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Today, despite the advent of commercial broadcasting, BBC radio stations remain among the most listened-to in the country. Radio 2 has the largest audience share (up to 16.8% in 2011–12) and Radios 1 and 4 ranked second and third in terms of weekly reach. [179] BBC programming is also available to other services and in other countries.
Operated by BBC World Service. BBC News Persian: Persian news channel available in Europe, Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Operated by BBC World Service. BBC America: United States, a mixture of comedy, drama and lifestyle programming. Joint venture between BBC Studios Channels with AMC Networks. BBC Entertainment: Light entertainment ...
BBC World Service Logo used since 2022 Type Radio broadcasting news, speech, discussions, public broadcaster Country United Kingdom Availability Worldwide Headquarters Broadcasting House, London Broadcast area Worldwide Owner BBC Key people Jonathan Munro Launch date 19 December 1932 ; 92 years ago (1932-12-19) Former names BBC Empire Service BBC Overseas Service External Services of the BBC ...
Marconi House Information and images of the early London radio studios of the British Broadcasting Company. (The first BBC office was in the GEC building.) Radio Licence funding history Archived information and images of radio licences. The BBC is funded by a mandatory licence fee.
Home to the BBC record library between 1965 and 1986. 16 Langham Street London BBC Radio Comedy and Writers Room [34] 180 Great Portland Street: London Former headquarters of BBC Trust [35] Lime Grove Studios: London: 1-2 Marylebone High Street: London: BBC Publishing (later BBC Enterprises, then BBC Worldwide), including BBC Software: 35 ...
BBC News – an International news channel from the BBC available worldwide (not related to the UK-only BBC News) CBeebies – a channel for children aged 6 or under. Available in Poland, South Africa, Asia, Australia and MENA, with the domestic channel also available in Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland
In 1946, the BBC was heralding the site as being "the World's largest and most powerful (shortwave) radio station". [3]The main purpose of it was shortwave broadcasting.The site was capable of Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) on at least 3955 kHz and 3975 kHz (75m broadcast band) beamed at 121° towards Germany and Central Europe.
The history of BBC television idents begins in the early 1950s when the BBC first displayed a logo between programmes to identify its service. As new technology has become available, these devices have evolved from simple still black and white images to the sophisticated full colour short films seen today.