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• The BBC is a public service broadcaster meaning they get their funds from their license fees paid by the public each month or each year
• there is no ads on BBC radio stations
• BBC remit- to inform to educate to entertain
• The BBC as a non commercial organisation do not have to appeal to mass mainstream audiences
• BBC are able to make niche programs so they do not have to appeal to mass audiences
• The BBC is a large company with over 22000 employees, they have offices around the UK and also global operations
• journalits over the globe- able to gather stories from all over the world
• BBC radio 1- features some docs and interviews as well as mucic, The BBC royal charter says that Radio 1 has to have some news and not just music, so Newsbeat fulfills this
• BBC Newsbeat is also broadcast on BBC Radio 1 Xtra- a digital radio channel reflecting popularity of converged online technology
• BBC Radio 1 Xtra aimed at a more black urban audience, reflecting BBC's remit to provide content for a diverse audience
• Reduction in number of Newsbeat broadcasts, plus simulcast among all 3 radio stations, reflects BBC budget cuts
• Newsbeat is broadcast at 12:45pm when the BBC assumes many young audiences will be on their lunch breaks and can listen
• there is another newsbeat broadcast at 5:45pm when many people have finished at school or at work
• Broadcasts at Newsbeat are reduced at weekends when the BBC assume that their audience will be out socialising- eg young people going on nights out or meeting up outside of school or work
• When the Newsbeat offices were relocated from London to Birmingham most of the staff refused to go up with them, meaning the BBC was forced to suddenly hire a lot of new people for the show
• BBC closed down their own NewsBeat app due to budget cuts
• BBC sounds can be used for listeners to have a flexible listening schedule of NewsBeat epidodes that they may have missed which reflects the growing popularity of online technology and an audience's desire for flexible scheduling
• other ways to listen to NewsBeat include via the BBC Radio Channels Accessible on many TVs
• Another way in which they are attempting to expand their audience is by coming out with a global edition of NewsBeat, which is available in several languages via BBC world service.
• Radio in the UK is regulated by OFCOM, meaning the BBC do have to ensure that they cover stories suitable for the audience of NewsBeat