1. Preliminary Project: Mini Treatment
Group Members
Tayla, Hannah & Ben
In groups of 3 or 4 produce a 30 – 40 second introduction to a radio show for
Oldham Community Radio to include:
• Show jingle (own composition or from a copyright-free source)
• Presenter introduction
• Greeting a studio guest who is an up and coming local comedian
• Response from studio guest
• Archive sound clip of comedian’s performance
The introduction must show clear understanding of sound editing and mixing and
conventions of radio.
This exercise is worth 15 marks
Station
Oldham Community Radio
Scheduling
Schools & Colleges strand 7am – 9am
Presenter – demographics / voice type / mode of address
-Age 20. –Female. –Local Voice. –Standard English, chatty, some slang
Comedian – style of comedy / demographics / voice type / mode of address / mini
biography (back story)
-Age 22. –Local voice.
–Dropped out of Uni, was doing a degree in Law. Realised s/he wasn’t serious
enough for it. Toured as a support act with Jack Whitehall
-Female
Jingle – ideas/conventions
-Upbeat. –Clear beat at the start then goes into sound effects/ music
-Station ident & frequency -Has to be memorable -Attractive to target audience
-Happy feel -Fast paced
Institutional Conventions (how are you going to make it fit in with OCR
style/programming/slot)
-Programming slot: upbeat, enthusiastic, keep people awake
-OCR style: simple but make it more youthful so use more sound beds etc
Music/SFX – ideas conventions
-Upbeat -Short -Snappy -Awakening -Fast Paced

2. Audience – who are they? How are you going to engage them?
-Target audience: students
-Time slot: 7am – 9am  fast, upbeat music/jingle. Happy, enthusiastic voices. This
will keep the listeners listening instead of falling asleep or switching radio stations
off.