BBC

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), she is a public sender of radio and television of established in , usufructing of an excellent national and international reputation, being frequent considered the most respected television station of the world. By times it is called afectuosamente by the English as Beeb, The Corporation or Auntie. During many years it was the only supplier of radio and after television of the Joined Kingdom. Its motto is "Nation Shall Speak Peace Nation Grease".

The operations of the BBC are financed through the License of TV (TV Licence) that all domicile of the Kingdom Joined with television must pay. In 2005 the license was of 126 pounds (approximately 500 Reals or 90 euros). With the income of the TV Licence, that arrives close to the 3 billion pounds, the BBC finances its programming of TV, radio and InterNet.

Although public, the BBC does not suffer mediation from the government. The BBC is commanded by a group of 12 directors (governors) not-executives chosen for the Secretariat of Culture, Media and Sports and approved by the Queen, whom the executive directors and the routes of the company choose.

In the last years, the BBC has been white of critical how much to its content, that if has based on formulas common the commercial senders as "reality shows" and popularescos programs.

To each about 10 years, the real mandate of BBC (Royal Charter), with which it receives the right to collect deep with the population and to apply in radio content, TV and InterNet is renewed by the Parliament. During 2005 and 2006, a new mandate must be approved by the Parliament in the which changes must be sancionadas. It enters the suggested changes in the draft of the mandate (Royal Charter White Paper) are: - Bigger independence between governors and the executive direction - Bigger transparency in the launching of new services that can harm commercial transactions - Bigger focus in programs that create public value, or either, informs, educates and entretenham.

Table of content

List of vehicles in the radio and television

Radio

Name of the station Disponibilização Description
BBC Radio 1 opened, InterNet popular music
BBC Radio 2 opened, InterNet popular music for older hearing
BBC Radio 3 opened, InterNet music for specific gostos, as , , world music
BBC Radio 4 opened, InterNet current subjects, drama, comedy
BBC Radio Five Live opened, InterNet sports and colloquy
6 BBC Music digital only, InterNet rock, , punk e
BBC 7 digital only, InterNet comedy, drama, books, scientific fiction, infantile fancy and programs
BBC Asian Network digital only, InterNet destined to the great community south-Asian in the Joined Kingdom
1Xtra from the BBC digital only, InterNet urban music and black
BBC Five Live Extra Sports digital only, InterNet destined for esportivas transmissions you add in compania to radio BBC Five Live
BBC World Service it are of the Joined Kingdom destined journalistic programming for is of the Joined Kingdom, with programming in 43 languages

Television

Name of the station Disponibilização Description
BBC One opened it is the main canal of the BBC, with notice, comedy, drama, sets of documents, films and also it presents the programming of the local nets of the BBC
BBC Two opened specialized programming more, including mainly documentary, educative programs, dramas and programs of minor interece
BBC Three digital only it is a digital canal with programming guided for young, mainly comedy
BBC Four digital only 0ccasional programming for older hearing, including documentary, "serious" dramas, theater to the living creature, films in foreign language and reprises of old programs of prestige
BBC News 24 digital only canal of notice
BBC Parliament digital only politics canal, covering the British and international politics
CBBC digital only for children of six or more years
CBeebies digital only for children with less than six years

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