Introduction
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- Community Radio
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Case study: 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 1
麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 1 DJ Greg James
A radio programme's style and content will be influenced by the station identity and often by the personality of the presenter.
Programmes can be broadcast live or be pre-recorded.
For example, Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James is a live presenter-led show which contains the expected conventionThe normal standard practices for doing something. of music, chat, guest interviews, an audience phone-in and competitions.
The show is zoo formatA live presenter-led radio show which contains music, chat, guest interviews, an audience phone-in and competitions delivered in a spontaneous, comic way. ; this means it includes all those elements mentioned and is delivered in a spontaneous, comic way.