LO1 P1 - Describe the different radio industry operations unit 14

 

Radio Industry Operations	Definitions	Examples of Stations	Ethos and purpose	Funding/Revenue Streams	Typical content	Reach/size
National commercial	A type of advertising in which the radio station has a large audience and then what is being advertised will gain a large amount of attention from the audience.	Kiss Magic talkSPORT LBC Absolute Radio Kisstory Capital XTRA	To gain attention for a business which leads to resale, production and tools and marketing. It helps the audience gain an interest not only from the radio but from adverts that are similar to the radio station since it’ll be shown on there.	It’s funded by advertising.	Music Sports Getting people on the phone to talk too.	Kiss has 4.4 million monthly listeners.Seen on Wikipedia Kiss Network - Wikipedia These types of radio stations would have a big size of listeners compared to community radio stations.
Public	A radio network that receives funds from the government and the public. This will be for everyone for free since they do not make profit from their audience.	BBC BBC Radio 1 BBC World service BBC Radio 1 Xtra	Giving the public what it is needed rather than what the public wants. Informing them with the top news so they know what is happening throughout the world.	Public radio profits from TV licences.	News Music (future hits) International news	7.7 million weekly listeners for BBC Radio 1. Seen on Wikipedia BBC Radio 1 - Wikipedia Public radio stations would have a big size of listeners compared to non-profit.
Regional	Regional station is when the radio station makes specific broadcasts for specific places and it’s only broadcasted there. E.g only shown in london.	BBC Radio 4 BBC world service BBC 5 live BBC asian network	Giving crucial information, whether it is updates about the weather, news, and community updates.	Public service funding	Journalism  Phone-ins Sport News interviews	462,000 weekly listeners to BBC asian network seen on Wikipedia BBC Asian Network - Wikipedia Regional radio station has a small size of listeners compared to Public.
Community	A community radio station is when a small area creates a broadcast which is not-for-profit and they are governed by. They broadcast specific things such as health and production.	Fantasy Radio Your FM The cat fUSe FM Home radio Hollywood FM Salford Radio city	To express themselves with their own thoughts bringing people from different communities together and sharing their differences and similarities learning from each other.	It’s funded by advertising or sponsorship.	Music (soul, classical country) Entertainment  Talks	The cat has 107,900 monthly listeners seen on Listen Live (thecat.radio) Community radio has a small amount of listeners compared to Public.
Internet	An online radio which uses the internet to transfer the information needed.	Radioplayer Dublab Worldwide FM KEXP Soho Radio	To communicate easily throughout messages, giving different types of information with good quaIlity.	Internet radio stations are funded by advertising but also sponsored content and events.	DJS Music Journalists Talks interview	Worldwide FM has 400,000 monthly listeners seen on Wikipedia Worldwide FM - Wikipedia Internet radio station has a large amount of listeners.
Non-profit	Non-profit radio stations share experiences about anything or can be anything. They broadcast specific things for different peoples interests.	Bradford community broadcasting New style radio Takeover Radio KBCS. Giant Steps.	To provide a new voice for local communities so they’re heard. Express everything in their own voice and way.	Organisations to get funding. Funding from the government.	Projects Interviews Content on specific areas music	KBCS, Giant Steps has a total of 93,000 listeners seen on the website Giant Steps - 91.3 KBCS | 91.3 KBCS Non-profit radio has a small number of listeners.