Types of Radio

• International - Radio that transmits their broadcasts from a host nation to another nation/nations. An example would be BBC World Service; that broadcasts from London and connects to many nations via global satellite services.
• National- This is a nationwide station that broadcasts all over on nation, for example BBC Radio 1, Absolute Radio and Classic.FM; all broadcast to many places throughout England.
• Regional- Any station which doesn't serve the whole country, but which serves more than just one town or local community (regions). Kiss and Heart are both examples of regional radio stations.
• Local- Radio services for a particular area, as opposed to radio aimed at a national audience. This will include, Isle of Wight radio, BBC Solent and Capital.FM (south coast); all of these are local radio stations for Hampshire, the South coast and the Isle of Wight.
• Digital- In these systems, the analog audio signal is digitized, compressed using formats such as mp2, and transmitted using a digital modulation scheme.
• Satellite- Is a radio service broadcast from satellites primarily to cars, with the signal broadcast nationwide. Kerang is a satellite radio station.
• Internet- Is an audio service transmitted via the Internet. Broadcasting on the Internet is usually referred to as webcasting since it is not transmitted broadly through wireless means. Vectis Radio is an internet radio for the Isle of Wight.
• Pirate- These are illegal radio stations that use unauthorised means of transmission for entertainment or political purposes. They were also based on board ships/boats anchored near the shore. Radio Caroline and Luxemburg were pirate radio stations in the 1960's.