This document provides instructions and terminology for Project 4 on radio production. Part A asks the student to find 3 BBC radio stations, note their target audiences, and similarities and differences. Part B defines podcast and radio production terminology after watching videos. Part C has the student analyze conventions like sound effects, jingles, beds and loops used on one chosen station.

1. Introduction to Project 4
PART A – Internet Radio
Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio
Find three radio stations which you can listen to their programmes live.
List them below:
1. 1
2. 2
3. 6
What sort of audience does each station appeal to?
(e.g. fans of a certain style of music, young people, middle aged people, people
interested in News/Current Affairs, sports fans etc.)
Station 1) fans of a certain style of music or young people
Station 2) people interested in news
Station 3) middle age
What are the similarities and differences between the stations?
Similarities: They have same schedule and time.
Differences:
The different people are talking on the radio

2. Homework
Part B Podcast Terminology
Watch this video http://www.commoncraft.com/video/podcasting
Here is a list of new words that you will need to use in Project 4. Complete the two missing definitions
after watching the video
Podcast terminology
Word Definition
Podcast i think some kind of thing that we can put something into our iphone or
MP3 player or ipad or ipods.
Blogcasting a diary type podcast with regular installments
Podcatcher something media so we can download things into other thing that we can
use it?
Mediacasting any distribution of podcasts using RSS
MMS Podcast podcasting to mobile phones
mp3 Blog podcasting single song downloads
Narrowcasting a podcast that is aimed at a minority audience
iTunes holds the largest podcast directory
RSS one of the software programs used to download
podcasts
Read the following list of Radio production Terms.
Word Definition
SFX Sound effects (single sounds)
Jingles Theme tune of the station or a short burst of music
Beds Music that is played quietly under chat, discussion
or a report
Loops A repeated sound or piece of music (used for comic
effect)
Crossfades when two separate sounds are merged together
with one fading out and one fading in

3. Tracks any song or single
Mic short for microphone
Vocal Effects using effects to distort the voice for comic effect
Anchor the main presenter
Support presenters people who act as foils or ‘buddies’ for the anchor
DJ Disc Jockey, name for a presenter who mainly
plays music
Voiceover used when a voice is dubbed over music
Part C
Choose one radio station from Part A and identify the different use of the above
conventions and terminology. Write notes in the table below
Convention Analysis
SFX They have the music or sound at back while they are talking
Jingles
I listen to station 1
Beds Classical music is played under the presenter and co-presenter’s
voice
Loops A piece of classical music is repeated several times
Crossfades
when the music turn on the man stop talking and when the man talk and
then the music turn small.
Tracks
I hear some rapping music on the background
Vocal Effects
The guy are talking and he make some silly and funny sound like burp!

4. Support There are 2 people on the radio at the same time
Presenters The woman who read the news
The man who talking to the man were talking
DJ The DJ Chris Moyles sounds enthusiastic and is very talkative
Voiceover The man that talking to the other man on the news