Radio 1 test questions

1. How long has Greg James been presenting?
Since 20th August 2018

2. Target audience?
15-29

3. What are the differences between R1BS and other commercial breakfast shows?
The main difference is there are no adverts on the radio 1 show, but also there is more audience interaction on the Radio 1 breakfast show.

4. How can audiences access the Breakfast show?
Radio
Website
App
TV

5. How can the audience interact with R1BS?
Phone in
Social media; twitter, instagram, facebook, snapchat

6. Which professional body regulates radio and how might this affect what is broadcasted?
OFCOM, they also regulate TV.

7. How does the R1BS fulfil its remit as a PSB?
They play up and coming British artists' songs.
No adverts
Offer prizes to listeners and allow a lot of interaction.

8. Why is the controller of Radio 1 unconcerned with the drop of listener figures?
The growing popularity of social media, specifically YouTube for Radio 1, as they get hundreds and thousands of viewers on their YouTube channel per video.

With reference to R1BS give examples:

9. How does the programme promote British music?
They play young artists' songs and sometimes have them on as a guest talking about their songs and career in general. They also play other British music in general, for example in one breakfast show they played a song by the 1975, which could teach the younger target audience more about how British music used to be, and how it has developed.

10. What genre of music was played during your slot?
Pop, Hip-Hop.

11. Celebrity interviews - who is being interviewed and what are they being interviewed about? How many of the interviews are with British people?
A recent interview was with Chris Pratt which was promoting his latest movie the Lego Movie 2. They do a lot of interviews with celebrity interviews, for example Rita Ora and Liam Payne.

12. News items:
News on Brexit, main news story was the sport specifically the SuperBowl and FA cup. Most of the news was on the UK other than the American sports news.

13. Quizzes and games - what can you win?
In my section the main prize from the quiz was FA cup final tickets.

14. How does it fill the PSB remit?
It informs and educates through the news, entertains through the quizzes, games, celebrity interviews and music, and it promotes British artists.

15. How does it differ from commercial radio shows?
There is more audience interaction with more prizes and chances to get on the show than other radio stations.

16. What do you think the audience is from the content of 'your section'. Why do you think this is?
From my section I think the audience is older around the early 20s. This is because there was a lot on the news, and a few songs were played, however there weren't many games or a celebrity interview, just 1 quiz with a member of public.

17. How large is the audience for R1BS?
5.1 million weekly

18. Which five audience categories did the BBC trust use to measure audiences in 2016?

19. Which BBC radio station is most targeted at a mass audience?
Radio 2 - 35 years and older.

20. Which BBC radio stations were aimed at a niche audience with high levels of culture capital?
Radio 3 - classical music
Radio 4 - talking - politics