C1 Radio

 Wednesday 27th November 2024

Radio Research

BBC Radio One, BBC Radio 1 Anthem, BCC Radio 1 Dance, BBC 1 Radio Xtra, 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 Asian Network, BBC World Service.

2. BBC Radio 1- Contemporary music, BBC Radio Dance- Electronic Dance music, BBC Radio 1 Xtra - Black contemporary.

3.This reflects cultural diversity because there are different radio stations, for example BBC Asia Network which allows people from Asia who live in Britain to listen to their cultural music, despite BBC Radio being a British company.

Do Now.                                                                                                                                                            1. BBC Radio One                                                                                                                                            2. Radio that uses advertisements to make an income                                                                                      3. There are different stations for different ages and genders.                                                                          4.  Language, Industry, Audience, Representation.                                                                                            5. The reason behind something. Historical, Political, Social, and Cultural.

The Radio Industry.

LO: To explore the content and structure of the unit

Public service broadcaster- television and radio programmes that are broadcast to provide information, advice, or entertainment to the public without trying to make a profit.

Commercial radio-primarily based on the practice of airing radio advertisements and television advertisements for profit.

Community radio-reflect a diverse mix of cultures and interests and provide a rich mix of mostly locally-produced content.

Podcast-a digital medium consisting of audio (or video) episodes that relate to a specific theme.

DAB radio- Digital Audio Broadcast.

RAJAR- Radio Joint Audience Research.

License free- a license that allows copyrighted work to be reused, modified, and redistributed.

Royal Charter- a document that is signed by the king or queen of a country, and that gives an organisation particular rights

Remit- to transmit or send (money, a check, etc.) to a person or place, usually in payment.

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

BBC RADIO- The BBC is a public service broadcaster that operates several national stations ( Radio 1) and many local radio stations ( Radio Cornwall ). The BBC is publicly funded by the license fee.

Community Radio- often not for profit, these tend to cover small areas and follow interests of certain groups.

Commercial Radio- funded by advertising.

Public service radio is funded by the public through the license fee and does not rely on outside advertisement. However commercial radio is funded by advertisement by paying sponsors.

DAB- has better quality of sound, and allows people to reach more radio stations.

Improvement Week                                                                              Wednesday 11th December 2024

Do Now

1. An audience that considers/engages messages in which the media is portraying.

2. An audience that accepts media messages without question.

3. The users and gratification theory is that people use media for one of four reasons. Personal identity, Information, Entertainment, Social interaction.

4. Through synergy and constant updates.

5. DEL

Do Now                                                                                                          Wednesday 8th January 2025 1. 1950 1951 

2. BBC Radio 4

3.  strong female characters, set in specific locations.

4. In the morning 7pm everyday except Saturday, repeated at 2pm the following day, weekly omnibus on Sunday mornings

5. To inform, educate and entertain 

Set Episode.

Storylines- Christmas play, Gavin out of prison, Mick (Santa) nervous before the play, after the play we heard the gratulations, Gavin sounds ill poor living conditions, living in hostel ( doss house), Gavin sounds repentant, complicit in crime, Kirsty sounds upset/shocked, but she's not scared, Mick lives in a van in a pub carpark.

Main Characters- Gavin Moss from Wales , Mick, Kirsty Miller, Joy from Newcastle

Genre conventions- Matriarchs

Audience appeals-

How does the episode inform entertain and educate- hard to fit back in after coming out of prison

How does the episode show the impact of social or cultural contexts- Mick lives in a van in a pub carpark, he cannot afford a house, Gavin is living in poor conditions after coming out of prison, modern slavery.