Radio one lesson 5

 Radio ones role within the BBC

BBC radio one, whilst being the moat listened to radio broadcast of the BBC's 16 broadcasts and its flagship station. It only receives £54m of the £653m radio budget, making up just a little over 8.3%. Where as as much as radio 4 and local radio stations have a combined budget of  £270m at roughly 42% of the annual budget. Whereas when it comes to their flagship television programme, BBC One, a total of £1.4bn is spent from a £2.4bn budget, roughly 60% of the entire television budget.

in an article by the sun newspaper, it is revealed that Boris may be planning to cut the tv license fee with the paper proclaiming the license to be outdated. considering the fact that the Sun is a right-wing newspaper. They support the view of the Prime Minister as he is head of the Conservative party. They also attempt to appeal to the middle to working class sector.

The article also describes this view to cut the fee as popular among the working class, this could be due to the fact many families in Britain do not use the BBC services like the television shows or radio broadcasts and therefore do not see it necessary to pay the £157 for an unused service. Another reason for a distaste of the license fee would be how outdated it is. With the surge in technology over the past few years the BBC has been made somewhat redundant with its lack of much content and lack of innovation. While streaming service are able to provide much more entertainment for fractions of the cost. 

context	How this relates to radio one breakfast show (institution)	How this relates to radio one breakfast show (audience)
Cultural context	Actors, presenter, writers, and other prominent entertainers had written to the PM about the diminishment of the BBC in an attempt to change his perception and show the value it has to Britian.	Modern audiences prefer user generated content, and prefer control over what they listen to   Listening to radio is no longer apart of youth culture  Live Music is seen as more talented and valuable
Political context	Due to the left wanting a raise in taxes, the BBC would benefit under as Left-wing government as its licence fee is essentially a tax it would also be more likely to stay under the control of the government rather than become privately owned and at risk of demonstration different political views.	Privatising the BBC could lead to a decrease in the number of listeners as without a tax, many will see no reason to continue watching or listening. However, due to their than being no limit on what views the outlet can demonstrate, an increase of viewers from certain political areas may begin or continue watching and listening.
Economic context	The BBC could be sold for £500million   The budget of the Radio and tv broadcast comes to £2.55 annually	The introduction of ads to the broadcasts could turn listeners away