. Coronation Street transmitted twice a week when it started on December 9th 1960.

3. In 2015 Coronation Street is shown on weeknights at 6:50 pm EST.

4. Coronation Street became known for the portrayal of strong female characters, [8] including original cast characters like Ena, Annie and Elsie, and Hilda Ogden, who first appeared in 1964; who became household names during the 1960s.

5. Coronation Street is made by Granada Television at MediaCity Manchester and shown in all ITV regions, as well as internationally.

6. Coronation Street began at 7pm on Friday 9th December 1960.

7. Coronation Street is the story of the everyday lives of ordinary folk living in a northern town called Weatherfield.

8. Coronation Street is the longest-running television soap opera in the United Kingdom.

9. Coronation Street started broadcasting 5 episodes a week in April 2002.

10. Coronation Street was called as the longest running TV soap opera in production in the world on September 17th, 2010.

11. Coronation Street is on the move: after 53 years at Granada's Manchester studios, the soap is off to a new 7.7-acre site at Salford's MediaCityUK.

12. Coronation Street fans disgusted as Gina Seddon betrays sister Sally Metcalfe to keep her locked up in prison.

13. Coronation Street star's 21-year-old daughter, Emilie, has just announced that she's expecting a baby with her boyfriend of six months, reports The Mirror.

14. Coronation Street is the second most award-winning British soap opera in the UK, behind rival soap EastEnders.

15. Coronation Street Uncovered: Live, hosted by Stephen Mulhern was shown after the episode with the tram crash was aired on ITV 2.

16. On 21 December 2012, Coronation Street produced a Text Santa special entitled A Christmas Corrie which featured Norris Cole in the style of Scrooge, being visited by the ghosts of dead characters.

17. Coronation Street was shown on USA Network for an unknown period starting in 1982.

18. Coronation Street has broadcast on each of the main Irish networks, except for the Irish Language Network TG4.

19. Coronation Street rates as one of the most watched programmes on UK television for every day it is aired.

20. Coronation Street was the last British soap to make the switch to 16:9.

21. Coronation Street became known for the portrayal of strong female characters, including original cast characters like Ena, Annie and Elsie, and Hilda Ogden, who first appeared in 1964; who became household names during the 1960s.

22. On 23 September 2015, Coronation Street was broadcast live to mark ITV's sixtieth anniversary.

23. Coronation Street is a British soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960.