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Listening to radio is a national pastime. It's ideal for many people, whether they are into music, sports, chat or religion, there is now a radio station in the UK to suit every taste. Unlike watching TV or reading the newspaper, listening to the radio does not require your exclusive concentration.
The main national radio stations in the UK are run by the BBC - these are Radio 1 (BBC Radio 1, radio one), Radio 2 (BBC Radio 2, radio 2), Radio 3 (BBC Radio 3, radio 3), Radio 4 (BBC Radio 4, radio four) and BBC Radio 5 Live (Five Live).
There are also independant national radio stations such as Classic FM, Talk Sport and Virgin Radio.
Many people also listen to their local radio stations - the BBC has a local station in most areas and some major independant local radio stations include Capital FM, Kiss FM, Jazz FM, Heart FM, Southern FM, BRMB, Chiltern Radio, Rock FM, Choice FM, Power FM, Hallam FM, Vibe FM, Red Dragon FM, Essex FM, Kiss 100 FM, Magic FM, Galaxy Radio, Century Radio, Real Radio, Manx Radio and Sunrise Radio.
With the advent of digital radio, radio broadcasts are now clearer and better than ever. As well as the actual radio programme you can view extra digital information such as the artist and title of the song playing and travel news.
If you have Sky Digital you can now listen to lots of great radio stations including all the BBC Radio Stations such as Radio 1, Radio 2, Radio 3, Radio 4 and Radio 5 Live. You can also listen to exclusive radio stations such as Solar Radio and BBC Six Music.
British ex-pats spread around the world and lots of overseas listeners will tune-in to the BBC World Service broadcasts for the latest world news, business and sports stories.
Thanks to the Internet, people can listen to radio stations from all around the world whilst sitting at home or work. Many radio stations have online stations which can be listened-to live via the Internet. As well as original, traditional radio stations which also broadcast on the Internet there are specific Internet radio stations which only broadcast to listeners online. These online radio stations have the advantage of getting too many listeners without having to go over normal radio frequencies and pay high licence fees.
yourname@radiouk.com is a cool e-mail address you can use to show your interest in radio. You don't necessarily have to be a broadcast radio fan, you could be a HAM radio amateur or CB radio user.
Real fans of radio can set-up a web site at www.yourchoice.radiouk.com and bring the many faces of radio broadcasting to the attention of a wider audience.
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- Nigeria: Independent radio/TV station for Efon-Alaaye soon - from Media Network Weblog
- An independent radio and television station is to be established at Efon-Alaaye, Ekiti State. A former board chairman of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Chief Biola Olasope, said in Lagos that the project had so far gulped N150 million. He told NAN that the project was being sponsored by an indigenous firm, “Ekiti-Sope Radio [...]
- China launches first Croatian-language website - from Media Network Weblog
- Text of report in English by Croatian state news agency HINA
ZAGREB, July 3 (Hina) - The Chinese Embassy in Zagreb and China Radio International (CRI), the state-run radio network that has been broadcasting programmes in 48 languages for over 60 years, in Zagreb on Wednesday presented the Chinese government’s first Internet site in the Croatian [...]
- RFE/RL to end its broadcasts to Romania - from Media Network Weblog
- Just a few days after the BBC announced it is closing its Romanian service on 1 August, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has announced that it will do likewise, also on 1 August. However, unlike the BBC World Service, RFE/RL’s Romanian-language broadcasts to Moldova and the Transdniester region will continue.
The Romanian Service began experimental broadcasting on July [...]
- Radiohead star guests on classical LP - from Digital Spy
- Radiohead's Thom Yorke contributes to a classical album called Cortical Songs.
- KCR to relaunch as The Edge - from Radio Today
- Merseyside station KCR 106.7 has been bought by a consortium headed by group chairman and presenter Jon Jessop.The purchase means another end to the name KCR, as the station will re-launch as 106.7 The Edge later this year.
- The view from the back row - from Radio Today
- This year's Radio Festival seemed notable by it's inclusions and absences.The inclusion of a good PPL/PRS debate, but the absence of much chat about last week's record GCap fine. The inclusion of a free bar each night, but the absence of it being available while Sharleen Spiteri was getting ready. And the inclusion many Glasgow tourist brochures in the delegate bag, but the absence of, well, anything of much use in it.
- The Fairness Doctrine: Free Speech and the Radio Marketplace - from radio.about.com
- For about 26 years between 1949 until 1985, Radio adhered to a government policy called "The Fairness Doctrine". After it was eliminated, conservative talk radio made a stunning rise in...
- Brief Return to talk107 Airwaves for Graham - from allmediascotland - Spike
- Listeners to the Edinburgh-based all speech radio station, talk107, could have been forgiven for not believing their ears on Tuesday evening.
They thought he was gone for good, but no. Back, to stir things up, was former programme director and morning host, Mike Graham - but neither as a...
- TV matters: Mark Lawson on Bonekickers - from Media Guardian
- Mark Lawson on Bonekickers
- Limbaugh signs radio contract worth $400m - from Financial Times
- Rush Limbaugh, the conservative talk radio host, has signed an eight-year contract extension said to be worth as much as $400m
- Watch this: ABBA: The Mamma Mia! Story | Sunday Schools: Reading, Writing and Redemption | Fallout | The Office: An American Workplace - from Media Guardian
- Sarah Dempster suggests ABBA: The Mamma Mia! Story | Sunday Schools: Reading, Writing and Redemption | Fallout | The Office: An American Workplace
- Paul Howlett's TV film picks: Heaven Can Wait | Little Children | The Limey - from Media Guardian
- Paul Howlett recommends Heaven Can Wait | Little Children | The Limey
- Major deal for Rush Limbaugh - from Radio Today
- Rush Limbaugh, one of America's biggest names in talk radio has apparently signed a 200 million pounds - eight year deal - with Premiere Radio Networks.
- Talk show host signs $38m deal - from Media Guardian
- Rightwing presenter Rush Limbaugh becomes one of the highest-paid media figures in US with new deal
- BBC presenter: media to blame on house prices - from Media Guardian
- Former economics editor Evan Davis claims that journalists could have averted the crash with prior warnings
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