BBC RADIO 1 break Flashcards
Radio Production, Distribution & Circulation
Centralised because of distribution.
Radio evolved as a one way medium- audience created for a mass audience.
Fewer producers that target a large audience; mainstream- very similar content (variation of music).
Its produced in their ‘Broadcasting House’ in London.
The BBC
BBC= British Broadcasting Corporation
Monopoly- they dominated the market and could decide what was popular.
Radio One Breakfast Show started in 1967.
Pirate Radio Stations
Illegal radio stations that broadcast pop music from ships in the early 1960s before the debut of BBC’s Radio One.
Because of Radio Ones authenticity it caused pirate radio like kiss to apply for a licence.
They where BBC’s competition.
Local Radio
Started in 1960’s- bigger radio stations have expanded from local radio through DAB, FM & internet radio.
Music
Pop Music was relatively cheap to produce leading to a rise in pirate music.
Flagship News (Programmes)
A TV or Radio programme that gains attention which helps define the brand -The breakfast show was considered a flagship.
Radio One Breakfast show
Runs Monday to Friday (7-10:30)
Presenter- Greg James
Weekend Presenters- Alice Levine & Dev
Music- playlist governed to ensure its popular with the younger audience (keep audience under 30 y/o)
Presenters
2012-2018: Nick Grimshaw- Chosen for popularity, he tried to aim for the younger audience.
(camp & northern persona)- had celebrity connections
2018- Present: Greg James- can develop a greater focus with listeners (dropped zoo format- multiple presenters)
Presenters are the public face and shape the content.
Radio Context
First Domestic Electronic Medium.
State Media = Dictatorship (political control)
Achieved by the BBC, when rivals started to occur establishing a separate authority to regulate radio.
Economic Contexts
Profits are reduced by being publicly funded institutions.
The government puts pressure on the BBC by reducing their licence fee (distinctive content)
Ownership & Control
Commercial Radio set up in 1970’s to be independent radio.
Ownership = Concentrated
Global Radio owns some of the largest commercial brands.
Global Radio= Very small compared to media conglomerates e.g. Film.
Funding
- Publicly Funded
- Licence Fee allowed by the ‘Department of Culture, Media and Sport’ (DCMS)
- Used to fund broadband.
- They can supply a ‘Public Service Remit’
Budget
2016/2017 Budget= £34.7 million
Radio cost per hour = 1.2p
Licence Fee
Enables them to chase a young niche audience.
Young Audience = use social media rather than radio!
Popular Music = Cheap compared to classical (value for money)
Compulsory charges of the licence fee = old fashioned.
Audiences
Audiences =Local/National
BBC maintain national audiences through national radio stations (high quality content)
Local Radio =Local News, Sport, Traffic, Local Events.
BBC address global audience- international content or national languages.
2016/2017= 154 million views a week
Breakfast Show audience declining (target audience= 15-29 y/o)