Service licences and reviews
Here you will find links to the service licences for each BBC service and the service reviews we have carried out.
Service licences
We issue each BBC service a service licence, setting out what we expect it to achieve and how much it can spend. If you want to find out more about how service licences work, please visit our service licences page.
Television
Service licences for BBC television services
- BBC One
- BBC Two
- BBC Three
- BBC Four
- BBC HD
- CBBC
- CBeebies
- BBC News
- BBC Parliament
- BBC Red Button
- BBC Alba
Radio
Service licences for BBC radio services
- BBC Radio 1
- BBC Radio 2
- BBC Radio 3
- BBC Radio 4
- BBC Radio 5 live
- BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
- 1Xtra
- BBC 6 Music
- BBC 7
- BBC Asian Network
- BBC Local Radio
- BBC Radio Scotland
- BBC Radio nan Gaidheal
- BBC Radio Wales
- BBC Radio Cymru
- BBC Radio Ulster/BBC Radio Foyle
Online and Mobile
Service licences for BBC online and mobile services
BBC Jam
The service licence for BBC Jam expired on 30 September 2008, in line with the service's original terms of approval. We have removed the service licence from this site as it is no longer effective.
BBC Jam was suspended in March 2007 and the Trust issued this further statement in February 2008.
Service reviews - current and forthcoming
BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Four, Red Button
We're currently reviewing BBC One, BBC Two and BBC Four, as well as the BBC Red Button services, and want to hear what you think.
Please tell us what you like or dislike or what would make these services better.
Have your say on BBC One, BBC Two and BBC Four
Have your say on the BBC Red Button services
BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music
In this review, we have been asking people to tell us what they think about BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music. We wanted to know what you like, what you dislike and what you think the BBC should do to make these radio stations better for you.
We are currently reviewing your responses to a public consultation (which ran from 07 May - 30 July 2009), alongside a range of other data and information, to decide whether we need to make changes to improve Radio 2 and 6 Music. A final report setting out our conclusions will be published on the Trust website in early 2010.
Service reviews - concluded
bbc.co.uk
This review considered how bbc.co.uk performed against its service licence, the service's governance and accountability and whether its service licence needed to be developed in order to reflect changes in the market and users' needs.
Young people
The Trust reviewed the BBC services specifically targeted at young people - BBC Three, Radio 1 and Radio 1Xtra, and looked at how well the BBC serves younger audiences across all of its TV, radio, and online services.
Review of services for younger audiences
Children
This review looked at the BBC’s content for children aged 12 and under. This includes the CBBC and CBeebies channels, the CBBC and CBeebies branded content on BBC One, BBC Two, radio and online, as well as content to support formal learning for primary school children.
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