1. introduction to radio March 23, 2010

2. introduction to radio March 23, 2010
Radio
G R A
A I N

3. introduction to radio March 23, 2010
1922 - BBC first start broadcasting
1933 - Radio Luxembourg (one of earliest commercial station to broadcast to Britain)
1939 - Home Service launched (British National radio station)
1964 - Pirate radio started (Radio Caroline - broadcast from a ship)
1967 - launch of Radio 1, 2, 3, 4
1970 - BBC local radio
1973 - Commercial radio stations able to start broadcasting locally
1990 - Broadcasting Act - easier for small local radio stations to get licenses
1992 - establishment of RAJAR - to record listening figures
2002 - establishment of latest stations, e.g. BBC Radio 6 Music
Present - More stations are streaming their prorgammes across the internet
Future - BBC cuts?

4. introduction to radio March 23, 2010

5. introduction to radio March 23, 2010
Ques%on: Why is radio known as a 'in5mate' medium?
Ques%on: Why is radio known as 'secondary consump5on media'?
Ques%on: Why is it important that a radio sta5on establish its iden5ty within seconds of listening
to it?
Words Sounds
Radio
(codes)
Silence Music

6. introduction to radio March 23, 2010
DAB