Radio 1 Launch CSP: blog tasks
1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? The radio stations offered by the BBC in 1967 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched? During the end of 1967. BBC brought in presenters of pirate radio stations that had lost their shows. 3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? Pirate radio are stations that broadcast music. Audience enjoyed there music which garnered numerous fans. 4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967? Pirate radio was made illegal in the 1967 through the Marines Broadcasting Offences Act. 5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down? The BBC hired the people that ran the pirate radio stations as they had amassed a large following allowing the BBC to gain more listeners. 6) What was 'needle time' and why was it a problem for BBC Radio? The BBC was only allowed to broadcast 5 hour of music per day due to the restrictions tha