Regulation & Codes of Practice


A) What are the names of the two companies that licence radio stations to play music?


□ MLA & RPS


□ PPL & PRS


□ PPS & PSS


For a bonus point, what do the above acronyms stand for:


B) Performing Rights Society


C) Phonographic Performance Limited

D) What else do the above companies collect and distribute for music artists/songwriters/publishers?

They collect royalties.

E) What would happen if a shop / club / radio station didn't purchase licences from these bodies and were found out by the PRS/PPL?

They would be fined if they were found out.


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F) What is the name of the regulator of the Broadcast and Telecommunications Industries?


OFCOM

G The document that sets out the principles, meanings and "practices to be followed” by the Broadcast industries is called the:




The Broadcasting Code




H) Name three of the areas (sections) of the “Code” and two examples of what that section states you cannot do on Radio.

Protecting the Under-Eighteens

- No violence or drugs

Religion

- A religious group must not be abused

Privacy

- Infringement of privacy must have the person's content or be warranted 

Questions

Questions


1) Do you read/watch/listen to the news?

- where do you read/watch/listen to the news?
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2) What do you do in your free time?

- cinema
- reading
- sports
- gaming
- tv
- art
- music
- other

3) What social networks do you use?

- twitter
- facebook
- tumblr
- myspace
- bebo
- youtube
- google +

4) Do you listen to radio?

- yes OR no

5) 

ASDA FM

What is ASDA FM and who are the target audience of the station?

ASDA FM is an in-store radio that is played to staff and customers. The music varies during the day depending on what time it is because different groups of people shop at different times. Their target audience is their regular customers; they reach reach 18,000,000 listeners weekly - it is the biggest radio station in the UK. The reason it is so successful is because they have a captive audience, so the customers have to listen while they're shopping - they don't have a say in the matter and that's how ASDA FM sustains.


What is the purpose of ASDA FM and other in-store radio?

The purpose of ASDA FM and other in-store radio is to entertain customers while they shop, and at the same time help the promotion of products - enabling customers to listen to the latest deals in-store rather than having to look for themselves. It's a clever tactic to use in advertising products because the captive audience are forced to listen to it when they're shopping around.


What different music formats/styles/genres does the station play?

In the daytime the station plays pop music/chart music similar to what Radio 1 has, and as the evening approaches things take a funky twist, playing 80s electropop, hip-hop, UK dubstep and dance tracks for the late night shoppers - it just plays the stuff Annie Mac plays.


Who might the different formats appeal to? (think of the different types of shopper in-store at different times)

The different music formats they play, including pop music, dance music and hip-hop might appeal to younger customers, such as parents with young children doing their daily or weekly shopping - they might like to listen to mainstream pop, and the Disney-style stuff would appeal to young children who are shopping with their parents. At night the urban music like dubstep might appeal to the young-adult/student customers who want to take a break from studying or work.


How does the style/genre/format of music change according to who is likely to be in the store?

Radio Questions #2

1) What is a station's "Music Format"?

A "Music Format" is a type of music a radio station plays. For example, Heart is a Hot Adult Contemporary Station that plays popular chart music.


2) What is an A B C Playlist?

The most popular artists will be played on playlist A, and they will get roughly 5 plays per day. The least popular artists on playlist C will get one play a day.


3) What is "Music Scheduling"?

Music Scheduling is compiling a music playlist.


4) Complete 2x of the printed worksheets of your choice and upload a photo of this using the copystand to your blog.

5) Explain some techniques used by a music scheduler that keep the listener interested.

Some techniques include scattering popular items, which is useful because they're not using a large amount of popular items, so it's balanced.

Another technique is is playing a strong song after the news, which is good because the news is generally very serious and formal, so playing an upbeat song to lighten the mood is a good idea.