Additionally, since 2014 there has been a "BBC 6 Music Festival" and has been held in a different city in the UK every year since. Presenters of BBC Radio 6 include the award winning Marc Riley, Mary Ann Hobbs, Guy Garvey, Shaun Keaveny, Steve Lamacq and of all people, Craig Charles and Iggy Pop. Musically, BBC Radio 6 primarily focuses on Alternative music on which it prides itself, going so far as to say that it is "The best place for alternative music" in it's slogan, it does also play Indie music but that is not the main focus.īeing a subsidiary of the BBC, this radio station can be accessed from all over the United Kingdom and according to RAJAR they get over 2.5 million weekly listeners, making it one of the BBC's most popular radio stations. When it was launched in 2002 it was known as "BBC 6 Music" but was re named in 2011 to "BBC Radio 6" and was the first new radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years. This radio station can be accessed over the Internet, Freeview on digital T.V and by using DAB radios. "BBC Radio 6" is one of many BBC Radio stations but is unique in that it is a purely digital radio station, meaning it cannot be picked up by FM. People will volunteer to help others set up and present.
The funding of Sheffield Live is bizarre, they are not allowed to get 50% of their running cost (Equipment, air space) through advertising, instead they have to rely on sponsorships from local businesses, donations and grants, they are also partially funded by the national lottery and some charities, they can also apply to Ofcom for a grant. The new technology means there is a certain order to things in the creation process, an example of this is when the sound is being recorded live there will be a red light in a visible area outside of that room to signal that others should not come in and disturb them, another example being the ability to 'Simulcast', which is broadcasting the same on multiple platforms, allowing more opportunities for self promotion and synergy. It also helps to monitor the volume of everything like when the presenter lowers the volume of the bedding music to speak.
One of the shiny new pieces of technology that helps with this is a 'Cart Wall', which is another computer that gathers sound effects and the like, it also collects bedding music, which is just the music used in the background but I felt it was worth mentioning here. They now have to adhere to running order, essentially a live radio script detailing the order of things and a brief description of that thing done day before, with a running order some things get planned out in advance while others are done live. The skills of a disk jockey have also been increased with the passage of time, many DJs ride out a song until the lyrics begin because of a timer, making the transition from song to speech to song again smooth as possible. The watershed applies to radio too, after 9pm a lot of these rules and regulations fall away much like they do on T.V. With all of the new technologies and advancements in the industry, new jobs rolls are needed such as a producer, news team researcher and assistant producer, music logger and more, though there are more strict rules and station/producer guidelines must be followed.
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