radio drama analysis - The Broadcaster

The first thing that I will discuss is the story of the broadcaster. The play is about a man who applies of r a job as a broadcaster at a station called TOP Radio. When he arrives, he discovers that he is the only human working at the station. He begins his work and as time goes on, he leaves the studio less and less until eventually he is broadcasting all the time, without even eating or sleeping. This continues for some time until eventually, he decides to sleep for a week. When the broadcaster awakes, he panics as to the fact that he slept while he should have been working, but his superiors don’t seem to notice and praise him as to what a fantastic job he is doing. It is around this time that he starts to shrink, but he continues to do his work as if nothing is happening. The play ends with the broadcaster slowly but surely beginning to want things like food again, in an attempt to stop the shrinking. Although he gets the things he requires, he continues to shrink. The radio play ends with the broadcaster being placed inside the acoustics of the room and left there.

Now I will look at the language of the play. The accent is American or Canadian, most likely due to the fact that the play was written, produced and broadcast in Vancouver, so it seems logical to have everyone in the same location. This is also likely done so that listeners can understand what is being said. In terms of the vocabulary, the play uses quite a lot of technical terminology, most likely due to the fact that this really helps create the picture that the radio station being described is real.

In terms of the plays narrative structure, this is accomplished in this play using tow different ways. The first is through a narrator explaining things that are going on in the story. This is probably the main way that a narrative structure is created in this play, due to the fact that it explains when time has passed and also due to the fact that it explain what is happening when no one is speaking. The second way that the narrative stature is advanced is through the characters themselves explaining what is going on. This is done particularly in the beginning of the play, when the people running the station explain that the broadcaster is the only human link in the station. This really helped the play due to the fact that it meant that narrator’s role did not overshadow the rest of the characters speaking roles. If this had happened, it would have been extremely boring to listen to as the narrator would be the only speaking part and therefore the play would be incredibly boring to listen to.

Next I will look at the way that music and sound effects are used within this play. Music is used by the DJ as if the station were a real music station, with the broadcaster announcing each song that is being played. This helps toot create the feeling that the broadcaster is in a real music station. Send effects on the other hand, are used to help move the narrative along an example of this is when someone comes into the radio studio the door is heard opening and then closing again in order to signify this. This also helps to make the play seem more real.

Digital radio

The first major way that Digital Radio has improved things for the audience is through the fact that there are many more stations on DAB then there are on FM hose could be stations that were once simply local stations on FM such as Absolute Radio (formerly known as Virgin) or new stations that are only on digital radio, such as the Hits radio. This gives digital radio listeners a grater degree of choice over what to listen to. Analogue radio, by compassion, does not have nearly as many stations.

The first major way that digital radio changes the experience for listeners is that it allows people from all over the country to listen to the same stations. This means that listeners can still listen to their favourite radio stations all around the country, and in some cases, are able to keep up with events happening in their local area because of this. An example of this is Absolute radio, which broadcasts the same feed all over the country, even though it is a London station.

Another way that digital radio has enhanced the listening experience is by putting stations on digital radio that would most likely not be on FM Radio. An example of this is BBC Radio 1 Extra. This is a station that caters to the more urban musical tastes. On top of this, it plays a large mount of songs that would not be played on most regular stations. These sorts of stations bring more people into radio because they cater for a wider array of musical tastes.

Another way that digital radio enhances the listening experience is through the screen that is on most digital radios. This enables the broadcaster in question to display small amounts of information. Examples of the sort of things that are usually displayed are thing such as the name of the artist and song that is being currently played, or the latest sports results. Alternatively, in a station that is entirely based on speech radio, the name of the show could be played on this screen, so that listeners know exactly what the station is talking about. . This makes it easier for a listener who has just started listening to the station to pick up what is going on and begin enjoying the station quicker than they would if they had began listening on FM.

I will now look at the way that stations are selected on digital radio. This is due to the fact that this is another major advantage of using the service because there are no more frequencies to remember. This makes radio stations more accessible to everyone, due to the fact that people are more likely to remember the name of the station on digital rather than a frequency number on analogue. Another reason why selecting digital radio stations is easier than on analogue is due to the fact that presets can be saved on digital radio. This means that stations can be set to start playing when certain buttons are pressed on the front of the receiver. Accessibility is an area that is greatly improved because of this, due to the fact that if you have difficulty selecting the stations that you want to listen to, then you can set these stations as preset so you don’t have to go through all the hassle of finding them.

The final major improvement for listeners on digital radio is the fact that sound quality is greatly improved on digital radio. This is because the signals from digital radio are not affected by electrical anomalies in the atmosphere, meaning the signal will be clearer. The main difference this makes for the user is that there will be no “hum” noise in the background as there can be on AM, and the signal will not “crackle” as it does on FM. This greatly enhances the listener’s experience.