The BBC part 1

BBC is a public service broadcaster. It is the largest broadcaster in the world. Its main aim is to entertain the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. BBC 1 was one of the first channels to be broadcasted on TV in Britain. It operates under The Royal Charter and Licence agreement. The licence fee that the public pays helps pay for the BBC. The licence fee is organised by the government. The BBC will not advertise any products or brands that are not BBC. The BBC are not aloud to advertise product other than their own as it is against the Royal Charter. This is so the audience is paying for a good channel that is not filled with unapealling content. It would also be biast to show some products and not others.

History of BBC

1922

·         BBC was formed on the 18^th October 1922

·         On the 14^th November the BBC  broadcasted from London

1923

·         The British National Opera Company’s of The Magic Flute was broadcasted on BBC

·         On the 18^th January Postmaster General  grants BBC a licence

·         On the 28^th September was when Radio Times was publicised

1924

·         King George V was shown opening the Wembley Stadium

1925-1929

·         BBC transmitted its first shortwave broadcast in 1925

·         In 1926 on the 4^th May the General strike began, the BBC broadcasted 5 news bulletins a day as there was no news papers published.  

·         In 1927 The British Broadcasting Company became The British Broadcasting Corporation, the first live sports news was broadcasted and the first live football match was broadcasted.

1930-1959

·         The Broadcasting House was opened

·         King George became the first monarch to deliver a Christmas message by radio

·         The first foreign-language radio station was broadcasted in 1938

·         In 1948 the London Olympic games was televised.

·         The coronation was shown in 1953

·         In 1958 Blue Peter was Broadcasted

1960-1999

·         In 1963 Doctor Who was first Broadcasted

·         In 1967 BBC local radio starts

·         In 1980 Children in Need appealed for the first time

·         In the 1990’s many new television channels and radio stations were introduced

2000-Onwards

·         In 2001 a bomb blew up outside the television centre

·         BBC three, BBC four and the two children’s channels were introduced

·         In 2010 the public was introduced to BBC One in HD