Radio: BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat
BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat Newsbeat analysis Use BBC Sounds to listen to Radio 1 . Select a Newsbeat bulletin (8am or 12.45pm are good options) and then answer the following questions: 1) What news stories were featured in the bulletin you listened to? 2) How does Newsbeat appeal to a youth audience? 3) How might Newsbeat help fulfil the BBC's responsibilities as a public service broadcaster? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Media Factsheet #246: BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat Read Factsheet #246 BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat . Answer the following questions: 1) How is the history and launch of Radio 1 summarised in the factsheet? Newsbeat started in 1973, but for many years BBC radio was the only radio station that people in the UK could legally listen to. However, this was challenged in the 1960s when radio stations such as Radio Caroline and Radio Luxembourg started illegall...