Unit 14

Name: Hit and Run Radio Genre and conventions: True crime / Horror My role: Jingle Ellie: Script Atherton: Advert Our radio show will follow similar genres and conventions to true crime and horror podcasts. It will feature discussions on real crimes that took place in Doncaster with research from the Doncaster police station. There will also be horror themed songs briefly played in between conversations that will be kept short and faded in and out to avoid copyright. Overall, our radio station will last around 8 - 10 minutes. Jingle Planning Considering that the 

P2: For P2, I will be explaining the structure of a radio station and will be looking into an example of a real radio station to research. Types of programming - Music - Current events - News - Lifestyle - Chat Music: Music radio is a type of radio programme and is also the main content for broadcasting. There are several types of music radio stations that all play different genres of music to fit their target audience better. Music drives radio technology, and has introduced the rise of music streaming services such as Spotify. Music radio stations are there to entertain listeners. Music radio stations vary from other radio stations, as it mainly consists of music rather than other content. Though it may include some aspects of dialogue, news, etc. it's main theme is still music. Current Events: For radio stations that talk about current events, they would most likely be community radio stations (as they can tailor their news and information to fit the area in which it applies to ...

 Public Radio RAJAR In the UK, the public radio stations are the BBC radio stations, for example: Radio 1, Radio 2 etc. Public radio stations are funded by the government and are non-commercial. Because of this, they cannot promote any products or advertise on their stations. Because they are government funded, they do not hold any competitions or cash prizes. The BBC have the highest number of listeners with 14.9 million people from the British public tuning in to Radio 2. National Commercial Radio Unlike public radio stations that are non commercial, national commercial radio stations contain frequent advertisements, endorsements and products being promoted. Big companies such as Global own various notional commercial radio stations that cater for different target audiences, such as Capital, Capital Xtra, Heart, Smooth and Radio X. Regional Radio Regional radio can be either public or commercial radio. Just as mentioned in the name, regional radio only broadcasts to a specific re...

For P1, I am going to explain the different types of radio stations.  3 different radio stations: - BBC Radio 1 - Capital - Heart Difference: - Genres - Target audience Public radio: - In the UK, this is the BBC radio stations. - This is funded by the license fee the general public pay and funding from the government. National commercial radio:  - commercial radio contains advertisements and endorsements. Regional radio: - Can be public or commercial - Instead of being targeted at a national audience, regional radio is aimed toward a particular region. Not for profit radio: -  This is radio that it developed to not make a profit and keeps costs minimal. - Mainly found in places such as hospitals, colleges and universities. Community radio: - A form of not for profit radio. - This is when local people produce and broadcast their own programs. - Covers small geographical area. Internet radio: - Uses the internet as a form of distribution for its content rather than radio wa...