what is the bbc 5 public purpose
to provide impartial news
to support learning for people of all ages
to show the most creative, highest quality and distinctive output services
to reflect, represent and serve the diverse communities of the UK nations and regions
to reflect the United Kingdom, its culture and values to the world
radio caroline was a ________ radio station in the 60s and was done from a boat
pirate
the presenter for radio caroline was…
tony blackburn well done
bbc was mad at radio caroline because…
radio caroline was more popular than bbc (cos bbc was rlly boring)
what did bbc do to solve this issue
they hired tony blackburn. he had a show on bbc where he basically did what he was doing on radio caroline so it got rlly popular
BBC radio 1 with Greg James
informal language
current and recent music
young audience
interacts with audience
pop culture
mainstreamers
dance music over talking and news so it doesn’t get boring
news is very brief
songs from 5-10 years ago that would be nostalgic for the young audience
why was hiring tony blackburn the move for bbc
it was a good way to compete with unlicensed radio stations such as radio caroline and to attract a younger demographic to the station. tony blackburn was a more trendy and upbeat presenter who was relatable to the audience