· Radio remains resilient
· The reach of radio is still high – almost 90% of adults tune in on a weekly basis
· UK adults the majority of time spent listening to any audio is accounted for by live radio (71%), 16-24 spend similar amounts of time with live radio (29%), personal digital audio (26%) and streaming (25%)
· Overall commercial stations increased revenue in 2015
· In 2015 0ver 40% of all reported radio listening was via a digital device.
· A second national DAB network of transmitters was switched on in March 2016, bringing 15 unique radio services.
PSB – Public Service Broad Cast
Must cater for all ages/genders/race/religion/class, etc. They also must archive a mix or education, information and entertainment.
Different remits for different channels:
· The BBC has 100% PSB remits
· ITV has a much smaller PSB remits
· Channel 4
· Channel 5
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