1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? The British Broadcasting Company, as the BBC was originally called, was formed on October 18, 1922, by a group of wireless manufacturers in London. It ran its first-ever radio broadcast from 2LO, a famous London studio, on November 14 that year.
2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched?Forty-nine years ago, on 30 September 1967, the BBC launched Radio 1. ... Radio Luxembourg was the first of a number of stations which grew up to feed this demand.
3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular?Many of the pirate station broadcasters then were then employed by BBC Radio 1, thus bringing many of the their loyal listeners with them. Commercial radio didn’t broadcast until 1973 so it had no competition. Radio 1 also developed better content more suitable to the target audience as it became more popular. In the 1970s and 1980s, Radio 1 became the most listened to station in the world with audiences regularly over 10 million.
4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967?The final days of the pop pirates. It's 50 years since the crack-down on pirate stations such as Radio Caroline and Radio London. The Marine Broadcasting Offences Act saw the closure of Radio London, which on 14 August 1967 arrived at the Port of Felixstowe in Suffolk.
5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down?is to entertain and engage a broad range of young listeners with a distinctive mix of contemporary music and speech. Its target audience is 15-29 year olds and it should also provide some programming for younger teenagers.
7) How did BBC Radio 1 offer different content to previous BBC radio stations?To get your song played on the radio, either you or your radio promotion company approaches program directors/music directors at radio stations. You'll then need to promote your song to them using a combination of press releases or one-sheets, phone calls, and faxes.
8) Who was the first presenter for BBC Radio 1 and why did these new Radio 1 DJs cause upset initially at the traditional BBC?The first disc jockey to broadcast on the new station was Tony Blackburn, whose cheery style, first heard on Radio Caroline and Radio London, won him the prime slot on what became known as the "Radio 1 Breakfast Show".
2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched?Forty-nine years ago, on 30 September 1967, the BBC launched Radio 1. ... Radio Luxembourg was the first of a number of stations which grew up to feed this demand.
3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular?Many of the pirate station broadcasters then were then employed by BBC Radio 1, thus bringing many of the their loyal listeners with them. Commercial radio didn’t broadcast until 1973 so it had no competition. Radio 1 also developed better content more suitable to the target audience as it became more popular. In the 1970s and 1980s, Radio 1 became the most listened to station in the world with audiences regularly over 10 million.
4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967?The final days of the pop pirates. It's 50 years since the crack-down on pirate stations such as Radio Caroline and Radio London. The Marine Broadcasting Offences Act saw the closure of Radio London, which on 14 August 1967 arrived at the Port of Felixstowe in Suffolk.
5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down?is to entertain and engage a broad range of young listeners with a distinctive mix of contemporary music and speech. Its target audience is 15-29 year olds and it should also provide some programming for younger teenagers.
7) How did BBC Radio 1 offer different content to previous BBC radio stations?To get your song played on the radio, either you or your radio promotion company approaches program directors/music directors at radio stations. You'll then need to promote your song to them using a combination of press releases or one-sheets, phone calls, and faxes.
8) Who was the first presenter for BBC Radio 1 and why did these new Radio 1 DJs cause upset initially at the traditional BBC?The first disc jockey to broadcast on the new station was Tony Blackburn, whose cheery style, first heard on Radio Caroline and Radio London, won him the prime slot on what became known as the "Radio 1 Breakfast Show".
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