BBC R1BS

Question 1

commercial broadcaster

Answer 1

owned by private companies and funded by mainly advertising. Has a profit aim and focus (e.g global)

Question 2

bbc mission

Answer 2

to act in the public interest, serving all audiences through the provision of impartial, high quality and distinctive output and services which inform educate and entertain

Question 3

royal charter

Answer 3

document that is signed by either the king/queen of a country that gives an organisation particular rights and defines its objectives, constitutions and powers

Question 4

public radio

Answer 4

primary mission of public service as they are funded by the public

Question 5

PSB (public service broadcaster)

Answer 5

funded by and therefore serves the interest of the public

Question 6

Remit

Answer 6

an area of activity which a company or person is expected to deal with

Question 7

pirate radio

Answer 7

unlicensed stations which are illegal broadcasting content usually off-shore

Question 8

tv license

Answer 8

a fee charged to all households that use any type of equipment to receive or record live broadcasts and access iplayer content

Question 9

Ofcom (office communications)

Answer 9

regulations body, regulates BBC against its broadcasting code

Question 10

BBC 5 public purposes

Answer 10

• reflect UK culture and values to the world
• provide impartial news, help people understand and engage with world around them
• support learning for people of all ages
• to show most creative highest quality and distinctive output and services
• to reflect, represent and serve the diverse communities of all the UK nations / regions

Question 11

why is the radio industry declining

Answer 11

• introduction of new tech and streaming services

Question 12

what remit must the BBC meet and what does it consist of

Answer 12

Ofcom, e.g nurturing UK talent, addressing social issues and educating audiences

Question 13

why are the values of the BBC important to them

Answer 13

as they are not profit driven, focusing on high quality ensures there products stay differentiated and stay in the publics interest.
They have to maintain audiences without using traditional commercial methods

Question 14

what factor of their content suggests the audiences is at the heart of the BBC

Answer 14

having a variety of services and products available to many niche and mass audiences show how

Question 15

(case study) when was the breakfast show aired and what was the wider context affecting this episode

Answer 15

19th January 2021 when England moved back into a national lockdown

Question 16

(case study) Guests on the show

Answer 16

• phone in listeners
• NHS worker
• Yasmin Evans
• Roisin Hastie

Question 17

(case study) common threads throughout the show

Answer 17

cricket updates, lockdown, sea chanty vaccine, global news

Question 18

(case study) Music

Answer 18

pop music - appealing to the mass

Question 19

(case study) Wider contexts

Answer 19

• Corona Virus, show had an uplifting spirit as a PSB carrying a public service to uplift the nation
• Declining listening figures within radio, lots of cross promotion to BBC shows and the sounds app

Question 20

(case study) Segments

Answer 20

• yesterday quiz (educate / inform)
• fact controller
• 10 min takeover (interactivity)
• tune of the week (promote new artists)

Question 21

social contexts/influences on radio

Answer 21

• racism (BBC employing lack of ethnic groups)
• Regional vs national (BBC is London based, is the content more London-centric?)
• Immigration and European (bbc has had biased opinions on immigration previously)
• Gender inequality (Men being the top earners in the workplace)

Question 22

CULTURAL contexts/influences on radio

Answer 22

• Changes in audiences tastes + how broadcasts target audiences (e.g 1xtra)
• listening methods changing due to technology impacts
• Immediacy of life and way young people engage with media
• How radio reflects British values (radio 1 seen as lower class than other channels like radio 3

Question 23

political/economic contexts/influences on radio

Answer 23

• the bbc and bias (is it really impartial?)
• license feee (people not wanting to pay)
• Future of radio (declining listeners, increased competitions and commercial broadcasters)
• Needing to adapt to changing tastes (BBC reaching young audiences via youtube)
• conflict between the importance of the BBC

Question 24

as they have constant revenue coming in from tv liscence fees, what does this allow them to do

Answer 24

allows them to take risks, reaching out to niche audiences as well as mass , in which commercial radios may be unable to do