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Old August 9th 10, 08:53 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave,alt.radio.digital,ba.broadcast
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Default HD Radio: Eduardo contradicts himself - LMFAO!

On Monday, August 9th, 2010, at 19:31:17h +0000, David Kaye wrote:

I was referring to the 1960s when the BBC was stodgy and then realized
they had to serve listeners or lose them.


There was indeed a stodginess not just in the BBC but the whole establishment.

It was not the BBC who decided the services, but it had to be made for them
when the Wilson government gave the authorisation through the Postmaster
General that the BBC could start Radio 1 to compete against the pirates
and Radio Luxembourg, and subsequently local radio.