LO1: Structure of radio programme.

Purpose

- Entertainment - Music, interviews, plays E.g. Radio 1, Capital, Radio 4

- Educational - The purpose of the show is to educate the listener E.g Radio Documentary and LBC. 

- Inform - the presenter is there to inform the listener information e.g. weather and traffic. 

- Promote - The reason of the show to promote a service or a product. 

Income

Is the radio, commercial or public? 

Commercial - Promotions, advertisements

Public - Gets money from the Government and by licenses. 

Scheduling 

Depends of when your radio production is broadcast, can have an on how the show should be structured: 

- Breakfast 

- Daytime 

- Drive Time 

- Evening 

- Overnight 

Content 

- Music 

- News 

- Dialogue 

- Phoneins 

- Dramatisations 

Meaning 

How will you develop meaning in your production? 

Staff and resources 

Who will be in the production

- Presenter 

- Presenter 

- Producers 

- Other team members e.g. Newsreader, sports.