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- Range of ethnic diversities: ethnic group feels included and can relate to host, appealing to more ethnic groups increases audience and money 
- Bold vibrant colours on white background
- Range of ages 
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John Peel
BBC Radio 1 presenter - would play most extreme music imaginable. 70's/80's.
As time went on he became more incompetent, leaving CD's skipping, playing weird noises, having dead air etc
He had a dedicated audience but with a lower number than usual. BBC ended up moving him to an 11pm-1am slot, but never got rid of him. When he died he was never replaced because his style was too subversive. 
Registering for BBC Sounds
On the register/login page is David Attenborough. He represents the BBC as an institution who is iconic for the BBC and Britain. He is associated with: documentaries, respect, quality, intelligence and integrity. 
BBC Music 6 Live (Shaun Keaveny, with guest Kit Harington)

Audience prompts

How are audience grouped and categorised for this show? Think age, gender, class, lifestyle, cultural capital…

How does this show attract/target it’s audiences? 
- Fans of music
- Fans of popular HBO show Game of Thrones 

How can audiences interpret this show in different ways?


How does this show use technology to target a specialised/niche/cult audience?
- Digital 
- Alternative music
- Evening and weekend programming, however, features a more diverse selection of tracks across genres both popular and on the fringes, with dedicated shows towards different forms of dance, jazz, soul, and Jamaican music, among others. 
- The station also features performances from the BBC music archives, including the "Peel Sessions" put together by John Peel from the late 1960s to 2004. 
- Since 2014 an annual music festival, 6 Music Festival, has been held in different cities around the United Kingdom and broadcast live on the station.

In what ways can audiences use this show, and how does this reflect their identity and cultural capital?
- Use it as a method of identity (Identity theory - David Gauntlet)

Reception, fandom and the end of audience: theoretical approaches

Industry prompts

How is this show produced, distributed and circulated, and by who?
- BBC Music 6 is only available on digital media (DAB Radio, Internet, etc). 

In what ways does radio use specialised forms of production, distribution and circulation?

How have recent technological changes in radio changed production, distribution and circulation?
- BBC Music 6 is only digitally distributed, not on on traditional FM radio. 

What economic factors may have affected this show? How financially successful do you think it was? 
- In 2010 a proposal was made to close the station due to low listening figures which bolstered it to grow by 50% than the previous March year. 
- In 2014, a report was released stating that BBC 6 Music had overtaken BBC Radio 3 in numbers of listeners per week for the first time. The digital station's weekly average was 1.89m listeners (up 5.5% on 2013) while BBC Radio 3's average weekly listenership was only 1.884m.[61]
In 2018, BBC Radio 6 Music is the 10th most popular radio station (as measured by weekly reach) - between Talksport & Absolute Radio - and the 6th most popular (as measured by listener hours) - between BBC 5 Live & Kiss[62].

Was it made commercially or not for profit?
- Made commercially

How have new digital technologies affected how this show is regulated?

Power and regulation: theoretical approaches
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