C1 Radio

 Radio research 

Wednesday 27th November

1. some BBC national radio stations are...

Asian Network- The station's target audience is people "with an interest in British Asian lifestyles", 

BBC Radio 5 Live - It broadcasts mainly news, sport, discussion, interviews and phone-ins.

BBC Essex - It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios on New London Road in Chelmsford.

BBC CWR -It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios at Priory Place in Coventry city centre.   

BBC Radio 1 Dance -The station plays a mix of back-to-back current, future and classic electronic dance music, and broadcasts exclusively on BBC Sounds.

 BBC Radio Cornwall - It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios at Phoenix Wharf in Truro.

BBC Radio1 - It specialises in modern popular music and current chart hits throughout the day.

Radio2. -  a distinctive mix music and speech programmes covering a mix of live pop and rock concerts.

Do Now

Wednesday 4th December 

1. Radio 1 ✔

2. Run for profit and advertisement. ✔

3. Through music and news. ✔ diverse interest

4. Language, Industry, Audience and Industry.

5. Context - Historical, political, social and cultural.

Component 1, The Radio Industry.

Lo : To explore the content and structure of the unit.

Public Service Broadcaster -  refers to broadcasting intended for public benefit rather than to serve purely commercial interests.

Commercial radio - is the broadcasting of television programs and radio programming by privately owned corporate media

community Radio - The Community Radio provides a platform to communities to air local voices on issues concerning Health, Nutrition, Education, Agriculture etc

Podcast - Typically, a podcast is an episodic series of digital audio files that users can download to a personal device to listen to at a time of their choosing

DAB Radio - A DAB+ radio acts as a receiver for digital channels, similar to a TV. It allows you to easily switch between stations without needing to tune to specific frequensies

RAJAR - RAJAR stands for Radio Joint Audience Research. It is the official body in charge of measuring radio audiences in the United Kingdom.

Licence free - Licence-free radios are generally lower-powered, handheld radios with a maximum power output of 0.5 watts

Royal Charter - The Royal Charter is the constitutional basis for the BBC. It sets out the BBC's Object, Mission and Public Purposes.

Remit - The remit of BBC Local Radio is to provide a primarily speech-based service of news, information and debate to urban and rural communities.

Convergence - Convergence is when two or more things come together to form a new whole. 

THREE TYPES OF RADIO 

BBC Radio

• Public service broadcaster
• Local stations
• Distinct Identities and targets specific audience
• License fee.

Community Radio

• Not for profit
• covers small areas
• Funded by advertising and fundraising etc
• Interests of a small group

Commercial radio

• funded by advertising
• focused on general types of music
• very popular

In Public service radio they are funded and make money through a license fee. They are very local and don't include many ads unless its for their own promotion. However, In a commercial radio they are run off of advertisement. They are very popular and mostly focus on getting profit and money by advertising and promoting other things. 

Advantages of DAB radio : Stream it live, You can listen to it again through catch-up, better quality, no crackling, stream it anywhere including your phone.

DO NOW

Wednesday 18th December 2024

1. Radio funded by the license free. ✔

2. advertising and fundraising. ✔

3. Talking speech. ✔

4. OFCOM regulates radio.

5. DAB Radio - that you can stream it online, on any device, anywhere. and its also better quality ✔

The Archers

LO : To explore context and background of our set product.

Briefly explain why radio is still so popular.

Radio is popular because you can choose what you listen to meaning you can listen to your preferences, you can listen to it anywhere, for example : in the car, on your phone, on your Alexa. Its also popular because its free to listen to meaning anyone can listen to it.

Soap Opera Conventions

• Strong female leads (matriarchs.)
• stories focus on family, relationship and work
• Daily listening
• ongoing stories
• reflects real life
• more dialogue than action
• set in specific locations.

Where can you listen to it?

• BBC Sounds
• BBC 4
• Spotify
• Apple Music
• Downloadable.

producing the archers

• Recording takes place every 4 weeks and actors only receive their scripts days before
• Very little room for errr as the episodes are 13 minutes long and they only get 2 hours in the studio
• Most of the actors are not employed full time on a show and often have careers in film, theatre, television and other radio shows.

The archers is the worlds longest-running radio soap opera. It began broadcasting in 1951 on radio 4 in part to educate returning soldiers about farming. The show, set in the fictional village of Ambleside, explores comforting tales of rural English life. Some stories are more dramatic but most are about relationships or more realistic everyday events such as World War II. Each episode is 13 minutes long and listened to by more that 5 million people. The show broadcast ever day at 7pm again the next day, and in a weekly omnibus. The target audience are on-demand.

Do now

Wednesday 8th January

1. 1951 ✔

2. Radio 4 ✔

3. Strong female characters, stories focus on family/work/relationships.

4. 7pm everyday (except Saturday) ✔

5. BBC's Remit - To inform, educate and entertain.

Set Episode ☺

LO : To explore a specific episode of the set text and the target audience.

Story lines 

- Christmas play with Santa - Nerves before the play and then the congratulations after the play, possible pantomime. Living in a pub carpark in a van as he cant afford a house. 

- Philip who just got out of prison - sounds ill, poor living conditions, describes hostel as a doss house, he sounds repentant. Kirsty sounds upset and shocked but she's not scared of him.

Main characters  

- Kirsty Miller 

- Philip and Gavin Moss - welsh

- Linda - posh

- Mick 

- Joy Horville

Genre conventions - community, rural life, relationships.

How does this portray BBC's Remit - Educates people on prison and what it does, on plays and living in a van on the streets or in bad living conditions, modern slavery. Informs people on rural life community, close relationships and entertains people with the over the top drama.

How does this episode show the impact of social or cultural contexts - Living in a can (cant afford a house), slavery (modern), pantomime and pub (community)

Audience appeal -