Radio: Launch of BBC Radio 1 CSP
Historical, social and cultural contexts 1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? The radio stations that were offered by the BBC before 1967 were BBC Radio Home, BBC Radio Light and BBC Third. 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched? The new stations were Radio 4 (replaced BBC Radio Home), Radio 2 and Radio1 (replaced BBC Radio Light) and Radio 3 (replaced BBC Third). 3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? Pirate radio was 'Pop' music and it was becoming more popular and attitudes in young people were becoming more relaxed. 4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967? Pirate radio stopped broadcasting in 1967 because of the government as they were concerned that people would no longer buy records. So the government made a rule that BBC would only play 5 hours of music per day. 5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down? 6) What was...