radio facts Flashcards

1
Q

what segment happens every 30mins

A

Newsbeat

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2
Q

who presented before Greg James

A

Nick Grimshaw

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3
Q

what is the target audience for radio one

A

15-29-year-olds

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4
Q

how much is the license fee

A

£159

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5
Q

how much of daytime music has to be from the UK each year

A

40%

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6
Q

fill in the blanks from their PBS statement:

“through the provision of ____, ____ _____, and _____ outputs and services which ______, _______, and _________”

A

“through the provision of impartial, high quality and distinctive outputs and services which inform, educate and entertain”

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7
Q

how many new songs does Radio One play each year compared to Capital FM

A

2,000 vs 600

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8
Q

what was the service budget in 2017

A

nearly £35 million

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9
Q

on the breakfast show, they take a majority of their calls from outside London, hold their Big BBC weekend in Coventry, report on news from across the nations and regions of the UK and are all-round not London-centric. What is this an example of?

A

their 4th point within the public purposes in their remit/charter that states they must:

“reflect, represent and serve the diverse communities of all of the united kingdom’s nations and regions and in doing so, support the creative economy across the united kingdom”

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10
Q

name some people that the radio show helped to ‘discover’

A
  • Clean Bandit
  • Dua Lipa
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Dave
  • Alfie Templeman
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11
Q

how many listeners does BBC Breakfast Show have per week?

A

4.85 million

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12
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how many people are in the weekly focus groups?

A

400

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13
Q

how are tracks organised on the radio show?

A

Into 3 playlists (A, B, and C) that are sorted by popularity and airtime

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14
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how many listeners did the show drop when they announced the leaving of Nick Grimshaw

A

1 million

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15
Q

in the remit, how many hours of ‘specialist’ music must be broadcast each week?

A

60 hours

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16
Q

what is the top station in the UK

A

Capital FM

17
Q

who set up the BBC

A

Lord Reith

18
Q

when was the BBC set up

A

1927