tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13564070049247720342011-10-21T04:36:13.913-07:00blogblogbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00912888031930047504noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356407004924772034.post-71775870485493167002011-10-11T03:00:00.001-07:002011-10-11T03:00:46.301-07:00<!--StartFragment--> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; mso-text-indent-alt: -.5in; tab-stops: 0in 11.0pt; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Music radio on Radio 1, Radio 1Xtra, Radio 2, 6 Music and Asian Network<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; mso-text-indent-alt: -.5in; tab-stops: 0in 11.0pt; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Speech, drama, analysis and the arts on Radio 4<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; mso-text-indent-alt: -.5in; tab-stops: 0in 11.0pt; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Classical music and jazz on Radio 3<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; mso-text-indent-alt: -.5in; tab-stops: 0in 11.0pt; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">News and sport on 5 live and 5 live sports extra<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Local programming from 40 stations in England<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">There is no separate radio licence. The licence fee provides for 8 interactive TV channels, 10 radio networks, more than 50 local TV and radio services; and the services available online via bbc.co.uk.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #030925; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Most commercial local stations have gone the more music route with as few interuptions as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #030925; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Narrow playlists and high repetition.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #030925; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">On the Beeb you do get a broader music choice perhaps favouring an older audience.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #030925; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">BBC do believe in super serving the community with local news, guests and information, which used to be the case on commercial but is less now. Some may say this is a good and correct thing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #030925; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Style and presentation on commercial tends to be brash, youthfull and showbiz, and apart from breakfast, little personality.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #030925; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">On the BBC it is more mature with personality encouraged.</span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><!--EndFragment--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1356407004924772034-7177587048549316700?l=radiounit.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blogblogbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00912888031930047504noreply@blogger.com0