Local radio stations are typically owned by smaller companies and operate within a limited geographic region, like Isle of Wight Radio which is owned by Media Sound Holdings and can only be listened to in part of the country. National stations, such as the BBC's eleven national stations and forty-two local stations, or Global Radio's Heart station, have a wider reach but make money through advertising or hosting events. International stations, exemplified by the BBC World Service, purposefully broadcast to foreign audiences around the world.

1. OWNERSHIP OF RADIO
By Maximilian Trimming

2. Local Stations
(example Isle of Wight Radio)
 Local radio stations are owned by small companies or larger firms
that control the radio’s “sister stations.”
 Isle of Wight Radio is owned by Media sound Holdings after merging
with the previous company. MsH also owns Splash FM. A station
that operates along the south coast of England.
 Most local radio stations in the same place as Isle of Wight radio are
operated as commercial radio stations.
 Radio Vectis is also a local radio station that is commercially run.
 All these radio stations can only be listened to in a part of a country.
E.g. you cannot listen to Isle of Wight radio in Yorkshire.

3. National Radio Stations
(examples BBC, Heart)
 The BBC owns eleven BBC national stations as well as Radio
Scotland, Wales and others
 The BBC has forty two local radio stations!
 The BBC stations do not play adverts on them so they can keep an
unbiased opinion.
 National radio stations make money by hosting events like concerts,
through syndication contracts. E.g. BBC Radio 2 having Chris
Evans as a DJ.
 Other national radio stations, like Heart that is owned by Global
Radio generates income through advertising.

4. International Radio Stations
 This is broadcasting that is purposely is aimed at a foreign
audience.
 Examples of international radio- TuneIn radio. Allows you to listen to
radio anywhere.
 International radio is radio that can be heard anywhere around the
world.
 International radio came into being during the cold war.
 The BBC owns it’s own national radio station, BBC World Service.
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