Media studies Understanding the radio industry - Ofcom - BBC - commercial etc.

Resources to support the teaching of the radio industry.

Resources include opportunities to:

- explore radio ownership
- explore the differences between commercial, community and BBC public radio
- produce a report on the structure and organisation of the industry
- explore the difference between analogue and digital
- explore digital technologies: DAB, DRM. freesat, wifi
- explore digital play out systems, CD, DAT
- explore station formats
- explore job roles and plan for career progression within the industry - case studies included
- explore job descriptions
- plan to launch a new station
- investigate the role of the regulatory body: Ofcom
- investigate radio and the law
- investigate the broadcasting code and examples of breeches - including Russel Brand and Jonathan Ross case study
- Explore the role of Ofcom in investigating ownership, and competition