Historical, social and cultural contexts 1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? - Before the launch of Radio 1, the BBC ran three radio stations (the BBC Light Programme, the BBC Home Service and the BBC Third Programme), but these were considered old fashioned and were closed down in 1967. They were replaced with Radio 1, 2, 3 and 4. 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched? - On 30 September 1967, the BBC split the Light Programme into separate pop music and entertainment stations , becoming Radio 1 and Radio 2 respectively. 3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? - Private radio wa s the first alternative to mainstream radio at the time - playing mainly alternative Pop and Rock . 4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967? - Pirate radio still had lots of other underrepresented genres to play, so it shifted its focus to them. 5 ) How did the BB...
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