- Broadcast “programme” on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 1Xtra and BBC Asian Network.
- Launched on September 10th 1973 in response to the launch of a network of commercial radio stations across the UK.
- Target audience is young people aged between 15 and 30.
- The fifteen-minute programme is broadcast at 12:45 and 17:45 during the week. Short bulletins are also heard throughout the day on three stations on the half-hour with extra bulletins broadcast at peak times.
Example Essay Questions:
- To what extent can regulators shape the output of media texts? Refer to the Close Study Product Newsbeat to support your answer.
- How convincing are the arguments for and against the regulation of radio broadcasts? In your answer, you should refer to your Close Study Product.
- Explain why producers of radio programmes are using new digital technologies to distribute their texts.
- “Media audiences always respond to media products in the way that producers intended.” Referring to the Close Study Product Newsbeat, to what extent do you agree with this statement?
- It has been argued social and cultural contexts influence how audiences respond to radio broadcasts. How far do you agree with this statement?
- Explain the influence of economic factors on the production and content of radio broadcasts.
- To what extent does Newsbeat meet the requirements of its public service broadcasting remit?
- Explain how Newsbeat targets a youth audience through the use of new technologies.
- How do Radio products challenge the social and cultural contexts they are created in? Refer to close study product Newsbeat in your answer.