RADIO NEWS

RADIO NEWS

CAPITAL RADIO
1. Commercial station
  1. Contains advertisments
2. Remit:
  1. To appeal to young adults by playing contemporary music, giving relevant news and speech.
3. Presenters
4. Topics
  1. Celebrity
  2. Music
5. Target audience
  1. 15-34
6. Schedule
  1. 6am-10am: Celebrity guests and music
    1. Target audience commuting to work/school
    2. 10am-1pm: Gossip & new music
      2. 1pm-4pm: 'Biggest hits'
        4pm-7pm: Celebrity gossip & music
        7pm-10pm
        10pm-1am
7. Technological convergence
  1. 'Get involved on FB, Snapchat, Insta & Twitter'
HEART FM
1. Commercial radio station
  1. Contains advertisments
2. Remit:
  1. To provide news and entertainment for all the community
3. Presenters
  1. Middle ages
  2. No gender bias
4. Topics
  1. Music
  2. Health
  3. Lifestyle
5. Target audience
  1. 25-44
6. Hourly bulletins
RADIO 4
1. Remit:
  1. To be a mix speech service, offering in-depth news in current affairs and a wide range of other speech output including drama, readings, comedy, factual and magazine programmes
2. Presenters
  1. Middle age
  2. No gender bias
3. Topics
  1. Politics
  2. Health
4. Target audience
  1. 55+
RADIO 1
1. Remit:
  1. To entertain and engage a broad range of young listeners with a distinctive mix of contemporary music and speech
2. Flagship news programme:
  1. Newsbeat
    1. Remit:
      1. To provide news tailored for a specifically younger audience
        (making the news accessible and engaging)
    2. Presenters:
      1. Both relatively young (25-30)
      2. No gender bias
      3. Racially mixed
    3. Key aspects
      1. Branding
        Repetition of 'BBC Newsbeat'
      2. Technological convergence
        'Visit Newsbeat online'
      3. Vox pops interspersed with presenters
        Ordinary young people
        Relatable
      4. Serious news stories given a 'young feel'
    4. 15 mins long
3. Target audience
  1. 15-29 year olds
    1. Also provide some programming for younger teens
4. Presenters
  1. 25-35
  2. No gender bias
    1. Relatable
5. Topics
  1. Celebrity
  2. Music

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