C1 Radio

RADIO

1. BBC radio 1, BBC radio anthems, BBC radio 1 dance, BBC radio 1 extra, BBC radio 2, BBC radio 3, BBC radio 3 unwind, BBC radio 4, BBC radio 5 live, BBC radio 5 sports extra, BBC radio 6 music, BBC radio asian network, BBC world service 
2. BBC radio 1 - contemporary hit music
   BBC radio dance - electronic dance music
   BBC radio extra - black contemporary music
   BBC radio 2 - adult contemporary music
   BBC radio 3 - classical, jazz and world music, culture and drama 
   BBC radio 3 unwind - classical and meditation music
   BBC radio 4 - spoken word programming
   BBC radio 4 extra - archive programming
   BBC radio 5 - news, current affairs, discussion and sports
   BBC radio 5 sports extra - additional sports coverage
   BBC radio 6 music - alternative music
   BBC radio Asian music - station for the British Asian community
   BBC world service - international radio station for news and current affairs
3. its got music for everyone
4. classical FM
5. pirate FM
6. primarily based on the practice of airing radio advertisements and television advertisements for profit
7. to provide impartial news and information to help people understand and engage with the world around them
8. 75- 1480 pounds
9. rely on advertisement unlike the BBC
10. spoken word programming
11. 55 years and older
12. coast player
13. .
14. greatest hits radio
15. .
16. Office of communications 

Wednesday 4th December 2024

Do Now /5

1. BBC radio asian music
2. advertisements in radio
3. diverse interest of the people who live in Britain
4. Language, Industry, Audience, Representation
5. background information Historical, Political, Social and Culture 

The Radio Industry

BBC radio: the BBC is a public service broadcaster that operates several national stations, each stations have a distinct identity and has a target audience, the BBC is funded by licenses

public service is funded by licence fees and commercial radios are funded by advertisements throughout the radio for example a public service would be education or social work etc and an example of a commercial radio would be heart

DAB Radio

very easy to access and watch

streamable live

18th December 2024

Do Now 4/5

1. a radio service funded by licence fees for example education or social work 
2. monetisation
3. spoken word programming
4. Of-com
5. Technical convergence / streaming platforms

The Archers

exam style question:

Radio is still so popular because of how much different radio stations there are and you can choose what music you want via podcasts or different radio stations additionally you can listen to radio on the go for example a lot of people listen to radio in the car which is free and very accessible

soap opera conventions

• Traditional target audience was females often feature strong female characters or matriarchs
• stories focused on families/work/relationships
• designed for regular listening
• ongoing stories to keep viewers hooked
• Multi-strand narratives to reflect real life
• set in specific locations where characters come together 
• Tend to feature more dialogue than action drama arises out of conflict between characters 

Were to listen:

1. BBC radio 4 
2. on the internet 
3. on the podcast
4. in continental Europe 
5. in t he rest of the world

• actors receive there scripts a few days before recording 
• employed for six days and record 24 episodes each 13 mins long
• episodes are broadcasted 3-6 weeks after they are recorded

The archers is still so popular because of many things including that it started right after WWI (1951) and it was about farming people would watch it to get tips on farming because after the war people were in a famine additionally the episodes are daily which means new content all the time and there also quite short (13 mins) so people can watch it easily and whenever also the show is the longest running and still gets 5million+ daily listeners this is because the show is very comforting and on-demand which is set in the country side in a rural community the target audience is middle age - older women who work at home it is a soap opera which means it includes a lot of female characters/families/work and relationships it has ongoing stories to keep the viewer hooked the show also reflects real life and is set in specific locations tends to feature more dialogue than action. Also the omnibus comes out on Saturday morning to catch up on anything they missed. The show normally comes out every night at 7pm.