Structure in My Focused Station
My chosen radio show, BBC 3 uses a similar structure to not only the other BBC radio programs, but most other shows. A 24/7 program with classical music playing out the day, as well as creative discussions about the art of music, history lessons on this type of music and even the odd guest appearance.
Structure and Content
The basic structure for BBC 3 starts at 00:30, where their "Through the Night" tracks play. This often includes soft classical music that helps the listener sleep or relax as they go about their night duties. At 06:30, they start their breakfast session which includes a presenter discussing usual outgoings, requests and lifestyle topics with morning music intertwined. BBC 3's most popular segment is the "Essential Classics" which are the most favored and best classical music, with both familiar and new songs. In the afternoon, starting at 13:00, the live classical music segment starts which includes orchestras all across Europe playing classical music from many different cultures and origins. This continues until 16:00, which is when the "Composer of the Week" segment plays. This segment includes a presenter and guest appearance discussing a chosen performer, dead or alive, and playing their composed music, as well as discussing the history behind it and the musician. From 19:00 up to 00:30, BBC 3 has a variety of different shows and events, with music that's more than classical. In includes events like "'Round Midnight", a live jazz band, "Late Junction", a variety of unusual sounds and musicians and "The Essay", which is a lifestyle talk show discussing how music benefits our wellbeing. This all loops back around to the "Through the Night" segment, making BBC 3 a 24/7 radio show.
BBC 3 Scheduling
The possible reason why BBC 3 does this is because the BBC in general is a large, popular corporation that can afford to have a radio show playing all day every day. This is effective for having a target audience who is active across the day and may also work through the night. Even if the show isn't as popular as their other radio shows, they still have the money and produce to keep it playing. which is something independent radio shows, like mine, can not do. This is proven by the lack of advertisements in their show, as the only products BBC content can promote are their own services and any charities, events and celebrations or government messages. These advertisements are very infrequent and do not interfere with the flow of the radio show or irritates the audience.
Regulations
When shows are presented on BBC Radio 3, they're often calm, casual discussions on a variety of historic topics, that all circle back around to being related to music. They will often have the presenters of that day talking to a professional about a subject matter and gaining their knowledge on that topic. This makes the radio show more informative than entertaining, but still interesting to the target audience of people who seek more knowledge.
Elizabeth Alker
Georgia Mann, Petroc Trelawny, Sean Rafferty and Elizabeth Alker are the main presenters for BBC 3's variety of segments. Each of them play a part in presenting the classical music and interviews while engaging with the audience in the same relaxing but formal way. Georgia Mann and Petroc Trelawny are often presenting the morning shows and music while Sean Rafferty and Elizabeth Alker do the evening parts of the show. This is an effective way of having multiple voices and a variety of people presenting while managing the 24/7 cycle of BBC 3's scheduling. Nevertheless, the audience are always able to follow with the show, thanks to the presenters addressing every topic towards the audience rather than only with another presenter or someone they are interviewing. They will ask questions and talk about general topics that a normal audience can easily relate to and understand.
BBC Building
Due to the BBC being government funded, every part of their radio shows are regulated strictly by OfCom and the BBC themselves. Even with these strict regulations, the content presented in BBC 3 is undoubtably harmless and almost impossible to violate. If they were to discuss darker subject matter related to historic music, they could do so but would need to heavily censor and word it for a general audience.
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