BBC 6 Music - Gold Soundz
Purpose and schedule: The purpose of this programme is to entertain and promote the listeners, this is done by playing fast paced up beat music to entertain the listeners while also promoting the bands/artists they are playing. On this show they play an hour of 6 Music's greatest his while also giving the listeners a chance to request a song. For example one show played a full hour of 90s Indie Rock/Dance, this show was to set the listeners for their afternoon by playing the older listeners music from their past, subtle nostalgia to remind them of their earlier days, this also keeps them listening as they're interested in what will be played next while also being entertained. Another example of this programme being entertaining is by having a talk show where the host reads tweets from the listeners, this is done by the audience tagging the stations handle @BBC6MUSIC, this is entertaining for the listeners as they can hear what other people are getting up to or even have a chance of asking the host a question or their tweet being said on the station if they join in by tweeting to the host.
Income: 6 Music don't use advertisements as they only recently became commercial, they are ran by the BBC as a more underground station with a 'cutting edge' through being based around indie guitar. BBC 6 Music host a festival that bring in an income under 6 Music Festival where a lot of bands that have been on the show play the festival while also having an introducing stage for the up and coming bands/artists. As 6 Music is ran by the BBC they also have an income from this, BBC decided to run 6 Music as an alternative genre, lowkey station and then the station was loved by by many and took off ever since.
Content and production techniques: Some of the things that are featured on the show are things such as; jingles, this connotes that the station wants to be recognised for their show and they want the listeners to know what station they are tuned into as they take pride in their show. Gold Soundz is an hour long set that also play music, this music is some of 6 Music's greatest hits, this connotes their station has had so many hits and listeners that enjoy the songs that they had to make a programme just for the greatest hits as they still want to hear the songs. The programme also run a quick news segment with key facts on what is happening in the world at that moment in time, this is connotes that the show want to bring in more listeners as some people gain their information of news from radio stations, this was 6 Music perfect opportunity to gain more listeners. Another thing the host Shaun Keaveny does is take requests from listeners and also read tweets from people that are tuned in, this is done by listeners tweeting the station @BBC6MUSIC which also allows the host to be interactive with the fans. Another this that Gold Soundz feature is dialogue from the host, Shaun Keaveny, the host speaks in a few segments of the show for a couple of minutes between songs, this connotes the show want to keep the listeners interested, rather than playing music for an hour straight the host gives the listeners a break in between songs to take them in, this also keeps the listeners entertained as they get to hear the host talk to them directly.
Staff and resources: The host and producer of the show 'Gold Soundz' is Shaun Keaveny. Shaun Keaveny fits the personalty of a presenter as he has a laidback attitude and is also really friendly with the audience, he likes to have a few jokes throughout the programme to entertain the listeners and is also 47 years of age so he can speak for the older adults and connect with them on the same level. This appeals to the audience as they can relax while they listen to the show, they connect with Shaun as he is older and they also feel comfortable with his attitude towards the programme, he isn't too loud or rude/cocky like some other hosts, he likes to let the audience enjoy spending their time tuned into the programme. Three pieces of hardware the presenter will need to help them broadcast the show are a microphone, headphones and a computer. A Microphone is used so that the presenters voice can be heard by the listeners and also be recorded back for the programme to be uploaded on to the website for later catch up, headphones are used so that the host can hear the songs during the live recording and he will know when to come in and cut out in time to keep the show running smoothly. A computer is used to receive the tweets from listeners so he knows what requests have been sent in and also to be interactive with the audience.
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