Production and Distribution of Radio

• Chris Price is the head of Music for Radio 1 and 1Xtra, who is responsible for deciding the playlists which can make or break new musicians.
• After 7 pm the Radio 1 music is chosen by DJ and show teams rather than what is on the playlist
• Made up of around 50 songs used through the week, depending on which playlist it is on
• A list- these songs are played the most- around 25 times a week
• B list- music usually gets played around 15 times
• C list- your still on the playlist but only played around five times
• In music we trust- this is for testing out new music so songs don't get much air time
• Chris Price says Radio 1 has a unique brand as it introduces new artists alongside pop artists
• They try to play new artists straight after big names like: Justin Timberlake and Ed Sheeran
• About 14 people meet every Tuesday that look through all the songs that they want to be put on the playlist over the next week, this helps them to always stay up to date
• BBC introducing is where you send your music if you want to get onto Radio 1 where Chris Price and his team decide if your good enough, this happened with: Florence and the Machine, James Bay and Jake Bugg
• He says that the radio is like the sky that pushes you in the right direction of what you want to discover