1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967?
BBC Radio Home
BBC Radio Light
BBC Third
2) How was BBC reorganised in September 1967?
BBC Radio Home (1939-1967) broadcasting education programmes and news. Mainly speech-based. Replaced by Radio 4.
BBC Radio Light (1945-1967) broadcasting mainly light entertainment (comedy / drama) and music. Replaced by Radio 2.
BBC Third (1946-1970) broadcasting intellectual arts-based talk and music. Replaced by Radio 3.
2) How was BBC reorganised in September 1967?
BBC Radio Home (1939-1967) broadcasting education programmes and news. Mainly speech-based. Replaced by Radio 4.
BBC Radio Light (1945-1967) broadcasting mainly light entertainment (comedy / drama) and music. Replaced by Radio 2.
BBC Third (1946-1970) broadcasting intellectual arts-based talk and music. Replaced by Radio 3.
3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular?
Pirate radio were stations that wernt approved on uk land so had to go out to sea to broadcast
Pirate radio were stations that wernt approved on uk land so had to go out to sea to broadcast
4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967?
However, the 1967 the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act officially outlawed pirate radio stations. The Government had closed the legal loophole that allowed these stations to broadcast and these had a British audience of 10 to 15 million. This meant the audience had to go to Radio 1 if they wanted to listen to popular music.
Youth did not respond positively to this because they prefered pirate radio over radio 1 however they had no choice to listen
6) What was 'needle time' and why was it a problem for BBC Radio?
They could only play five hours of music per day.
7) How did BBC Radio 1 offer different content to previous BBC radio stations?
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?
9) Listen to excerpts from the Tony Blackburn's first 1967 broadcast - how might it have appealed to young listeners?
10) What conventions did Tony Blackburn's radio show borrow from pirate radio - which made it very different to previous BBC radio content?
Audience and industry
1) What was the target audience for BBC Radio 1 in 1967?
Younger audiences from 15-29 year olds.2) Why did Radio 1 initially struggle to attract young listeners?
3) What audience pleasures did Radio 1 offer listeners in 1967? (Use Blumler and Katz Uses and Gratifications theory).
4) How is the BBC funded?
5) Applying Stuart Hall's Reception theory, what would the preferred and oppositional reading have been of BBC Radio 1 in 1967?
