radio and television programmes broadcast by organizations such as the BBC in Britain that are independent of government but are financed by public moneyWordfinderradioair,announce,bulletin,jingle,phone-in,podcast,programme,public service broadcasting,radio,stationSee related entries:Radio broadcasting,Producing TV showsCultureThe aim of public service broadcasting is to make programmes of a high standard that educate, inform and entertain, and the BBC received a royal charter to do this in 1927. Anyone who owns a television must pay a licence fee, which pays for the service.
