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Unit 44
08/07/15
On the other hand, my 35+ radio programme went much more smoothly and I
believe it offered a better outcome because I did not have to delete any pauses or
unwanted noises. I also did not have to amplify parts of audio to make them fit in with
the rest of it. Again, unlike my first programme it did comply with my original proposal
because I used the songs and speech which was intended in the first place. I think
this worked really well because the segments were relevant to the target audience. I
also used an online survey to help with the demographics of the audience, this
helped me a lot because it meant I would have a radio programme with more context
to real life.
Rachel Christie.
Unit 44
08/07/15
Following on from this, the transitions to and from different segments were
increasingly fluid and showed no signs of delayed reactions. I believe this was
because I had gotten more familiar with the radio station. There were more songs in
the 35+ than the 15+ because my survey found that the older audience preferred
less speech segments and more music/music based segments. Whereas those who
were fifteen and older preferred slightly more speech based segments, such as
interviews, but still liked a lot of music too. If I was to do the 35+ radio programme
again, I would ensure that there is enough time for all of the segments I wish to use,
because I found that I did not have time to run certain aspects such as the weather
update.
I have spoken to various class members and they have commented on the main
aspects of my radio programmes. For example, the majority said that they enjoyed
listening to them because the humour was sufficient and had a pleasing mix of
speech and music based segments. The balance between these features was
intentional because I carried out research into what the two age groups preferred in
radio programmes, and applied it accordingly. On average, the listeners rating of the
programmes was 4.5/5 due to very good presenting and good editing techniques,
this made me feel more at ease about my final pieces because as I said beforehand
I had to do a substantial amount of editing for my 15+ programme.
To conclude, I found that both radio programmes had their problems during the
course of recording, but the majority of them were easily resolved. Despite these
problems I believe the radio programmes were successful because they included all
the main aspects that are particularly linked to general radio programmes.