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BBC Radio 1 launch 1967

  Historical, social and cultural contexts 1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? education  news  musical  art discussion s  2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were th e new stations that launched? in 1967 a new popuar station called radio 1 was launched  3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? pirate raido was a radio that contains more classical music which was so  popular  that more teen were happy with then the bbc music  4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967? the pirate radio stop broadcasting because the Marin broadcasting offences act officially outlawed pirate radio station  5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down? BBC employed the DJs that were employed at the pirate radio  which bought  their loyal listeners with them. 6) What was 'needle time' and why was it a problem for BBC Radio? there were concerns that too much music on the radio would mean