Friday, 23 November 2012

Comparing 3 different Radio Stations

When comparing three different Radio Stations I noticed all differences. 

Capital is the type of Radio station that plays the UK TOP 40 Singles and the most popular music for todays youngsters. They have minimum talking and more music. It targets a very particular niche and managing to satisfy their audience. While looking through their schedule it was evident to me that they don't have the same timetable for each day and that everyday the schedule changes. Monday is the only main different one it is on for the longest time, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are all the same and then Saturday and Sunday are both similar. 



The Monday schedule starts with Will Cozens  at 12.00am and the show finishes at 10pm.  The first show is from 12.00am-2.00am the second presenter is from 2.00am-3.00am. The third presenter is from 3.00am-6.00am, the fourth presenter is from 6.00am-10.00am. The fifth presenter is from 10.00am-1.00pm and the sixth presenter is from 1.00pm-4.00pm. The seventh presenter is from 4.00pm-7.00pm and finally the eighth presenter is from 7.00pm-10.00pm
On Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the broadcast starts at 2.00am-10.00pm with "The Capital Mix tape" starting off from 2.00am-3.00am. The second presenter is from 3.00am-6.00am, the third is from 6.00am-10.00am. The fourth presenter is from 10.00am-1.00pm and the fifth presenter is from 1.00pm-4.00pm. The sixth is from 4.00pm-7.00pm and the seventh is from 7.00pm-10.00pm.
On Saturday the broadcast starts at 12.00am with Andi Durrant and finishes at 8.00pm. The first session is from 12.00am-3.00am and the second one is from 3.00am-5.00am the third is from 5.00am-6.00am, the fourth session is from 6.00am-8.00am and the fifth is from 8.00am-12.pm. The sixth is from 12.00pm-4.00pm and the last one is from 4.00pm-8.00pm. 
Finally the Sunday Schedule starts at 12.00am and also finishes at 10.00pm. It also starts off with Andi Durrant at 12.00am-3.00am and then from 3.00am-5.00am is the second presenter, the third presenter is from 5.00am-8.00am and the third is from 8.00am-12.00am. The fourth is from 12.00am-4.00pm and then the fifth is from 4.00pm-7.00pm. The sixth is last one and its from 7.00pm-10.00pm.
All this information is available on the Capital website - http://www.capitalfm.com/london/on-air/schedule/?date=2013-03-10


The next radio station I looked at was LBC 


LBC stands for "Londons Biggest Conversation" it is a constant conversation, and no music. The Schedule shows that on Monday is mainly the only different to the rest of the week, as Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday is the same and Saturday and Sunday are both similar. 

The Monday schedule starts with Anthony Davidson at 12.00am and the show finishes at 10pm.  The first show is from 12.00am-1.00am the second presenter is from 1.00am-4.00am. The third presenter is from 4.00am-6.30am, the fourth presenter is from 6.30am-7.00am. The fifth presenter is from 7.00am-1.00pm and the sixth presenter is from 1.00pm-4.00pm. The seventh presenter is from 4.00pm-8.00pm and finally the eighth presenter is from 8.00pm-10.00pm
On Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the broadcast starts at 1.00am-10.00pm with Duncan Barkes starting off. The second presenter is from 4.00am-6.30am, the third is from 6.30am-7.00am. The fourth presenter is from 7.00am-10.00am and the fifth presenter is from 10.00am-1.00pm. The sixth is from 1.00pm-4.00pm and the seventh is from 4.00pm-8.00pm and lastly the eighth is from 8.00pm-10.00pm. The only real difference is that the Tuesday-Friday broadcast is an hour shorter than the Monday Broadcast.. 
On Saturday the broadcast starts at 1.00am with Cristo and also finishes at 10.00pm. It has longer sessions than the rest of the week. The first session is from 1.00am-5.00am and the second one is from 5.00am-7.00am the third is from 7.00am-10.00am, the fourth session is from 10.00am-1.00pm and the fifth is from 1.00pm-2.30pm. The sixth is from 2.30pm-6.30pm and the last one is from 6.30-10.00pm. 
Finally the Sunday Schedule starts at 1.00am and also finishes at 10.00pm. It also starts off with Cristo at 1.00am-5.00am and then from 5.00am-6.00am is the second presenter, the third presenter is from 6.00am-7.00am and the third is from 7.00am-10.00am. The fourth is from 10.00am-1.00pm and then the fifth is from 1.00pm-4.00pm. The sixth is from 4.00pm-7.00pm and the last one is from 7.00pm-10.00pm. 
All this information is available on the LBC website - http://www.lbc.co.uk/lbc-973-fm-schedule-3636

The last Radio station i looked at was Magic 


Magic is the type of Radio Station that mainly plays old songs and target a very different group than LBC and Capital does. Magic's weekday broadcast all has the same schedule and Saturday and Sunday are both different. 


Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday all have the same schedule, they start at 1.00am and finish at 12.00am. It starts with "Mellow Magic" at 1.00am-5.00am then the second presenter from 5.00am-9.00. Then it goes onto the third presenter from 9.00am-1.00pm and then from 1.00pm-5.00pm. Then the fifth presenter from 5.00pm-8.00pm and then lastly the sixth from 8.00pm-12.00am.

Saturday the time slots are just different starting at 1.00am-6.00am and then from 6.00am-10.00. The third presenter is from 10.00am-1.00pm and then the fourth is from 1.00pm-5.00pm. From 5.00pm-8.00pm is the fifth and then finally from 8.00pm-12.00am is the last presenter. 
Sunday has the most presenters as the rest of the days only have 6, and Sunday has 7. It starts from 1.00am-12.00am like the others. It starts at 1.00am-6.00am and then the second one is from 6.00am-10.00am. Then the third is from 10.00am-2.00pm and the fourth is from 2.00pm-4.00pm. The fifth is from 4.00pm-7.00pm and then the sixth is from 7.00pm-8.00pm leaving the seventh to be 8.00pm-12.00am. 
All this information is available on the Magic website - http://www.magic.co.uk/on-air/station-schedule/




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