Radio: Launch of Radio 1 CSP case study

1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967?

 Radio 2, Radio 3 and Radio 4 

2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched?

it was known for popular and easy listening

3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular?

illegal streaming radio

4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967?

With one stroke of the legislative pen, the pirate radio stations were decimated.

5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down?

by entertaining and gathering younger audience

6) What was 'needle time' and why was it a problem for BBC Radio?

it was Limited to restrict the amount of recorded music that could be transmitted by the BBC during any 24-hour period.

7) How did BBC Radio 1 offer different content to previous BBC radio stations?

radio 1 was pirate radio but on land

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?

the first presenter for bbc radio 1 was Tony Blackburn

9) Listen to excerpts from the Tony Blackburn's first 1967 broadcast - how might it have appealed to young listeners?

younger people are important to them

10) What conventions did Tony Blackburn's radio show borrow from pirate radio - which made it very different to previous BBC radio content?

 

they interviewed them