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90 years of radio to be celebrated with BBC-wide transmission
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 11 September 2012
The 90th anniversary of BBC radio will be marked with all of the Corporation’s stations, including the BBC World Service, playing the same three-minute package at 5.33pm on 14 Nov, exactly 90 years since the first broadcast by what was then the British Broadcasting Company.
The three-minute transmission will feature recorded messages from listeners around the UK on the theme of ‘the future’, and will be mixed together with an original piece of music created by Damon Albarn. Each of the BBC’s national, regional and local stations will contribute a listener message, and listeners are being encouraged to propose messages for inclusion from this week.
The anniversary transmission will go out on 60 stations with a potential global audience of 120 million people. Confirming his involvement, Albarn told CMU: “I love the idea of stations across Britain and the World Service coming together, with all of our different lives and circumstances, even if it’s only for a few minutes. It’s a powerful idea”.
Meanwhile BBC radio chief Tim Davie added: “This ambitious project will bring all of the BBC’s UK stations together for the first time in their history to mark 90 years of radio broadcasting. It is great news that Damon has agreed to curate Radio Reunited and join us in looking forward to the next 90 years of radio”.
