Music Based Programming

Staff radio workbook

staff radio questionnaire

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Radio Demo Evaluation

I feel like I have met the unit brief because I have recorded a radio demo that is 20 minutes or longer that is aimed at 16-19 year olds. I have made sure that I have done my audience research so that I have picked music that relates to 16-19 year olds.

There is also a 2 minute news bulletin in my radio demo and the news stories appeal to my target audience.

My strengths on this project were mainly knowing how to use audition and the hardware needed to record the radio demo. My improvisation ability helped out alot with the radio show with some of the conversations that we had on the show.

My weaknesses on this project mainly was my confidence that let me down at the start of the project, but as we continued with the recording I felt better and my confidence was boosted.

My work was suitable for the intended purpose because it fits to the target audience and the things that we talked about on the show related to the target audience.

My target audience was 16-19 year olds that preferred electro music. This meant that the music that was played on the show were from genres like trance, techno, drumstep, etc.

I found out my target audience by using results from a questionnaire on what they enjoy listening to and what they do in their spare time, what they do as a job. As well as where they listen to the radio and if they listen to the radio.

If I had to compare my radio demo to a professional radio show, I would have to say that my radio demo has alot more long pauses and more ums and ahs where I was making stuff up as I went along. If I were to do anything to make my next show sound more professional I would script more of the show so that I don't have to improvise as much as i did in this radio demo. I would also burn all the music to a CD so that I could use CD players to queue up the music. The radio show would also sound more professional if I had put a music bed on under the news so it sounded more news like.

Pre Production Planning sheet

Time planning sheet

Regulation & Codes of Practice

Regulation & Codes of PracticeA) What are the names of the two companies that licence radio stations to play music?□ PPL & PRS            For a bonus point, what do the above acronyms stand for:

B) PPL - Phonographic Performance limited

C) PRS - Performing rights sociecty

D) What else do the above companies collect and distribute for music artists/songwriters/publishers?
-they collect Royalties

E) What would happen if a shop / club / radio station didn’t purchase licences from these bodies and were found out by the PRS/PPL?
-They would be fined and possibly shut down___________________________________________________________________F) What is the name of the regulator of the Broadcast and Telecommunications Industries?

OFCOM

G) The document that sets out the principles, meanings and "practices to be followed” by the Broadcast industries is called the:

The Broadcasting Code

H) Name three of the areas (sections) of the “Code” and two examples of what that section states you cannot do on Radio.1) Section Ten: Commercial Communications in Radio Programming
 - you have to separate advertisement from the main program
-  shouldn't have any commercial references

2) Section One: Protecting under 18's - can't broadcast anything that will impair the physical, mental or moral development of people under 18


3) Section Two: helps to protect others from harm and offence

Assessment [1b]

ASDA FM is the radio station that plays in all ASDA stores in Britain. The people who listen to it dont really have a choice as they can't turn off the radio as it would be played on the speakers
ASDA FM's target audience are people who shop at Asda. this means that their target audience is pretty much everyone who chooses to shop at Asda which would mean that the music must appeal to everyone. The radio would have to play different music at different times as that can determine what people are in the shop at  certain times.
For example they can play songs that are more suited to adults at the time when they think only adults will be in the shop, they can play songs that children might like during the times that the children have just finished school and are going shopping with their parents. so Asda radio plays different music that all depends on the type of people that are in the shop at the different times of the day.
The main purpose of ASDA FM is to use music to make people more relaxed in the store and so they will buy more stuff.

Demographics - Target Audience(questions)

-Age: 16-18  19-21  23-25  26-28

-Gender: - Male  - Female  -Other

-Race:

-Location:

-Hobbies : -Gaming  -Social networking  -Socializing   -Sport   -Music

-What type of music do you listen to? -Rock -Hip Hop -Techno -RnB -Dance -Metal

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Assessment [1a]

BBC Radio 1 is a radio station that focuses its music towards 16-25 year olds. The people who listen to
Radio 1 normally live in and around Britain. I would say the music is geared more to people who enjoy listening to charted pop music.
The music format for Radio 1 is mainly charted music that is in the top  40 of the charts and the format has been chosen because it appeals to the age. it appeals to this age group because 16-25 year olds seem to listen to chart music most of the time and it also determines what actually goes on the charts. this is because most of the people who listen to radio send requests for the different music.

The different shows seem to switch between chart music and music that seems to be popular on sites like youtube and also music that listeners have requested to hear. during the day they seem to play mainly chart music however this all depends on what radio programs are on at the time.
It seems as though during the evening the radio programs are pretty much the same as the ones that are during the day. for example there is a program called Greg James "another 10 minute take over and more music goodness". The 10 minutes of music will most likely be chart music.
in my opinion i don't think that Radio 1 does not cater too all the scenes and music liked my young people because some young people aren't all that keen on chart music or current pop music. other than these seemingly rare occasions where people don't like the chart and pop music, Radio 1 caters pretty well to its audience as it seems most young people like pop and chart music.
after around 12 pm the music seems to change a lot from the usual chart music. They seem to change from chart music to genres like rock and electronic music.

As Radio 1 is targeting it's audience at young people who like current pop and chart music i think it is really appealing to it's target audience as it seems to play mainly current pop music and chart music. i wouldn't say that it's target audience is 16-25 year olds as some people in that age bracket don't like current chart and pop music and some of them can't stand it. if we are looking at Radio 1's target audience being 16-25 year olds then it isn't super appealing to the target audience as not everyone has the same taste in music

Radio Scheduling

1. What is a station's "Music Format"?
The music format  is the type and genre of music that the station wants to play. the music format must be work with their OFCOM licence

2. What is an A B C playlist?
An A B C playlist is a playlist that is listed according to how many times the songs are played on the radio in a day. The lists go "A" (most played 3-4 times a day), "B" (2-3 times a day) and "C" (least played 1 time a day)

3. What is "Music Scheduling"?
Music Scheduling is where a music scheduler adds music from the station's music format to a playlist so that it is played on the station and the correct times.

Radio stuff lesson - 16/09/2013

Learnt how Marconi took all the credit for other people's work.

I now understand how they amplify the radio waves from radio stations to receivers. even if it was in the form of a cheesy 1930s black and white TV program.

There are way too many BBC radio stations, the least they could have done was give them some original names.

Some radio stations are still pirate radio stations even though getting a licence is easy now. and i think i was lazy

Radio Questions

1. I mainly listen to BBC Radio 2 (i don't really listen to the radio)

2. I normally listen to the radio when travelling by car and when the rest of my family are listening to it in the morning.

3. The Genres and artists all depend on how the station feels

4. Not really because i don't have a favourite genre as such but there are certain songs and genres i would rather stay away from.

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