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  1. What is meant by the term ‘deregulation’ in the context of the UK radio industry? How does this contrast with how the UK government historically controlled the airwaves up until the 1970s? Deregulation refers to the systematic dismantling of these strict state rules, shifting the power from government regulators over to the free market and the  Historically, the UK government tightly controlled the airwaves. Up until the 1970s , the BBC held a legal monopoly over domestic radio broadcasting. Even when commercial "Independent Local Radio" (ILR) was introduced in 1973, it was strictly regulated.  2. Explain how deregulation dismantled ownership laws. How did this change allow multinational media conglomerates to sweep in and build massive national brand networks? Before deregulation, ownership laws prevented a single company from buying up too many radio stations.  Deregulation dismantled these barriers. This allowed multinational conglomerates like BMG to sweep i...