C1 Radio
RADIO
2. radio 1 is a station that is not located to a certain area unlike stations like BBC radio Humberside, it shares news for the country instead of one pin point area.
stations like radio 5 play sports for the country.
BBC Radio 3 is a British national radio station which broadcasts classical music and opera, with jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also featuring
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1. BBC radio 2
2. commercial radio is a radio station run for profit
3. BBC radio reflects on the brits culture as diverse
4. LIAR is the media language, industry, audience and representations
5. context is historical political social and cultural
Radio industry
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-make money by selling advertising
community radio-provides a platform to communities to air local voices on issues concerning Health, Nutrition, Education, Agriculture etc
podcast- a specific audio show or individual episodes of that show
DAB radio- Digital audio broadcasting
Rajar- Radio Joint Audience Research.
licence free- Reliable platforms that offer royalty-free licenses will clearly label their content as “royalty-free.” This means you can use these resources without the worry of paying royalties each time it's utilised in your projects.
royal charter- A Royal Charter is an instrument of incorporation, granted by The King, which confers independent legal personality on an organisation and defines its objectives, constitution and powers to govern its own affairs.
remit- send it as payment.
convergence- the process by which multiple media technologies are brought together into one computerised device
main 3 types of radio in the uk are....
BBC radio- this is a public service broadcaster that operates in many different national stations. each has a different target audience.
Community radio- often not for profit and they tend to cover small areas.
commercial- big radios that are funded by advertising.
Task
- list a few different types of radio and who their target audience is.
1. BBC radio 1- their target audience is a 15-29-year age range as they usually play more trending songs that are more for the younger audience.
2. BBC radio 4- 55 years and older this is due to the fact that it focuses on classical music, jazz, and cultural programming
3. BBC radio 5- targets a slightly younger audience of 25-54-year-olds, with a focus on sports coverage, news, and current affairs
- The BBC remit is to provide impartial news and information to help people understand and engage with the world around them.
- A tv licence for a year coasts £169.50
Public service radio is funded via tv licences that people of the public across the world pay for. each household is expected to pay 1 tv licence per house. the public service radio broadcasts to provide information, advice, or entertainment to the public without trying to make a profit. however commercial radio 1 is funded by selling adverts, this is when a radio company is given money for promoting adverts by businesses.
The archers is the world's longest-running radio soap opera. It began broadcast in 1951 on radio 4 in part to educate returning soldiers about farming, this is due to the rationing from world war 2 . The show, set in the fictional village of Ambleside, explores comforting tales or rural English life. Some stories are more dramatic, but most are about relationships or more realistic everyday events such as farming. Each episode is 13 minutes long and is listened to by more than 5 million people. The show is broadcasted every day at 7pm, again the next day and in a week omnibus . The target audience are middle aged white women.
The Archers
Storylines- selling the house, new Christmas show, joy and Mick having a relationship and moving in together.
Main characters- 2 women, one called joy (bit like a noisy neighbour in a relationship with Mick ) Kirsty (is the estate agent trying to get away from joy). Gavin- (Welsh and just got out of prison, sorry for what he has done, sounds ill, not got a place to live and low income, him and his dad were sent to prison for modern slavery ) Mick- (Santa, he lives in his van, going out litter picking, highlighting the housing crisis, in a relationship with joy so he moves in with her )
Genre conventions- dramatic storylines
Audience appeals – drama, everyday life, relatable
How does this episode inform educate or entertain- educates people on the housing crisis, modern slavery the drama keeps the audience entertained.
How does the episode show the impact of social or cultural contexts- discusses the worldwide problems going on, such as modern slavery or poverty, sensitive topics but may be relatable.
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- 1951
- bbc radio 4
- drama, family, relationships
- 7 pm every day except Saturday
- to inform educate and entertain
The archers-
George Grundy
George was born straight into the middle of a love triangle, he spends half his time with his biological dad and the other half with his mum and step dad who happens to also be his uncle ( his dads brother Ed). This appeal to the audience because he is heavily involved in drama since his birth.
his immediate family is....
- Emma Grundy (Mother)
- Will Grundy (Father)
- Ed Grundy (Uncle / Step-father)
- Keira Grundy (Half-sister)
- Poppy Grundy (Half-sister)
- Mia Grundy (Step-sister)
- Jake Grundy (Step-brother)
Archers Audience
- age- 55+
- gender- female
- location- British- midlands
- income- high 'disposable income'
- class- middle class
- sexuality- straight
- religion - christianity
it is a high quality soap opera, it is different from other tv soaps as it educates the middle-classes. it mainly consists of middle aged white women.
why do people still listen.....
- family tradition
- suggested by friends or social media
- as an alternative to the tv
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- 5 million × 6 million
- middle class, older, white women
- everyday at 7pm
- demographics
- educate, entertain and inform
#freehelen
- story line in the Archers involving domestic abuse towards Helen from partner Rob.
- the storyline went on for 2 years
- finally Helen snapped and killed her husband Rob by stabbing him
- she has 2 children one with rob and the other we don't know the father.
The BBC users various platforms such as the internet. The Archers is available on Spotify and it is also played on the radio at 7pm every night. The podcasts are also available to download and catch up on for 30 days. The Archers is promoted through social media platforms that are targeted for older audiences such as twitter or facebook. Fans also engage with topics through comment sections and some fans even make fan pages where they can talk about the current affairs in the show.
why might the audience listen to the Archers? refer to U&G in you answer (12 marks)
Audiences listen to The Archers because it allows listeners in the audience who live in big town or cities, an escape into the countryside that they might not be able to get hold of in real life. This links into the entertainment as it allows they to escape reality and follow the life and dramas of other people. It appeals to the audience not only through the entertainment aspect from the drama but also through personal identity as the show can experience events that happen in real life and this allows the audience to connect with the show. The show engages with the audience through online interactions with other listeners, this happens via social media platforms such as twitter or facebooks, this links into the u&g of social interaction. This overall keeps the audience engages as it allows people to learn about real life events and how to deal with them, making it informative, but entertains the audience by using person identity and gives them topics to talk to which links to the last u&g of social interaction.
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- Commercial, PSB, community
- PSB- public service broadcaster
- commercial
- community
- BBC 4 which is a PSB radio type
Exam questions and responses
notes
- explain = full sentences
- Ofcom regulates radio
- commercial, community and public service broadcaster
Public service broadcaster radios are funded due to the licences fee that the public pay. However commercial radios are funded by adverts for other companies.
The archers is fit to informing through the highlighting of the current affairs in the world such as the coast of living crisis. This is seen in the archers when Micks living situation is brought up, he is struggling with money and is therefore living in his van in the pub car park. overall this links to the BBC remit because it links into one of the targets of informing their audience, it does this by keeping their audience informed with issues occurring in the world today.
The archers is also fit to educate through the realistic insight of what it is like to live in a small countryside village. An example of this is seen when we hear joy discussing the issues with the litter in the village and arranging how to solve the issue by litter picking as a community. This overall links into the BBC remit by educating their audience on what it is like to live other peoples lives and in different surroundings.
- BBC radio 4 is where the archers is located
- The target audience middle class, older, white women
The archers is aimed at its audience, as their target audience is middle age females. There fore they make their storylines some what of interest to their age category and gender. This is seen in the storylines of rural and domestic life, and definitely seen with the strong female characters.
Audiences listen to the archers because of the social interaction they can get from things such as fan pages and social media. An example of this is when for Helen, who is a character in the show, they raised £100k because of the story line she had. The audience started a hashtag called free Helen, and with this they all drank cups of tea and posted images on social media. Overall this involvement of many people who interacted by discussing the topic and sharing online is linked into the U&G theory.
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- 2 and then one coursework
- 1 hour and 30 minutes
- bbc radio 4
- tv licence fee
- to educate, inform and entertain
16/1- Great notes so far on Radio, copy over your work from today to your blog please.
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