Criticisms of late night women's hour:

  • Boring- dull and uninteresting
  • Repetitive- they keep talking about hogye.
  • Relaxed, slow paced conversation.
  • Middle class focus (main topic being hogye, has nothing to do with the working class).
  • All female panel talking about female topics (argue that show is sexist towards men).
  • Not relatable to majority of people, only some middle class women (e.g: criticism of ikea, they act like it is too common, implying that they are pretentious and snobby).
  • "Winter mug"-what is it? Audience can't relate to having a "winter mug"
  • Privileged- women talking about needing more than 20 books with her and books are expensive. Also makes her seem more educated than others.
  • Exoticism- Danish guest used to sound "exotic" as she has a Danish accent.
  • Scandinavian culture is a very middle class culture to aspire to- they're not talking about the countries but the rich, middle class culture. (stereotypes Scandinavian countries and disregards issues they might have).
  • The way they talk about food and a place to live, makes it seem as an adventure or luxury, assuming the audience can afford it but for some people it is the bare minimum they can afford.
  • Promoting middle class ideology- BBC only does this as they have a remit, they have to put out a variety of different shows that will target a range of different target audiences. 

Context:
  • The BBC has a remit to present a diversification of different shows.
  • The BBC is a public broadcasting service- has to be paid by TV license.
  • The BBC cut costs- they sold the Great British bakeoff, one of their biggest shows. 
  • Its an institution that has a certain cultural capital wrapped in snobbery. (e.g: Mary Berry left the great British bakeoff after it was sold to Channel 4 as she didn't want to be associated with any channel other than BBC- it has some kind of prestige linked to it.
  • BBC4 was kept on instead of BBC 3 as they wanted to keep their middle class image. 


How have digital platforms changed the way we consumed radio?
  • You can stream radio shows and podcasts .
  • You can listen to the radio anywhere you go with wifi.
  • Listen to radio shows from other countries. 
  • Online radio- BBC sounds.
  • We can skip parts we don't want to hear, gives audience more control.
  • Don't ned to listen to it live, more flexibility.
  • Can watch the presenter talking live so there's a visual element.
  • Radio is more direct, like the presenter's are talking to you directly.
  • Archiving- you can listen to it many times, make notes of it etc.
  • Social media allows audiences to interact radio shows.
  • Apps for radio shows. Advantages- they offer a better user experience, can use it anywhere, download podcasts to listen to offline.
  • Digital radio in cars, separate from streaming online. Advantages: you don't need to be near by and the signal has a stronger connection.
  • Analogue radio format- mainly used by older people as the signal isn't always strong and there will often be "noise" in the background.
  • Can get it on a phone which can be used anywhere.
  • Give it a visual aspect, thumbnails for podcasts.
  • Digital Convergence- things coming together- radio presented in the same way as TV.
  • Audio streaming- the ability for audio streaming to be accessed via the internet has added a global reach to radio output as listeners abroad can tune in.
  • Digital audio broadcasting- the use of DAB has increased the amount of stations allowing for niche programming and improved quality to encourage more listeners.
  • Cross platform- the combination of media platforms has allowed radio to utilise visual elements such as web cams to remain appealing§ to a modern audience.
  • OFCOM regulate radio- nothing controversial about late night women's hour.
  • Localness- talking about local topics, but late night women's hour is a national station so not relevant. 
  • Easy for audiences to lie about their age to gain access to regulated broadcasts by ticking the 13+ button without proof of age. 
Swearing on LNWH has been pointed out by the sun.
Plurality- where a media product needs to give voice to a range of ideological perspectives.

BBC radio 1- younger audinece/ mass market.
BBC2- older audience
BBC3- niche audience- classical music and discussion of the arts.
BBC4- drama, stories and disussions
BBC5- sports
BBC 6- less mainstream music, very niche.


Although BBC is a public broadcasting service, they prioritise the middle class audience.


How does LNWH abide by OFCOM's regulatory framework?



  • "Ensure a wide range of services and a wide appeal is available."
  • "Maintain plurality in broadcasting."- Danish chef brings up different cultures.
  • "Protect audiences from offensive or harmful material."- this show does often swear however, swearing doesn't offend many people.
  • "Protect audiences against unfairness or infringement of privacy."

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