1. Radio Broadcasting
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio
waves intended to reach a wide audience. Audio broadcasting also can
be done via cable radio, local wire television networks, satellite radio,
and internet radio via streaming media on the Internet.
The signal types can be either analogue audio or digital audio.
BBC Radio Stations
International-BBC world service:
• worlds largest international broadcaster.
•Broadcasting news, speech and discussions in 28 languages.
•Currently funded by grant-in-aid through the foreign and
common-wealth office of the British government.
•Broadcast from the broadcasting house in London.
Radio Stations

2. National Radio Stations-
The BBC runs eleven national
domestic radio stations.
NATIONAL
BBC RADIO 1
BBC RADIO 2
BBC RADIO 3
BBC RADIO 4
BBC RADIO 5
LIVE
Main radio stations available
via both analogue FM/AM
digital audio broadcasting.
BBC RADIO 4
EXTRA
BBC RADIO
1XTRA
BBC RADIO 5
LIVE SPORTS
EXTRA
BBC RADIO 6
MUSIC
BBC RADIO
ASIAN
NETWORK
New digital-only (internet
streaming/sky/free sat/free
view/DAB)
youth oriented, mostly
contemporary pop and
rock music
adult oriented
entertainment, wide
range of
music, specially adult
contemporary
arts and high culture,
special-interest music
(classical, jazz, world
music), plus news
news, current
affairs, arts, history, ori
ginal in-house drama
news, sports and talk
programmes
new urban
music, plus news
classic comedy, drama,
books, science fiction,
fantasy and children's
programmes
a companion to
Radio 5 Live for
additional sports
events coverage
an eclectic mix of
alternative genres
including rock,
funk, punk and
reggae, plus news
aimed at the large
South Asian
community in the
UK

3. Regional stations
The BBC also runs radio stations for the three "national regions".
These stations focus on local issues.
REGIONAL
BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio nan
Gàidheal
BBC Radio
Shetland
BBC Radio
Orkney
BBC Radio
Wales
BBC Radio
Cymru
BBC Radio
Ulster
BBC Radio Foyle
News, music, sport and
talk from Scotland
Scottish Gaelic
language network
News, music,
sport and talk
from Shetland
News, music, sp
ort and talk from
Orkney
News, music, sp
ort and talk from
Wales
Welsh language
network
News, music, sport
and talk from
Northern Ireland
News, music, sport and
talk from north-west of
Northern Ireland

4. Local radio stations
There are over 40 local radio stations by region, they cover a variety of
areas, with some serving a city and surrounding areas:
LOCAL
East
East Midlands
London
South
South East
North West
North East and
Cumbria
West Midlands
West
Yorkshire
Yorkshire &
Lincolnshire

5. The Licence fee
The licence fee is used almost entirely to fund the BBC's
domestic radio, television and internet services.
The money received from the fee represents approximately
75% of the cost of these services with most of the remainder
coming from the profits of BBC Worldwide — a commercial
wing of the corporation which sells programmes and runs
stations overseas (such as BBC World News), as well as
other business allied to broadcasting such as publishing.
A television licence is required for each household where
television programmes are watched as they are broadcast.

6. Advantages and Disadvantages of Licence fee
Advantage-
• The BBC does not have to rely on advertisers to fund it, it can
produce more speciality and minority programming.
• On commercial stations these sorts of programmes might not get
enough listeners so advertisers would not want to give the station
money.
Disadvantage-
• should not be charged for a service that you do not use.
• forced to pay whether or not you use the BBC .
• Its expensive.

7. BBC Aims-
 Represent the different nations, regions and communities to
the rest of the UK.
 Cater for the different nations, regions and communities of
the UK.
 Bring people together for shared experiences.
 Encourage interest in, and conversation about local
communities.
 Reflect the different religious and other beliefs in the UK.
 Provide output in minority languages.

8. The BBC -
The BBC does not only own radio stations, they have a variety of output on different platforms. One
of their main platforms is television the BBC channels are:
• BBC ONE
• BBC TWO
• BBC THREE
• BBC FOUR
• CBBC BBC
• CBEEBIES BBC
• BBC PARLIAMENT
• BBC NEWS
• BBC ALBA
They also have online platforms:
• NEWS
• SPORT
• WEATHER
• IPLAYER
• TV
• RADIO