British Culture- Media

BRITISH CULTURE
MEDIA
What is media?!
Social media describes the ways how people discover, read and share news, information and content by using meanings.

TELEVISION
and
RADIO
3 public bodies responsible for television and radio:

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
The Independent Television Commission (ITC)
The Radio Authority
Television or Telly
On average 25 hours/week.

About 96% of the population have television in their homes.
51% of households have two or more sets.
NOTICE:
TV License:
We pay to watch the telly in the UK, no matter how much or how little we watch TV. If you use a TV or any other device to receive or record TV programs, you need a TV License.
Freeview:
There are about 30 channels in all, known as `Freeview` channels. (BBC1 ,BBC2 and so on.)
Cable and Satellite television:
There are about 300 channels including ITV1, Channel 4, Channel 5 and some American ones like CNN.
The largest satellite programmer is BSkyB (British Sky Broadcasting)
About 200 Cable TV channels and the channels are very similar to Satellite TV.
Variety
Television Programs
DIY programs
Drama and sitcoms
Soaps
Reality programs
American Programs
RADIO
British people listen to radio about 16 hours/week.

Radio Stations

BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 5
BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Ulster
BBC World Service
Classic FM
LBC 1152 AM
Heart FM
Premier Christian Radio
Island FM (Guernsey)
Sky News Radio
ITN Radio News
Talk Sport
Capital FM
Jazz FM
Virgin Radio
They transmit all types of music, news, current affairs, or hot news, drama, education, and sport.
NEWSPAPERS

Daily Newspapers sell 322 copies/1000 people, the eighth highest rate in the world.
About 130 daily and Sunday newspapers.
Over 2,000 weekly newspapers.
List of several newspapers:
The Daily Mail
The Daily Telegraph
The Financial Times
The Guardian
The Independent
The Scotsman
The Times
Western Mail and Echo
The Sun
The Mirror
The Herald

The last interesting information:
Queen Elizabeth II’ s coronation, on June 2, 1953, was the first to be televised.

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