Radio and television in Great Britain

The BBC is the British broadcasting communication.

The BBC has five national radio stations and thirty nine local stations.

The BBC has two terrestrial TV channels.

People don't have to buy a TV licence if they don't watch the BBC.

All commercial TV channels have advertisings.

There are about forty sattelite and cable TV channels in Britain.

On average British people watch almost 24 hours of television a week.

About thirty six per cent of British children have a television in their bedroom.

Some of the favourite programmes among teenagers are The Simpsons and Friends.

The price of a DVD is thirty pounds.

It is interesting that in Britain more people have a TV than a washing machine.

The reporter interviewed nine teenagers.