BBC


BBC - British broadcasting corporation

BBC RADIO 1 - Public service broadcaster, no adverts

The BBC must inform, educate and entertain. - Reithian Values (Lord John Reith)
  • Watch TV - Doctor Who, Strictly, Olympics
  • BBC news
  • Radio 
  • BBC I-player
  • BBC Sports
  • BBC Sounds
  • BBC Weather
  • CBBC
  • CBeebies
BBC
  • Emergency broadcast system
  • BBC News - (COVID)
  • Political parties
  • BBC World service
  • Sports coverage
TV License - £174.50 (as of 2026)
  • Must be paid if you are going to watch live TV
  • If you want to watch BBC I player 
  • Different payment options
What the license funds

- Iplayer and red button 
- BBC World service
- TV (9 channels)
- Radio (57 stations)
- BBC Online 

In addition

-S4C (Welsh service broadcaster)
-Local TV
-Broadband and infrastructure roll out

The BBC are trying to compete with Netflix and Disney as well as other media providers. They are very aware of the changing media environment.
  • More than half of us now watch TV or films while in bed.
  • 1/5 watch while commuting
  • 61% read the news when in bed
  • 45% while commuting
  • 35% read the news while in the bathroom
The BBC will interrupt programming for what they deem 'breaking news' for example the death of someone in the royal family

The BBC spent over £8million on redesigning the logo and rebranding everything. 

The role of the BBC as a PSB
  • The BBC has to provide content for everyone in the country
  • It does this by diversifying into channels: BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, BBC4, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5Live, Cbeebies and BBC Bitesize
Radios 1 place as a PSB
  • To entertain young listeners with a distinctive mix of contemporary music and speech, its target audience is 15-29 years old. 
  • It should offer:
  • a range of new music
  • support emerging artists - UK based especially
  • provide a platform for live music
  • News, documentaries and advice campaigns should cover areas of relevance to inform and educate young adults
  • Broadcast at least 40 new documentaries each year to inform and educate
  • Offer at least 2 major social action campaigns, supported across daytime output and online each year, together with a number of other initiatives
BBC RADIO 1 PLAYLIST

The radio 1 playlist is the list of songs that are played on radio 1, A list songs are played more frequently, B list less and C list even less, but still played.
  • A list songs are played around 25 times a week
  • B list songs are played around 15 times a week
  • C list songs are played around 8 times a week
The choices on what songs are played is based off what is popular on social media.
The playlist can be seen online 

The Brit list is also featured which pushes young, new British artists.

86% of the population tune into the radio every week

Surprising - lots of people stream music these days, less need for a radio, people dont like talking or adverts therefore choose to use Spotify, apple music or amazon music etc
Not surprising - everyone who uses a car will listen to the radio unless they manually turn it off or connect their own music












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