- Audiences are categorised and measured by RAJAR- Radio Joint Audience Research.
- It is jointly owned by the BBC and the radio centre on behalf of the commercial sector.
- Subscriptions for the full service are expensive.
RQIV FRAMEWORK...
- REACH- the extent to which BBC services are used by the audience.
- QUALITY- measured in terms of audience perception of various aspects of the quality of programmes and channels.
- IMPACT- the extent to which BBC content delivers the BBC's public purposes.
- VALUE FOR MONEY- a consideration of performance alongside cost to to provide a perspective on cost-effectiveness.
- WEEKLY REACH- the number of people that listen to a station for at least five minutes in a given week.
- HOURS PER LISTENER- the average number of hours each listener spends listening to the station each week.
- The BBC aims to reflect a diverse young audience.
- Service license 2016.
- Representing the whole UK population.
- It's presenter line-up, music and content should reflect the audience it is targeting.
- Ethnic minorities.
- Nine out of ten adults in the UK listen to the radio each week.
- All BBC Radio reaches of 67% of adults each week and the BBC Network Radio.
- 25-34 years had declined in the listening to BBC.
- ABC1- listening to radio more- more content.
- C2DE-listening to radio less- entertainment.
- Unfair representation of gender.
- UK has increased by 1.6%.
- Wales has increased by 6%.
- England has increased by 2%.
- Scotland has increased by 2%.
- Northern Ireland has increased by 1.2%
Radio 1...
- 15-29 dropped by 3%.
- ABC1 dropped 3%.
- Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME)- increased.
- 30 is median of listeners.
- Hours per listening- all areas have decreased.
REACHING AUDIENCE...
- People aged between 15-25 listen to just over 14 hours of radio per week last year.
- Seven hours less than the average adults.
- OFCOM- Radio 1 is suffering because its core audience is turning away from live radio.
Audience Interaction...
- Radio 1's remit is to entertain young listeners with a distinctive mix of contemporary music and speech. It's target audience is 15-29 years old. It should after:
- A range of new music.
- Support emerging artists- especially those from the UK.
- Provide a platform for live music.
- News, documentaries and advice campaigns should cover areas of relevance to young adults.
- Broadcast at least 40 new documentaries each year.
- Offer at least 2 major social action campaigns across daytime and online each year, together with a number of other initiatives.