   bbc radio is an operational business division and service of the british broadcasting corporation which has operated in the united kingdom under the terms of a royal charter since 1927. the service provides national radio stations covering the majority of musical genres, as well as local radio stations covering local news, affairs and interests which also oversees online audio content.bbc audio & music, retrieved 18 november 2010 of the national radio stations, bbc radio 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 live are all available through analogue radio (5 live on am only) as well as on dab digital radio and internet services through realmedia, wma and bbc iplayer. the remaining stations, bbc radio 1xtra, 4 extra, 5 live sports extra and 6 music, all broadcast on digital platforms only. all of the bbc's national radio stations, with the exception of 5 live and 5 live sports extra who broadcast from mediacityuk in salford, broadcast from bases in london, usually in or near to broadcasting house. however, radio programmes are also made in the bbc's network production units located in belfast, birmingham, bristol, cardiff, glasgow and manchester.http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/all_txt.pdf ==history==  the bbc radio services began in 1922. it was licensed by the british government through its general post office which had original control of the airwaves because they had been interpreted under law as an extension of the post office services. today radio broadcasting still makes up a large part of the corporat
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