[1] The Rediffusion company acquired the plot of land in Gwardamanġa from the Ursuline Sisters on 28 December 1954, for a perpetual annual rent of £206 for 100 years.

[3][4] The first broadcast from the new building occurred on 30 December 1957,[1] and it was inaugurated by Governor Sir Robert Laycock on 23 January 1958.

[4][5] The Maltese Broadcasting Authority (MBA), later transferred to the Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), was founded in 1961 to regulate both the Rediffusion and television, then being only the Rediffusion (Malta) Limited and The Malta Television Service Limited.

[1] Public Broadcasting Services Ltd (PBS) was established in 1991 to take over Xandir Malta, and continues to operate today.

The sites for the apartments were to be sold to a third party developer, with the money from the sale being used to construct the new headquarters.

[13] In 2008, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi instructed PBS to withdraw the application, saving both buildings from demolition.

[5] Features of the building include a canopy above the main entrance[3] and a transmission tower with porthole-like apertures.

[5] A distinctive clock similar to that found at the Broadcasting House in London was included in the building's original designs, but it was never installed since the funds intended for it were used to buy television equipment in the 1960s.