LO1 - Types of Radio Stations and Programmes
1.1: Types of radio stations National Radio Stations - BBC Radios 1–5, Absolute Radio, and talkSPORT are examples of national radio stations that serve the entire United Kingdom. these radio stations are broadcasted all over the country and can be controlled by the government or be independent from the government and be controlled by a government, such as Classic FM. These are the biggest types of radio stations. These radio stations were created when the Broadcasting Act was passed in 1990 which allowed Independent radio stations to be launched nationally. Regional Stations - There are 17 of these stations in the UK and they cover multi-county areas. Examples of these stations are BBC Scotland, BBC Radio Wales, Capital and Kiss (East Anglia). These radio stations are broadcasted to different counties and regions. The radio you are listening to depends on what county you are in. Such as, you couldn't listen to BBC Scotland in Wales. Like most radio types, the main p...