2. What is Radio Broadcasting
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended
to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a
common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both. Audio
broadcasting also can be done via cable radio, local wire television
networks, satellite radio, and internet radio via streaming media on the Internet.
Radio Broadcasting is one of the most known ways of reaching out to a wide range
of people. This works via a wireless transmission over radio waves. Radio can be
found on many platforms. It can be listened to on its own radio platform. It is
mainly known to be listened to on a radio. This is a device that plays live coverage
of different radio stations. Other platforms are, internet on different radio
websites and television.
3. Public Service Broadcasting
Public Service Broadcasting is broadcasting in which the
purpose is to give a public service or to benefit
people rather than for commercial purposes.
All of the BBC's television and radio stations have a
public service remit, including those that broadcast
digitally.
4. How Big is BBC Radio
BBC Radio reaches out to million of people across the united kingdom. BBC radio is
one on the most listened to radio companies in the UK. These are some statistics
showing the success and the expansion and development of BBC on their radio
platform:
5. National Radio
Stations
National radio isradio that is broadcasted
nationally in one country. Majority of countries
have their own radio stations that they
broadcast nationally. Some examples in the UK
are capital, heart and absolute radio.
6. Digital Radio
Stations
Digital Radio is radio played through a device
such as television. Many radio stations work via
digital radio and in the modern day the amount
of digital radio stations are gradually increasing.
7. Local and Regional
radio is radio that is
broadcasted locally in
a county or a small
town. BBC broadcast
many local radio
stations in various
different locations
across the UK
Local and Regional
Radio Stations
8. BBC License Fee
BBC do not work like any other radio or
television broadcaster in the UK. Unlike
other companies the BBC earn their
finances from a fee that everyone with a
digital device at home has to pay. This
fee is about £145.50 yearly.
The advantages of earning your money from
TV license is that it is a fixed amount yearly
and they will not loose money. There only
way possible of loosing money is if everyone
in the UK threw away their televisions and
never watched TV. This is an advantage
because this means that the BBC will never
go bankrupt or struggle with finances
because they can easily budget due to the
fixed amount of money coming in.
The purpose of the BBC is purely
entertainment purposes and not for
commercial advertisements. They
produce their own shows and broadcast
them on various different channels that
they own.
