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"It was founded in 1923, and originally carried details of BBC radio programmes in response to a newspaper boycott of radio listings." What was the reason for this boycott? Anyone know any more about this? — Trilobite 20:11, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

I can't find any specific information which backs this statement up, but I suspect it might have something to do with the difficult relationship between newspaper proprietors and the BBC in its early years. (The proprietors were fearful of the impact of the BBC on their circulation figures I believe) Drc79 11:06, 29 March 2006 (UTC)