Monday, 21 October 2013

Radio Questions

1. What is a station's "Music format"?
The music format of a radio station is the type of music that the radio has been designated to play by OFCOM.

2. What is an A,B,C Playlist?
An A,B,C playlist is what certain songs are fielded under, songs that are on the A Playlist are played 3-4 times a day, Songs on the B playlist are played 2-3 times a day, whilst songs on the C playlist are played only once a day.

3. What is music scheduling?
Music scheduling is the time of day that certain songs are played, chart songs will be played mostly during Drive time, as this gets the most listeners. Whilst songs for a smaller demographic are played at later times.

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5.Explain some techniques used by a music scheduler that keep the listener interested.
The Scheduler must order songs