Skip to main content

Radio overview

Different radio stations suit different audiences. For example, Kerrang is aimed at both young teens who like punk music, and people who listened to that in their teen days.

An example of all this the BBC. They are funded by TV licence which is paid for by the audience.

Commercial radio is radio that has commercials and runs themselves. An example of this is UK Rock. Their only worry is to stay alive and entertain their audience. Public service radio has somewhat of a duty to fulfil as they are run by the government. The BBC is an example of this. They cannot be politically biased, although many people would argue that they are.

Some radio shows have strips which are essentially specific time slots for certain shows, so people know when they are on.

BBC Radio 1












BBC Radio 1 is aimed at younger people. It features many songs in the pop or rap genre which would be considered 'trendy'. Radio 1 features many segments such as live lounge, where artists perform live on the show. Bastille and Hozier have done this in the past.

BBC Radio 1 extra









BBC Radio 1 extra is aimed at young people who like trap and grime music. It is aimed at a mainly urban audience, stereotypically black people. Artists such as Stormzy and Giggs may be played on here.



BBC Radio 5 live









BBC radio 5 live is mainly a call-in sport show which is also aimed at a younger audience and obviously sport fans. There are many presenters that present different shows on 5 live.


There are also podcasts available to download and stream which have a link to radio. Some examples of popular podcasts are the Joe Rogan Experience, True Geordie Podcast and Believeyoume. Joe Rogan, True Geordie and Michael Bisping all respectfully present these podcasts. They discuss a range of topics such as sport, current affairs and politics.

In addition to that, a lot of radio has moved online and to TV now, instead of being based on an actual radio. Kerrang is a big example of this. The station features punk and rock music.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Representation in moving-image media

Representation in moving-image media There are many different forms of representation in the media. These can be biased, offensive or stereotypical. There are also many platforms in which these representations can be held within. These include trailers, TV shows and films. These platforms also have their own websites or places that they can be found. For example, trailers and other short clips can be find on one of the most popular websites in the world-YouTube. Youtube is the home of millions of videos and everyone can post them on there. One of the best examples of media on YouTube which represents different things in a certain way are trailers. Sometimes, these show different genders, social classes or races in an unfair way. For example, Bruce Willis faced a lot of accusations for his trailer for his movie 'Death Wish' being racist. With the power of social media, these accusations spread around very quickly and these thing become massive talking points. Similarly, ...

Representation in print media

Representation Print based media has a great influence on people’s opinions and views of the different aspects of our society. It can give people biased and negative attitudes towards certain people or groups, as well as positive attitudes to people or things that may not necessarily deserve it. Newspapers, posters, magazines and newsletters can all change people’s opinions and shape the world we live in to their liking. Many would say that they do this for their own figures and their own money income. For example, The Sun previously printed topless ladies on every page 3 of their daily tabloid. These girls were undoubtedly beautiful, which then caused younger girls and even easily influenced women to want to ‘be like them’ in a sense. This obviously lead to them buying products and putting more money into the cash flow. These weren’t the only people that were targeted by this segment, however. Of course, a lot of men liked this and it would have become somewhat of an obsessio...

Barnardos: The Row advert

In this advert, there are many techniques used to make the the advert more effective. For example, it opens with a mid-shot of the child and there is screaming in the background. There is non-digetic music in the background which makes the mood seem depressing. It is also very informing as the information for the charity is on the screen at the end in a clear form.