National radio is controlled by the BBC,and listeners can choose between four station

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.