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  Historical, social and cultural contexts 1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967 The radio stations that were offered are education,news,classical music andart discussions. 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched? In 1967 a new popular station called radio 1 was launched. 3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? pirate stations was stations controlled by young people.They were  popular because they gave what the young people wanted which the BBC couldn't offer as they didn't want to show the change that is happening in 1960s .As a result more teenagers were listened  to pirate stations instead. 4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967? The pirate stations stopped in 1967 because the Marine broadcasting offences act officially outlawed pirate radio stations. 5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down?  The BBC hired DJs that became un