Radio

Question 1

Define broadcasting.

Answer 1

Transmitting a TV or radio show to the public

Question 2

Define Music radio.

Answer 2

Radio stations where music is the focus. any guests are musicians or linked to the music world (producers, journalists)

Question 3

What is a TV licence?

Answer 3

This is how the BBC is funded. Everyone in the UK with access to the BBC has to pay a ‘tax’ to watch those channels.

Question 4

What is Needletime?

Answer 4

The limit on the amount of airplay of recorded music in any given 24 hour period.

Question 5

What is Pirate radio?

Answer 5

Stations that didn’t have the correct licence to broadcast. They broadcast from ships in the middle of the sea because laws didn’t affect them there. Pirate Radio stations used to play the current pop music all day. This is what young people wanted to listen to but couldn’t get on BBC stations.

Question 6

Who are Ofcom

Answer 6

Regulates radio in the UK (analogue and digital, not internet)

Question 7

What is the Commercial Sector?

Answer 7

Companies that make a profit for their owners and shareholders.

Question 8

What is the future of Radio?

Answer 8

Radio audiences are generally dropping because of streaming sites like Apple Music and Spotify. However, radio is using social media to stay relevant, audiences have more choice in stations and there are more ways to listen now (internet, DAB, home assistants (Google Home, Amazon Alexa)