Jonathan Wall is BBC Sounds’ controller. He explains that the purpose of “Sounds” is to simplify access to its broad catalog of content for listeners and give them a more relevant and personalized experience. The other “raison d’être,” of course, is to keep BBC’s radio services competitive in a harsh market environment and to overcome one of radio’s huge obstacles — attracting younger ears while not losing traditional listeners. Wall believes the shifting audio market where global tech giants are looking to dominate, as well as changes in how people consume content — including podcasts and on-demand — have encouraged radio professionals to rethink their approach.

At the beginning of 2020 the radio sector in the United Kingdom reported strong radio listening numbers with the shift to digital listening well advanced and heading for 60% of all listening. Now, a year later with the U.K. still in lockdown and people being urged to stay at home, digital radio is booming.

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Donald Trump has paid tribute to conservative American radio commentator Rush Limbaugh, who has died at the age of 70. Limbaugh's death came a year after he announced that he had lung cancer. A leading voice of the American political right since the 1980s, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Mr Trump last year... "Rush Limbaugh thought we won," Mr Trump said. "And so do I by the way. I think we won substantially..."