The British Library has chosen Bristol community radio station, BCfm , to form part of the nation’s radio collection archives. The local, Easton based radio station has been chosen among 50 other stations in the UK as part of a pilot project, with the potential to develop into a long term service.
Currently the live radio broadcasts are kept on the BCfm website for three months but now that they have been selected to be part of the national archive, they will be preserved for future generations.
Out of a total of 700 radio stations across the UK, BCfm was selected. The British library will be preserving hours of spoken word and news content from the local radio station.
