ASSIGNMENT ON RADIO

Task: You are to listen in to a radio station/program of your choice for 1 hour and make observations. Do an analysis of the following:

a) Name of the radio station, name of the show or type (e.g., music based, talk show, sports commentary, etc.), day, date, and timings of the show (start and end approx.) You may choose to mention the name of RJ(s), guests, callers, announcers, etc.

b) As part of your observation, keenly observe and take note of all that is happening during that hour. Try to time each part of the program – e.g., news bulletin, traffic report, interview time, RJ talk time, music time, ad time, etc.

c) Using the above observations, analyze the data collected and draw your conclusions for the program you just heard. You may answer questions like, ‘What was the total ad time, what was the total talk time of the RJ/guest? What kind of topics were discussed during the show, or what kind of music was played? Were there any callers in?’ etc.

Note: different program types will draw out different observations and analysis.

Note 2: Avoid shows between 9PM to 6AM.

PLEASE DO IT