Jalaal Azam GCSE Blog

  1) Read page 2. What is KISS FM's mission? to promoting an inclusive and dynamic music community, fostering appreciation and exploration of the vast musical landscape. 2) Look at page 3. What is the target audience for KISS FM? As well as writing the key statistics from the media pack, try and suggest what  psychographic groups  would fit the KISS audience too. To get more 15-34 year old audiences 3) Now look at page 5 - The KISS network. How does KISS use digital media and technology to reach its audience?  4) Now look at the other side of page 5. What content do KISS Fresh and KISSTORY offer and how can audiences access those stations?   5) Read page 6. What are the different ways audiences can actively engage with the KISS radio brand?  6) Are listeners to the KISS Breakfast show active or passive? You can argue this point either way - explain your opinion in your answer. 7) Now think about the clips you've watched or listened to of the KISS FM Breakfast show with Jordan a

 1) Radio: Launch of BBC Radio 1 CSP 2) Radio: KISS FM Breakfast show CSP

Historical, social and cultural contexts 1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? The Home Service. The Light Programme. The Third Programme. 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched? Radios 1,2,3,and 4 each came into existence at 5.30 a.m. 30th September 1967 3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? Pirate radio was regarded as the best place to hear new music and particularly urban music 4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967? The British government legislated against pirate radio stations, making their broadcasts illegal 5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down? Many of the pirate station broadcasters then were employed by BBC Radio 1, thus bringing many of the their loyal listeners with them. Commercial radio didn't broadcast until 1973 so it had no competition. 6) What was 'needle time' and why was it a problem for BBC Radi

  Audience 1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Do you think it has changed since 1963?   The target audience is for people that like sci-fi or into science. I feel like it has changed because less people have been less interested into science and rather more into comedy or action etc. 2) What audience pleasures are offered by Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child? Apply Blumler and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory to the episode. Make sure you provide specific examples from the episode to support your ideas.   Personal Identity:   personally relating to something - seeing your lifestyle on screen. Think about how different audiences may identify with Susan, her teachers or the Doctor.    Personal Relationships:  caring about characters and wanting to find out what happens to them. This is the first episode of four - which characters do you think the audience will want to follow on their journey?      Diversion (Escapism): escapism and being entert

  1) Television: Introduction to TV drama 2) Doctor Who: Language and Representation 3) Doctor Who: Audience and Industries 4) His Dark Materials: Language and Representation 5) His Dark Materials: Audience and Industries 6) Industry contexts: the BBC and public service broadcasting

  1) What is the BBC's mission statement? The broadcaster is to “act in the public interest, serving all audiences through the provision of impartial, high-quality and distinctive output and services which inform, educate and entertain 2) How is the BBC funded? By Tv License 3) What must the BBC do to meet its public service broadcasting responsibilities? (Look at the five bullet points in the notes above). The broadcaster is to “act in the public interest, serving all audiences through the provision of imThe BBC should provide duly accurate and impartial news, current affairs and factual programming to build people's understanding of all parts of the United Kingdom and of the wider worldartial, high-quality and distinctive output and services which inform, educate and entertain 4) Who is the regulator for TV and Radio in the UK? You can find details on this in the notes above. TV is regulated in the UK to ensure that rules are followed and inappropriate content is not broadcas