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==BBC breaking news policy== ==BBC breaking news policy==
BBC policy for major breaking news events<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/review_report_research/impartiality_business/f2_news_submission.txt|title=http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/review_report_research/impartiality_business/f2_news_submission.txt|accessdate=2007-06-19}}</ref> has a priority list. With domestic news, the correspondent first records a "generic minute" summary (for use by all stations and channels) and then priority is to report on Radio 5 Live, then on the ] and onto any other programmes that are on air. For foreign news, first a "generic minute" is recorded, then reports are to ] radio, then the reporter talks to any other programmes that are on air. BBC policy for major breaking news events<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/review_report_research/impartiality_business/f2_news_submission.txt|title=http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/review_report_research/impartiality_business/f2_news_submission.txt|accessdate=2007-06-19}}</ref> has a priority list. With domestic news, the correspondent first records a "generic minute" summary (for use by all stations and channels) and then priority is to report on Radio 5 Live, then on the ] and onto any other programmes that are on air. For foreign news, first a "generic minute" is recorded, then reports are to ] radio, then the reporter talks to any other programmes that are on air.

== Vinegate ==
In February 2004, and just one month into his new Radio 2 job, journalist and broadcaster, ] held a discussion on 'bad taste jokes'. This was related to the sacking of, ] MP who had told an offensive joke, regarding the ]. Despite other broadcasters voluntarily refusing to broadcast the 'joke', Vine not only told it on air, but also stated that he found it - "very funny". Later on in the discussion, he inadvertently suggested that the comment, had racial overtones, by saying that he was glad that he had never heard any jokes about the ] tragedy, giving the impression that it was fine to make jokes about 'Chinese' people dying - but not - if they were 'British'. A complaint was made to the BBC, but they categorically denied that he had made the "very funny" comment.
A recording of the programme was eventually aquired by the complainant in 2008, which confirmed that Vine had indeed - made the comment. It is believed, that the reason for the BBC lie, was so that they would not have to repremand Vine, so soon after his controversal appointment. There was a lot of bad feeling towards the BBC at that time, regarding the manner that the previous presenter, ] - had been forced out of his job.
Certain sections of the media were informed of the 'incident', however, despite being provided with proof, chose not to run the story. It is believed, that him being a journalist is the reason for this.


==Sport on Five Live== ==Sport on Five Live==

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"Five Live" redirects here. For other uses, see Five Live (disambiguation). Radio station
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live logo
Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom UK - National
FrequencyMW: 693 kHz, 909 kHz, and on selected BBC Local Radio stations' frequencies overnight.
DAB: 12B
Freeview: 705
Freesat: 705
Sky: 0105
Virgin Media: 905
Tiscali TV: 606
UPC Ireland: 911
Live Stream Real/WM
Programming
FormatNews and sport
Ownership
OwnerBBC,
BBC Radio
History
First air date28 March 1994
Links
WebsiteBBC Radio 5 Live

BBC Radio 5 Live (formerly styled BBC Radio Five Live) is the BBC's radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. It is the principal radio station covering sport in the United Kingdom, broadcasting virtually all major sports events staged in the UK or involving British competitors.

It is transmitted via analogue radio on 693 and 909 kHz AM in the medium wave band, frequencies that belonged to BBC Radio 2 from 23 November 1978 to 26 August 1990 (before that they were used in some regions of the UK by the BBC Home Service and BBC Radio 4), and on digital radio in the United Kingdom via DAB, digital satellite (Freesat and Sky), IPTV and Freeview (digital terrestrial television). It is also streamed online, however due to rights restrictions, coverage of some events, especially "live" sporting events, is not available online. Some content is available online but restricted to UK users, however the UK stream can be accessed overseas by using a proxy server.

The station broadcasts from the News Centre at BBC Television Centre with a small office in Manchester and a team of its own reporters based around the UK. The station will be moving in 2011, as part of a larger shift of some BBC resources, to Salford.

History

The success of Radio 4 News FM during the 1991 first Gulf War led Liz Forgan to suggest in May 1993 the introduction of a combined news and sport network. Accordingly, the "old" Radio 5 closed down at midnight on Sunday 27 March 1994 and the new Radio 5 Live began its 24-hour service on the morning of Monday 28 March. The first voice on air was Jane Garvey, who later went on to co-present the breakfast and drivetime shows with Peter Allen. The launch was described by The Times as "slipp smoothly and confidently into a routine of informative banter" and The Scotsman as "professionalism at its slickest."

The tone of the channel, engaging and more relaxed than contemporary BBC output, was the key to the channel's success and would set the model for other BBC News services later in the decade. The first audiences were some four million, with a record audience of six and a quarter million.

Before the launch of digital broadcasting, the station (and Radio 5 before it) broadcast for several years on analogue satellite with near-FM quality.

Presenters that have now left the station include Danny Baker (Baker has since returned to present 606 from 2008), Susan Bookbinder, Jon Briggs, Jon Champion, Adrian Chiles, Edwina Currie, Fi Glover, Nick Hancock, Brian Hayes, Peter Heaton-Jones, Jane Hill, Des Lynam, David Mellor, Louise Minchin, Paddy O'Connell, Jonathan Pearce, Nick Robinson, Sybil Ruscoe, Kate Silverton, Bill Turnbull, and Sian Williams.

In 2005 the Radio Five Live Sporting Yearbook (ISBN 0-00-721598-3) was published.

The station won five Sony Awards, one gold and four silver, in 2005 and was nominated an additional six times. The lone gold award was in the News Story Award category for its coverage of the 2004 Asian tsunami.

BBC Radio 5 Live were Official Broadcasters of the FIFA World Cup 2006 along with talkSPORT. Both stations will broadcast live Premier League commentaries from August 2007, with the 7 rights packages being shared 6 to 1 in favour of 5 Live.

A companion station, BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, was launched as a digital-only service on 2 February 2002.

In August 2007, BBC Radio Five Live was renamed BBC Radio 5 Live and was given a new logo.

BBC breaking news policy

BBC policy for major breaking news events has a priority list. With domestic news, the correspondent first records a "generic minute" summary (for use by all stations and channels) and then priority is to report on Radio 5 Live, then on the BBC News Channel and onto any other programmes that are on air. For foreign news, first a "generic minute" is recorded, then reports are to World Service radio, then the reporter talks to any other programmes that are on air.

Vinegate

In February 2004, and just one month into his new Radio 2 job, journalist and broadcaster, Jeremy Vine held a discussion on 'bad taste jokes'. This was related to the sacking of, Ann Winterton MP who had told an offensive joke, regarding the 2004 Morecambe Bay cockling disaster. Despite other broadcasters voluntarily refusing to broadcast the 'joke', Vine not only told it on air, but also stated that he found it - "very funny". Later on in the discussion, he inadvertently suggested that the comment, had racial overtones, by saying that he was glad that he had never heard any jokes about the Hillsborough tragedy, giving the impression that it was fine to make jokes about 'Chinese' people dying - but not - if they were 'British'. A complaint was made to the BBC, but they categorically denied that he had made the "very funny" comment. A recording of the programme was eventually aquired by the complainant in 2008, which confirmed that Vine had indeed - made the comment. It is believed, that the reason for the BBC lie, was so that they would not have to repremand Vine, so soon after his controversal appointment. There was a lot of bad feeling towards the BBC at that time, regarding the manner that the previous presenter, Jimmy Young - had been forced out of his job. Certain sections of the media were informed of the 'incident', however, despite being provided with proof, chose not to run the story. It is believed, that him being a journalist is the reason for this.

Sport on Five Live

BBC Radio 5 Live broadcasts an extremely wide range of sports and covers all the major sporting events, mostly under its flagship sports banner Five Live Sport They are:

Premier League matches are available online only from IP addresses within the UK. Often UEFA Champions League games are not broadcast live online at all due to rights restrictions imposed by UEFA. This is sometimes not the case for high-profile matches in the knockout stage involving English clubs playing at home, whereby domestic radio stations may bid for non-exclusive rights to all coverage.

Sport on Sports Extra

As Five Live cannot accommodate all of the sports which they have rights to broadcast, they split some of it with its sister station Sports Extra, including

Sports Extra will also typically offer full broadcasts of Premier League and Home Nations football if games overlap each other. Five Live carries the first-choice match in such cases.

Despite the fact that commercial stations (such as Sky Sports) have acquired the vast majority of sports television broadcasting rights in the UK, the BBC remains dominant in radio sport with BBC Radio 5 Live and its local radio stations. Its main commercial rival for radio sports rights is TalkSPORT.

Current programmes and presenters

Regular shows as of January 2009:

References

  1. "BBC - Press Office - Jenny Abramsky Oxford lecture two". 3 April 2007.
  2. Frean, Alexandra (1994-03-29). "Radio's new voice greets the dawn". The Times. Times Newspapers. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. McAlpine, Joan (1994-03-29). "Alive and kicking". The Scotsman. The Scotsman Publications. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  4. "http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/review_report_research/impartiality_business/f2_news_submission.txt". Retrieved 2007-06-19. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  5. http://www.uefa.com/multimediafiles/download/regulations/uefa/others/70/22/60/702260_download.pdf

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Note that Radio 5 Live operate International and UK feeds. International feeds aren't allowed to cover certain sports events because of local radio rights to those events.

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