Radio Questions

1. How long has Greg James been presenting The Radio 1 Breakfast show? 

9 months

2. What is the age range of the target audience that the R1BS aim to attract?

15-29

3. What are the main differences between R1BS and commercial stations' breakfast shows like Capital FM?
R1BS aims to please the audience  

4. List as many ways audiences can access Radio 1 that you can think of.

Online

App

FM

TV

5. How can the audience interact with the R1BS?

Online

Social Media

6. Which professional body regulates Radio and how might this affect what is broadcast? 

Ofcom is the regulator and competition authority for TV and radio sectors

7. How does The R1BS fulfil its remits as a public service broadcaster?
They play up and coming British artists' songs.
No adverts
Offer prizes to listeners and allow a lot of interaction.

8. Why is the controller of Radio 1, Ben Cooper unconcerned about the drop in listening figures for the R1BS?

Because he believes that radio 1 will transfer to YouTube and social media so the listeners might be dropping but the followers aren't 

9. How does the program promote British music?

They play young artists' songs and sometimes have them on as a guest talking about their songs and career in general. They also play other British music in general, for example in one breakfast show they played a song by the 1975, which could teach the younger target audience more about how British music used to be, and how it has developed.

10. What genres of music were played during your slot?
Pop, Hip-Hop

11. Celebrity interviews - Who is being interviewed and what are they being interviewed about? How many of the interviews are with British people?

A recent interview was with Chris Pratt which was promoting his latest movie the Lego Movie 2. They do a lot of interviews with celebrity interviews, for example Rita Ora and Liam Payne.

12. News items - List the stories and identify which relate to Britain.

News on Brexit, main news story was the sport specifically the Super Bowl and FA cup. Most of the news was on the UK other than the American sports news.

13. Quizzes and games - what can you win?

FA cup Tickets

14. How does the broadcast fit into the BBC ethos of 'informing, educating and entertaining'?

It informs and educates through the news, entertains through the quizzes, games, celebrity interviews and music, and it promotes British artists.

15. How does it differ from commercial breakfast shows?
There is more audience interaction with more prizes and chances to get on the show than other radio stations.

16. Who do you think the audience is from the content of 'your section'? What evidence do you have for this?

15-29 They played young artists

17. How large is the audience for the Radio 1 Breakfast show?
5.1 million weekly

                                      

18. Which five audience categories did the BBC Trust use to measure audiences in 2016?

19. Which BBC radio station is most targeted at a mass audience?
Radio 2 - 35 years and older.

20. Which BBC radio station is most aimed at a niche audience with high levels of cultural capital?

Radio 3 - classical music

Radio 4 - talking - politics