Radio topic quiz

Question 1

What year was the orginal War of the Worlds radio broadcast?

Accepted Answer

1938

Question 2

What times are the daily Newsbeat programmes on?

Accepted Answer

12:45 and 17:45

Question 3

What other radio stations are Radio 1 in competition with?

Accepted Answer

Kiss, Capital and Heart Radio

Question 4

When was the first radio broadcast in the UK?

Accepted Answer

15 June 1920

Question 5

CBS produced Wotw

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

when did the BBC introduce Radio 1 and 4 to replace the Home Sevice?

Accepted Answer

1967

Question 7

which one defines a public service broadcatser

Accepted Answer

PSB's are not funded by advitsers but by a license fee, PSB's are usually authorised by a government but indepedent from censorship, PSB's are controlled by the public, for the public

Question 8

What Radio Stations is Newsbeat on?

Accepted Answer

BBC Radio 1, BBC Asian Network, BBC Radio 1Extra

Question 9

when was the BBC formed?

Accepted Answer

1922

Question 10

What is Newsbeat's target audience?

Accepted Answer

17-25 year olds

Question 11

How can a person access Newsbeat outside the scheduled radio programme?

Accepted Answer

social media (Twitter, Facebook), podcasts on iPlayer

Question 12

Select the differences between BBC News reporting and other news sources

Accepted Answer

Other news sources remit is to make money for their advitsers, BBC's governers are selected by the government, BBC is more impartial

Question 13

The BBC was established by a Royal Charter

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

What is the genre of War of the Worlds?

Accepted Answer

Science fiction/ apocalyptic

Question 15

In the 1930's what was radio's biggest competition?

Accepted Answer

Print media (newspapers)

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