BBC announces Radio 1 will give more airtime to homegrown acts

As it stands, less than half the acts on the station’s A list are British.
BBC Radio 1 is set to give more plays to UK acts in the future.



As it stands, less than half the acts on the station’s A list are home grown – there are six American, six British, two Australian and one Canadian out of a total of 15 tracks.



A statement published on Tuesday explained it would “ensure that Radio 1 and Radio 2 have a strong commitment to new and UK music so that a strong proportion of the new music in daytime on Radio 1 and Radio 2 should be from the UK”.



It also claimed it would cut many of the quotas which govern what music can be played on its stations, though no details on exactly how the new measures would take effect were given.

--:--
--:--
  • cover
    Dork Radio
LATEST NEWS
Declan McKenna has shared a new single, and the tracklisting for 'What Happened To The Beach'
Genesis Owusu has released a new single and video, 'Survivor'
Middle Kids question fundamental truths with their new single, 'Bend'