Radio 1 is a popmusic station with news and magazine-style programme
Radio 2 plays light music and reports on spor
Radio 3 plays classical music,while Radio 4 has news programme
drama and general interest programmes
There are many local stations,some private and some run by the BB
Their programmes consist mainly of music and local new
The BBC has two TV channel
BBC 2 has more serious programmes and news feature
The IBA is responsible for looking after the regional independent TV compani
who broadcast their own programmes and those they have bought from other region
There is a break for advertisements about every 15-20 minute
The most recent independent channel is called Channel
and it has more specialized programmes than the main channel
In general,people think the programmes offered on British television are of a very high standar
Some people,however,are becoming worried about the amount of violence on T
and the effect this may have on young people.