Report on Radio

3. You now need to gather some research into the three industries that you may be interested in pursuing after college.

You will need to produce information on the following subjects and print it for your folder (industry section)
· What are the major commercial companies in each Industry? (print copies for your folder)

The major commercial companies in the radio industry are:

* Radio 1
* XFM
* Kiss 100
* Shouts FM
* Rinse FM

· What types of jobs can you apply for and where could these jobs possibly lead?
i.e. Film (runner) to Film (Camera Person) to Film (Producer) to Film (Director)

Here are some of the jobs i have found i could do in the Radio industry:

• Broadcast Journalist
• Broadcast engineer
• Afternoon Drive Presenter

· What type of skills would you need, to apply for a job in each of your chosen industries?

These are some of the skills i would need to be in the Radio industry:

• Writing for radio
• Interview techniques and platforms, including phone and Skype interviews
• Reporting from the field
• Digital editing
• Trails and spot

· Can you find a job or some work experience that is related to your industry of choice? (print a copy for your folder)

I have found some jobs avalible below:

*Presenters HCRfm 104 (Huntingdon Community Radio)

* Sales Executive 96.9 Viking FM

* Account Manager Fresh Radio

* Freelance Broadcast Journalists YMC

* Broadcast Journalist Eagle Radio

* Galaxy Birmingham Crew

4. Write up your notes into three mini reports (min 150 words). Each report should contain details of the following.

· Historical Origins and developments within the industry

As a result of an experiment in 1873 Maxwell was the first to describe the theoretical basis of the propagation and electomagnetic waves. Later in 1878 the first transmited and received raido wave had been sucsessfuly taken place and David E Hughes was the man who discovered this. Whilst this was taking place he noticed that something was causeing noice in the receiver of his homemade telephone. Alot later on and Heinrich R Hertz managed to prove Maxwell's theory by experiment and demonstrated that radio radiation had all the properties of waves.

· Key companies or industry leaders (a range of examples)

Some of the main leaders and popluar radio stations are Kiss FM, Radio 1, Rinse FM, BBC Radio 2 and Heart. All of these stations transmit their signals near and far.

· How individuals can get into the industry, i.e. Qualifications needed etc.

In this industry you could start off as a runner or cleaner and work your way up through the levels and ranks until you get to the job you want to work at. You could also go through the education option and take courses in college and maybe go onto university that are based on DJ and radio topics. You also could do work exsperience and get into the industry that way.

· Your own interest and evaluation of your chosen industry

I became intrested in radio and DJ when i started to listen to the dubstep and grime radio stations and thought that it would be something i could do.