Radio industry

• Where is women's hour broadcasted?

  BBC radio 4
• What do PSB's have to do/not do compared to commercial stations?

  -Run regular news bulletins

  -Not run commercials
• What does social patterns in ownership lead to?

  Varied and adventurous media productions
• Where did womans hour first air?

  BBC radio 2 (previously BBC lite)
• In December 2004 it became mens hour for one day
• Why may it be classed as tokenism?

  It was the only female show compared to all the male run shows
• Who created womens hour?

  Norman Collins
• Who was the first presenter of womens hour?

  Alan ivimay
• Why was women's hour initially created?

  To encourage the pre-war structure of the household/ patriarchal ideologies
• What are examples of titles of woman's hour when it was first released?

  - How to hang your husbands suits

  - Cooking with whale meat
• What was the non-diagetic sound in interludes?

  Classical music
• When did woman's hour move to BBC radio 4?

  1973
• What genre is women's hour classed as?

  A daily magazine show
• Where can you listen to womens hour after its been played live?

  BBC sounds
• What time is it broadcasted?

  10am everyday
• What time is it repeatedly played on a Saturday?

  4pm
• How long does womans hour usually last?

  About an hour
• Who are the current presenters of womans hour?

  Emma Barnett and Antia rani
• Who were the two longest running presenters?

  Jeni Murray (33 years) and Jane Garvey (13 years)
• What is the spin-off of woman's hour?

  Late night woman's hour
• How often does late night woman's hour run?

  Once a week (previously once per month)
• Emma Barnett:

  • Previously a writer
  • Presents BBC five's late morning show
  • Writes coloums for the Sunday times such as "agony aunts" and "tough love"
  • She is lighthearted yet unafraid to discuss emotionally sensitive topics
• Anita Rani:

  • Long time TV personality
  • Presenter of countryfile
  • Addresses the BBC's need for diversity
  • Does explorative documentaries especially about Asian culture such as Bollywood, my family and partition and me:1947 India
• In October 2017 woman's hour had 3.7 million listeners weekly, 1/4 under 35 and 40% male
• In 2013 the programme had 3.9 million listeners, 14% were men
• In 2006 woman's hour had 2.7 million listeners
• Woman's hour discusses topics such as IVF, mastectomy, womans safety, grief, adult literacy etc
• Radio set products:

  • Young women and social media (2016)
  • Rape case court delays, going viral, love and money (2023)
  • Narcissistic mothers, grenfell play, orca whale mothers and their sons (2023)
• The radio industry has seen rapid change due to the progress of digital technology
• The way audiences respond to radio products has changed drastically in the last few years
• Music based radio station conventions:

  • live presenter led
  • contemporary music
  • guest interviews
  • phone ins
  • competitions
  • interaction in social media
  • news bulletins
• Speech based radio station conventions:

  • Presenter
  • discussions
  • phone ins
  • Contributors
  • Drama
  • documentaries
  • news bulletins
• BBC radio:

  • PSB
  • doesn't air commercials
  • both national and regional
  • 40 local and regional stations with more than 9 million listeners each week
  • these numbers are falling each week due to the growth of commercial stations
• Commercial radio:

  • Over 300 commercial stations in the uk
  • national commercial radio - classic fm and talk sport
  • National brands collect regional stations for a syndicated output (e.g global media)
• Types of independent radio:

  • independent local radio
  • Community radio
  • hospital radio
• The industry: BBC

  • Remit to inform, educate and entertain
  • Appeals to broad audience
  • funded by licence fee so no adverts (£159 per year)
  • Funding allows them to target less mainstream audiences
  • Uses vertical integration to market products
• BBC Marketing:

  • cross platform marketing
  • billboard and magazine advertisements for stations and presenters
  • websites for live interaction
  • promotional films
• Specialisation of radio:

  • different stations have diverse styles
  • Their programming will reflect the target audience
  • this will influence and reinforce the profile of the station
  • stations divided between speech based and music led
  • LNWH tries to target a younger more diverse audience
• • Radio was dominated by BBC from 1920s-1960s
  • During the 60s pirate stations became more popular with younger audiences who opposed the monopoly of power
  • BBC’s radio 1 was created and was the only pop station till commercial radio in 1973
• • DAB launched in the UK in 1995 which accelerated usage along side the iPod
  • DAB listening accounts for 45% of listening
  • Gauntlett argues that the internet and digital media have changed the ways we all engage with media