A continuity announcer is a broadcaster whose voice (and, in some cases, face) appears between radio or television programmes. Continuity announcers tell you which channel you are watching now (or which station you are tuned to), what you are about to see, and what you could be watching if you changed to a different channel, thus: "You're watching BBC1. In a moment it's the News, while just starting on BBC2 is the first in a new series of 'Owl Watching for Beginners'". At the end of programmes, they read out information about the previous programme, for example who presented and produced it. They also play any music during the interval, and give details of programmes later in the day. If there is a breakdown they make any necessary announcements and play music for its duration. individually-donated time and energy direct government payments or operation indirect government payments, such as radio and television licenses grants from foundations or business entities selling advertising or sponsorship public subscription or membership fees charged to all owners of TV sets or radios, regardless of whether they intend to receive... BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the oldest United Kingdom, and indeed, the world. ... News is new information or current events. ... BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC. History The channel was scheduled to begin at 7:20pm on April 20, 1964 and show an evening of light entertainment, starting with the comedy show The Alberts and...

Continuity announcements typically take one of two forms:

• Out-of-vision, where only the announcer's voice is heard, either over the end sequence of a programme or on-screen graphics (Until recently, in the UK this would invariably include use of an on-screen clock). With appropriate training in sound and vision mixing, this can be achieved with a single person acting as both voice and controller.
• In-vision, where the announcer seen delivering the announcement on-screen. This typically requires a number of people in a small studio, including sound engineers, vision mixers, and occasionally camera operators. Modern installations with motorised cameras can reduce this to two — the presenter, and a technical assistant to perform the "backstage" functions such as adjusting the camera and mixing.

In the UK, there has been a marked change in the role continuity announcers play on the main terrestrial channels. In the past, announcements pertaining to the present on-screen programme would be all that was broadcast, either briefly over the ending credits or on a still caption after the show had finished. In more recent times, with the increase in the amount of satellite and cable programming, there is now a policy to have announcements over the end credits of almost every single TV show or movie. This purpose being to stop viewers from changing channels immediately and to inform them of their viewing choices. However, the main strategic intention is to keep viewers watching the same channel for as long as possible.

The BBC has not had in-vision announcers for evening programmes since the early 1960s (BBC children's TV had in-vision continuity until 1965 and has had it in a very different, much more informal form (CBBC) since 1985), but in-vision announcers used to be the norm on ITV when each region had a distinct identity. Now there is only Julian Simmons on the Northern Irish UTV service, although many other UK channels^{[citation needed]} and the services of other countries use them exclusively. The outrageously crowded Woodstock festival epitomized the popular antiwar movement of the 60s. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The CBBC Logo CBBC (a contraction of the previously-used name Childrens BBC, used until 1997) is the brand for the BBCs childrens television output aimed at children over six, across BBC One, BBC Two and the CBBC Channel. ... This article is about the year. ... Independent Television (ITV) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up to provide competition to the BBC. In England, Wales and southern Scotland, the channel has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of the broadcasting licences for those areas. ... Julian Simmons Julian Simmons is a Northern Irish television presenter, who works for UTV. He appears as an on-air continuity announcer, and unlike those on other ITV regions, is actually visible. ... New UTV Ident. ...

The advent of new technology has changed how the voices work. On ITV each region would have a team of announcers broadcasting just to that particular region. Since 2002 this framework was replaced with a single team of ITV1 network continuity announcers in ITV1-branded regions. Each announcement is delivered live from London with regional announcements recorded in London and sent electronically to the specific transmission centre. Recording is how the majority of TV channels have their continuity announcers organised, with only a few still retaining live announcements. Independent Television (ITV) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up to provide competition to the BBC. In England, Wales and southern Scotland, the channel has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of the broadcasting licences for those areas. ... ITV1 is a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... A region can be any area that has some unifying feature. ...

With most radio stations now broadcasting only music, few networks retain continuity announcers. Exceptions include BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service: in the case of Radio 4 they have the extra tasks of reading the Shipping Forecasts and gale warnings. Many double up as newsreaders. BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... World Service logo The BBC World Service is one of the most widely recognised international broadcasters of radio programming, transmitting in 33 languages to many parts of the world. ... The Shipping Forecast is a regular feature of BBC Radio 4 and is provided by the UK Meteorological Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. ... ITV newscaster Mark Austin. ...

In Canada, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has used in-vision announcers to 'host' broadcasts for an entire evening for the past few years. The host will appear before a program to describe the episode you are about to watch. When a program has completed and the credits are rolling, the announcer will describe upcoming episodes of the just completed program and intoduce the next program at the top of the hour. The evening's host will change every day. Usually, the host is appearing in a major upcoming program the same week, giving the appearance that the host is promoting not only the next program in the evening but his or her own upcoming show. Sometimes CBC Radio newcasters or program hosts will appear as the evening TV hosts. CBC Radio One has used continuity announcers in recent years. Originally, a number of staff announcers shared the duties, however, since 2004, the service has employed actor Shauna MacDonald as its continuity announcer. Her identity remained a secret for more than a year leading her to be dubbed "Promo Girl". The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the countrys national radio and television broadcaster. ... CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

See bumper music for a similarly functioning idea used in talk radio in the United States. Bumper music is a term used in the radio broadcasting industry. ... Talk radio is a radio format which features discussion of topical issues. ...