RADIO
- 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 4 extra, BBC radio 5 live, BBC radio 5 sports extra, BBC radio 6 music, BBC radio Asian network, BBC world service,
- 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, world music, culture and drama
- BBC radio 3 unwind - classical and meditation music
- BBC radio 4 - spoken word programme
- BBC radio 4 - archive programme
- BBC radio 5 - news, current affairs, discussion and sports.
- BBC radio 5 sports extra - sports coverage
- BBC radio 6 music - alternative music
- BBC radio Asian network - station for the British Asian community
- BBC radio world service - international station for current affairs and news
3. the BBC is diverse because has music for everyone
4. classical FM
5.Pirate FM
6. commercial radios are funded by advertisements for profit
7. to provide impartial news and information to help people understand the world around them
8. £75- £1480 for a license,
9.commercial radios rely on advertisements unlike the BBC
10. spoken word programming is the target audience for BBC radio 4
11. BBC radio 4's target audience is 55 yrs and older
12. coast player
13.
14. greatest hits radio
15.
16. ofcom
DO NOW 3/5 4th December 2024
- BBC radio asian network
- radio stations that rely on advertisements for income/ run for profit
- the BBC has music for everyone
- language, industry, audience, representation
- historical, political, social and culture
COMPONENT 1 - 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 licences,
Community radio: often not for profit, they cover small radios,
Public service radios are funded by their licences to have access to the website/channel., and do not rely on outside advertisement. whereas commercial radio channels are funded by the advertisements played on the radio channel, aiming for profit, relying on outside advertisement.
Two benefits of DAB radio is it is easy to access, and better quality.
DO NOW 18th December 2024
- radio stations that are funded by licences to have access to their channel
- advertisements
- news, music for everyone, programming, mixed speech, spoken words
- ofcom
- television, internet, streaming sites.
exam style question
briefly explain why radio is still so popular? [4 marks]
music because you can choose favourites by using podcasts or a listen again, another reason for this popularity in radio is you can listen on the go in the car for free, it is accessible and nationally free.
the Archers
soap operas
- ,the traditional target audience for soap operas are females because of many powerful female characters,
- stories focused on family, work or relationships,
- designed for daily listening,
- ongoing stories to keep viewers hooked,
- multi-strand narratives to reflect real life,
- set in specific locations where characters meet,
- tend to feature more dialogue than action, drama rises through character conflict.
you can listen to the archers on BBC radio 4, on the podcast, internet, in continental Europe, and the rest of the world.
they plan their scripts biannually for the coming months episodes or even years worth of storylines.
episodes are broadcasted 3-6 weeks after recording the episode.
recording takes place every 4 weeks and actors only receive their scripts a few days before shooting the episode
the target audience is adults and older women in the UK. [ traditional mothers ]
the Archers is the worlds longest running radio soap opera, it began podcast in 1951 on Radio 4 in part to educate returning soldiers about world war 2, the show set in a fictional village of Amberside, it explores comforting tales about rural english life, some stories are more dramatic but most are about relationships or more realistic everyday activities like farming. each episode is about 13 minutes long. and listened by more than 5 million people. the show is broadcasted everyday at 7pm. again in the next day weekly omnibus. the target audience are older British people and older women
DO NOW 7th January 2025
- 1951
- BBC radio 4
- strong female characters, set in specific locations
- 7pm every Saturday, the next day at 2pm, and Sunday morning
- to inform, educate and entertain.
Set Episode
the archers include:
- storylines: a Christmas play with Santa and Gavin got out of prison
- main characters: Gavin, Nick
- genre conventions
- audience appeal
- how does the episode inform, educate or entertain
- how does the episode show the impact of cultural contexts.
in the show, you can only hear the actors, when their is silence a new scene begins,
in the play, you can hear that there is a Christmas play with Santa, someone is nervous before the play, and after the play the pantomime is congratulated
Gavin: sounds ill - poor living
Hostel - doll house
sounds sorry repeatedly
competent in a crime scene but then told truth.
Social/cultural:
living in a van, cannot afford a house
slavery- modern
the community comes together for a pantomime,
The pub is where people meet (community based),
a vicar to show religion,
village life is community based.
inform/ educate/entertain:
Educate: prison release had to fit into educate slave labour
Characters: Gavin Moss is welsh, Kristy Muller, Linda is posh, Joy is from Newcastle,
Inform: rural life is community based, close relationships
Entertain: the writers carefully bring in different topics to keep the audience entertained and to keep listening to their channel.
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