Radio Research Wednesday 27th November 2024
1. list the BBC NATIONAL radio stations + summarise what each BBC radio station broadcasts
Asian network: The station's target audience is people "with an interest in British Asian lifestyles"
BBC Radio 6 music : it primarily plays a wide range of alternative music, from established and emerging artists and bands. In 2002 it was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years
Radio 3 :It replaced the BBC Third Programme in 1967 and broadcasts classical music and opera, with jazz, world music, drama, culture
BBC radio 5 live :It broadcasts mainly news, sport, discussion, interviews and phone-ins.
Radio 5 extra : specialising in extended live sports coverage.
BBC radio 1Xtra :It broadcasts black music and urban music, including hip hop and R&B and is a sister station to Radio 1.
3. how does this range reflect the cultural diversity in the uk ?
That us British are intrigued by different cultures music and that we have vast amount of different cultures in England , as well as interests like football that is talked about in Radio 5 extra and BBC Radio 5 live
4. A commercial radio station is a station that generates revenue through ads and
sponsership
5. Give some examples of commercial radio stations
Heart, classic FM and Capital
6. how is the commercial radio funded
through ads
7. The BBC remit is to serve the the public interests by providing high-quality and distinctive content that informs and entertains
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1. BBC radio 1
2. is a radio that generates revenue through ads and sponsorships
3. it appeases to a wide audience with different interests
4. Language , Industry , Audience , Representation
5. when you have information to understand a certain topic
the radio industry
public service broadcaster is a platform that is publicly funded
commercial radio is a station that generates revenue through ads and sponsorship
community radio is a station that is operated , owned and influenced by the community they serve
podcast are a digital audio available when downloaded on the internet by subscribers of the creator
DAB radios is radio service that distributes using digital technology
RAJAR is the official organisation that measures and publishes audience statistics for UK radio stations
licence fee is a fee paid to an organisations for permissions to own , use something
Royal Charter is what sets out the BB'c object
Remit is when a service is discussions and debating
Convergence when multiple media technologies are used
THREE. TYPES OF RADIO
BBC radio is a broadcaster that has a vast majority types of radio stations that are national and feed into different types of interests
community radios is a non -profit radio usually for small locations like hospitals
commercial radio is funded by advertisement
when looking at public service and commercial radio we see they are relatively different. public service radio has their community funding their station for example the BBC is not funded by advertisement its is funded by tv licence fees . Meanwhile a commercial radio is when they get the majority of their money through advertisement like Heart, which is renounced for having constant adverts.
DAB has many advantages like being more assessable to the public through our phones, and can be played multiple time or listened to live
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1. an active audience is when they have to interact with the media to gain entertainment
2. a passive audience is when they do now have to react with the media to gain entertainment
3. the uses and gratification theory is when people use media for four reasons : personal identity ,information , Entertainment , social interaction
4. Fortnite uses ads , collaborations and active updates
do now Wednesday 18 December 2024
Set episodes
storylines
church play - nerves before and after convo with mick
Gavin in prison - Gavin is in poor living sounding sorry , complicit in a crime and then told the truth , Kirsty sound shocked not scared
explosions on great gables
genre conventions
disapproving / manipulative father's , strong female characters and lots of Christian people
how to inform , educate and entertain
Gavin informing how to infiltrate community after prison release
educate slave labour
Panto - community
Pub - community
Vicar- christianity / church
How does it show the impact of social and cultural contexts
Mick living in a van- can't afford
Modern slavery
Informs that rural life is community based and that's why we have close relationships
Kirsty miller
Gavin moss- welsh
Philip - welsh
Linda - posh
Joy- newcastle
Do now Wednesday 15 January 2025
1. 1951
2. a Church play , Gavin being in prison, housing crisis
3. strong female characters multiple storylines
4. 7 pm everyday and weekly omnibus on Sunday
5. to educate, inform and entertain
Audience
I believe that the demographics for the Archers audience are middle aged women who are c1 to D ( lower middle to working class) , I believe that they are wanting to learn about farming and a drama filled storyline . i believe that they are christian who work within manual labour / farming and are resourceful.
Answer : female , 55+, ABC1, White British , Right wing, high ' disposable income' , midlands location
The storylines , enjoy taking on moral discussions (education),
Audiences and uses and gratification
Explain how the BBC uses different platforms to distribute radio programmes . Refer to The Archers to support your points.
the BBC uses different platforms such as social media to promote and distribute their radio programmes. for example having a "the Archers" account on media it allows for a wider group to educate about the archers and have a larger drive to listen to the Archers.
Another way on social media that they distribute radio is with fan groups and discussions, this is because the audience will think more about the archers and promote it indirectly of new listeners. while also raising money like the free Helen hashtag which raised more than 100k for Refugee.
the way that the BBC distributes radios is with the many form of access the audience has to listening. when looking at the archers you have aVariety of chances to listen and catch up onto the archer. as it is play everyday 7 pm , the same episode is play the following day on 2 pm as-well as being omnibuses on Sunday. This is allows for all of listeners to follow the story line at many chances this is because of the Archers 6 million listeners.
whilst you can also access the Archers on the BBC website, this allows for the audience to look more into the storyline of the archers and get a greater understanding of the characters in the 13 minute episodes, there are many sections on their website including podcasts about the latest episode, blogs which interview the actors voiced in The Archers, as-well as the characters which have a deep description of all people in the Archers. This allows for more education and conversation around the archers.
uses and gratification
personal identity relating to character sand location could be similar to yours
information about rural life and the topics talked in
entertainment escape normal life and storylines
social interaction social media groups
Why might the audiences listen to the Archers , refer to U&G in you answer
Audiences listen tot eh Archers because they can relate to the characters for example a Character who has the same Demographics like you for example Peggy being for the older audiences and Helen being for the middle aged audiences. This links with he personal identity of Uses and Gratification as they can really understand the characters due to the vast array of them in the Archers. Having a relatable character in the Archers would create a more avid target audience and is why there are a large range of middle class elderly women in the Archers. This causes for the target audience to continue listening to the archers To hear their relatable character.
Another way the personal identity link with the archers is the Locations of a rural area, due to its global listening access, it allows for anyone who lived in a rural area in England to reminisce if in a different location of the world , swell as anyone who lives in a similar location can relate to events and weather showcased in the archers.
further more the Audience could also listen to the archers due to it Entertainment, due to it being a soap opera there is always many different storylines running at once. this allows for many serious and comical topics to be shown and creates for the audience to always gain entrainment when listening as-well as constantly wanting to listen to The Archers.
Do now Wednesday 5th February 2025
1. Commercial, community and PSB
2. PSB
3. commercial
4. community
5. Radio 4
Exam question
A.Name the organisation that regulates radio
Off com regulates radio
B.community is an example of a type of radio in the UK
Give two other examples of Radio types in the UK
commercial and public service broadcasting
C.Briefly explain the differences between two types of radio.
the difference between the radios of commercial and public service is how they are being funded. commercial is funded by advertising that is played on their radio and they get money so they can broadcast it more efficiently. While Public service is funded by the TV licence fee that is payed by the people who purchase a tv.
D. Explain why the Archers fits into the BBC remit and the radio that it is classified as
The archers fits into the BBC remit of informing through the use of Mature topics that are mentioned . For example the modern slave labour which can allow for the Listening audience to become informed about the subjects of slave labour and understand it more. This allows for the audience who have never experienced or looked into to slave labour to truly understand the sever topic.
The archers also fits with the Educations portion as from 1951 the archers was to inform audience about how to revive in the rural life when i came to farming , rationing and post war knowledge , while in 2025 The arches as revolutionised to educate the civilisation who live urban in the rural countryside about Farming and the rural life .
the last way the archers fits into the BBC remit is thought the use of entertainment , as when met with dramatics and several running in-depth storylines life the domestic relations ship involving Helen .This is due to the Opera calcification. Allows for the Listening audience to constantly be engaged in the topics and variety of storyline. This allows for entertainment to create a more avid listener .
This strictly following of the BBC remit allows for the audience to relate to characters and be educated on where to go for support . Specifically when met with the free Helen hashtag found on facebook and twitter. where they could find the information of where to resort to if met with domestic abuse.
Media Audiences
A. Which radio station broadcast the archers
BBC radio 4
B. Identify on of the audiences for the Archers
middle aged women
C. Explain two ways in which The Archers is aimed at the audience you have identified
They aim at ABC1 women due to the strong female characters which empower women while the subjects are aimed at a more higher classed mind when met with serious and long running storylines.
D. Explain why the audience listen to the Archers . Refer to the uses and gratification theory
The audience would listen tot the Archers because they identity with a certain aspect of it. For example relating to a Character , due to their variety of characters the Audience will most likely feel alike to one of them for example Jill could be relatable due to her age or kindness and likability. This would make the audience vigorously watch The Archers because they identify with Jill and would want to listen to her due to their relatability.
another reason the Audience would listen to the archers is due to social interaction. this is due tot the many fan groups and large audience to talk to , this allows for the Archers audience to be constantly conversing about the archers and build a close nit community similar tot the community showcased in the archers. This allows for more social interaction to be made when it comes to the Archers.
Do now Wednesday 12 February 2025
1. 2
2. an hour and a half
3. BBC radio 4
4. the tv licence fee
5. to inform educate and entertain
15/1- Excellent notes on Radio so far.
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