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Needle time

Needle time was created in the United Kingdom by the Musicians' Union and Phonographic Performance Limited to restrict the amount of recorded music that could be transmitted by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) during any 24-hour period. The number of hours per week allowed gradually increased over the years from below 30 hours in the 1950s.…

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Needle time

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Triples13
Avg. degree1.91
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related to The "pirate stations" · 8
Needle time → BBC, Because, Britain, In, Payola, Radio Luxembourg, Unlike, Wonderful Radio London

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radio time record recorded bbc hours stations needle records luxembourg could music per allowed citation needed gramophone use pirate industry

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Shane Fentoninstance ofversions of popular songs by groups0.80text
the Fentones recorded at the BBC studiosinstance ofversions of popular songs by groups0.80text
or orchestral versions by one of the in-house orchestrasinstance ofversions of popular songs by groups0.80text
to fill in the hours.The terminstance ofversions of popular songs by groups0.80text
the Decca Records Show or the Capitol Records Showinstance ofshows on Luxembourg were mainly fifteen minutes to thirty minutes in length and presented under names0.80text
Needle timerelated to The "pirate stations"Unlike0.60section
Needle timerelated to The "pirate stations"BBC0.60section
Needle timerelated to The "pirate stations"Radio Luxembourg0.60section
Needle timerelated to The "pirate stations"Because0.60section
Needle timerelated to The "pirate stations"In0.60section
Needle timerelated to The "pirate stations"Wonderful Radio London0.60section
Needle timerelated to The "pirate stations"Britain0.60section

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