12 Facts About BBC Radio

BBC Radio is an operational business division and service of the British Broadcasting Corporation.

BBC Radio expounded firm principles of centralised, all-encompassing radio broadcasting, stressing programming standards and moral tone.

The English language service of BBC Radio Luxembourg began in 1933 as one of the earliest commercial radio stations broadcasting to Britain and Ireland.

The onset of World War II silenced all but one of the original IBC stations, with only BBC Radio Luxembourg continuing its nightly transmissions to Britain.

Only BBC Radio Caroline survived, and continues to broadcast today, though the last original offshore broadcast was in 1989.

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The creator of BBC Radio 1 told the press that his family had been fans of BBC Radio London.

BBC Radio hired many out-of-work broadcasting staff who had come from the former offshore stations.

BBC Radio's role, according to Andrew Harrison, the chief executive of RadioCentre, was "to identify both areas of best practice and possible savings.

In 2011, BBC Radio 7 was renamed BBC Radio 4 Extra and the service was more closely aligned with Radio 4.

BBC Radio services are broadcast on various FM and AM frequencies, DAB digital radio and live streaming on BBC Online, which is available worldwide.

BBC Radio International provides many services internationally including in-flight entertainment, subscription, and satellite services.

BBC Radio International is partnered with Sirius Satellite Radio and British Airways as well as many other local radio stations.