1. • Radio is a very popular in the UK, there are
around 600 radio stations broadcasted
across the UK. There are also different
types of radio broadcasting, these are:
• Public service broadcasting
• Commercial broadcasting
• Community radio eg hospital radio.

2. Public service radio: the BBC
 BBC Radio now known as BBC Audio & Music is an operational business
division and service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has
operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927.
The service provides national radio stations covering the majority of musical
genres, as well as local radio stations covering local news, affairs and interests
which also oversees online audio content. Of the national radio stations, BBC
Radio 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Live are all available through analogue radio (5 Live on AM
only) as well as on DAB Digital Radio and internet services through real media,
WMA and BBC iPlayer. The remaining stations, BBC Radio 1Xtra, 4 Extra, 5
Live Sports Extra and 6 Music, all broadcast on digital platforms only.
 All of the BBC's national radio stations, with the exception of BBC Radio 5 Live
and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra who broadcast from MediaCityUK in
Salford, broadcast from bases in London, usually in or near to Broadcasting
House. However, radio programmes are also made in the BBC's network
production units located in Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow and
Manchester

3. National BBC radio stations
 BBC Radio 1 – popular music aimed at a young audience
 BBC Radio 1Xtra – hip hop, garage, RnB, drum & bass & dancehall,
aimed at a young audience
 BBC Radio 2 – adult-orientated popular music
 BBC Radio 3 – classical, jazz and world music, culture, drama
 BBC Radio 4 – spoken-word programmes
 BBC Radio 4 Extra – archive comedy, drama and children's
programming, formerly known as Radio 7
 BBC Radio 5 Live – news and sport
 BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra - sport, used as an overflow station when
5 Live is broadcasting live sport at the same time
 BBC Radio 6 Music – rock, funk, alternative
 BBC Asian Network – Indian and British content aimed at British
Asians (some areas on analogue, nationwide on digital)

4. Regional radio stations
 BBC Radio Scotland
 BBC Radio nan Gàidheal – Scottish Gaelic language
 BBC Radio Shetland – Scotland (Shetland)
 BBC Radio Orkney – Scotland (Orkney)
 BBC Radio Wales
 BBC Radio Cymru – Welsh language
 BBC Radio Ulster – Northern Ireland
 BBC Radio Foyle – Northern Ireland (Londonderry)

5. Local radio stations