Does Radio 1 deserve public funding

 The live lounge is important to Radio 1 as it allows them to differ from other radio stations.

It deserves funding

radio's 1 focus on live music provides vital , cultural experience of listening to live music

provides a unlike cultural experience that spans decades and focuses on new British stars and giving them a platform

station focuses on audience interconnectivity where listeners can have a say in what goes into the show

justifies its existence with its royal charter 

impartial news segment helps uphold the reithian values

only £28

Scrap the fee

The station focuses on youth music which holds lower cultural value making it harder for the youth to justify

Privately funded less tax

listening to linear radio is no longer popular in target audience dropped by 15%

BBC radio has an unfair advantage

Radio 1 doesn't have to worry about falling listeners

new audiences prefer user generated content

their public service role is minimal and should be privatized. more than £500 million could be raised from selling of their stations

the stations unfair advantage is hurting the industry of private stations as a causing a decline

Greg James is predicted of  making £300,000 a year

the cost of living crisis is still bad and people cannot afford to pay for tv license fees 

It was set up at a different time

Paid by license but give nothing to benefit society

BBC have 43% of radio listeners

According to audience polls