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by piltdownman
505 days ago
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>but radio also did a pretty good job of keeping that absolute tripe off the air. Good radio stations would also surface good local bands and cater to regional tastes. If ever there was a more censorious medium, I have yet to see it. Not only content dictating _what_ could be played, it dictated _how_ it could be played. This wasn't just about contemporary HipHop and vulgarity - even instrumental songs like Nick Wrays' 1958 song "Rumble" were banned from radio play. The list of songs banned by the BBC is a fantastic read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_banned_by_the_BB... |
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Songs played by the BBC were, for the most part, chosen by the DJs (particularly true after 19:00.