What is the old name for Radio 4?

The BBC Home Service
The BBC Home Service was the predecessor of Radio 4 and broadcast between 1939 and 1967. It had regional variations and was broadcast on medium wave with a network of VHF FM transmitters being added from 1955.

What did BBC Sounds used to be called?

The BBC Sounds website replaced the iPlayer Radio service for UK users in October 2018. An initial beta version of the BBC Sounds app was launched in June 2018, with both the new app and the iPlayer Radio app supported until September 2019, when the iPlayer Radio app was finally decommissioned in the UK.

Who is Radio 4 aimed at?

The average age of the Radio 4 listener is 56 years old and skews towards an older audience. Our target audience of 35-54 ABC1 (commonly termed ‘replenishers’) makes up 24% of the audience. The station also continues to have an upmarket bias – 75% of those tuning in fall into the ABC1 demographic. When do they listen?

Can I listen to old radio shows?

Web sites, satellite radio: Archive.org is the best online resource for free OTR, which houses many tens of thousands of shows you can download – one-by-one or as a complete series – and you can then listen to these MP3s on any compatible device.

What were the old BBC radio stations?

Radios 1,2,3,and 4 each came into existence at 5.30 a.m. 30th September 1967. Until then the BBC broadcast the Light Programme (light music and entertainment and now Radio 2), the Home Service (News and current events, now Radio 4) and the Third Programme (Classical music, now Radio 3).

What has happened to BBC Sounds?

The BBC Sounds app is now available in app stores around the world. We closed the international iPlayer Radio app in November 2020 as part of our plan to make BBC Sounds the one place for all BBC audio.

Why has BBC Sounds changed?

We have taken the decision to close the old BBC Podcasts page. The old page was on an unsupported codebase, and as Sounds is the home of BBC podcasts, a decision to retire the old page was made. This saves money, but it also means there is a simplified user journey.

How are Radio 4 listeners targeted?

BBC Four’s target audience is adults aged 35 and over. Its remit is to ‘reflect a range of UK and international arts, music and culture.

Can you listen to old radio shows?

What is BBC Radio 4’s longest running show?

The once weekly insight into American life, still holds the record for the longest-running speech radio programme presented by one person in history.

How do I access BBC Radio archive?

BBC Archive content is accessible on request by appointment with the Listening and Viewing Service. Additionally, the Library’s Broadcast News service provides instant streamed access to current radio and television news from BBC Radio 1, Radio 4, Radio 5Live, BBC World Service, LBC and talkSPORT.

How many radio stations were there in the 1960s?

‘According to FCC figures, there were 40 SCA authorizations in 1955 (20 of which were multi- plex) and nearly 200 in 1960 (all but about 10 of which were multiplex). By 1965 there were well over 400 and by 1970 there were about 800 stations holding SCAs.

Why has the BBC Sounds app changed?

When did BBC Radio 4 start broadcasting?

A timeline of notable events relating to BBC Radio 4, a British national radio station which began broadcasting in September 1967. 30 September – Radio 4 launches at 6:35 am, replacing the BBC Home Service. The first programme to be broadcast is Farming Today.

What is the history of BBC Radio?

BBC Radio began as a local broadcaster in 1922, as a national network was technically impossible until the BBC long wave transmitter at Daventry came into service in July 1925.

How can I listen to BBC Radio 4 in Ireland?

The station, a successor of Radio 4 first aired on September 30, 1967. The station’s audibility is throughout UK, eastern Ireland and North of Europe by LW, northern France, Ireland and Isle of Man. The station broadcasts in stereo on Sky, Freeview, Freesat and Virgin and virtually through BBC sounds.

Is BBC Radio 4 owned by the BBC?

BBC Radio 4. BBC Radio 4 is a radio station owned and operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967.