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Radio Station Tour

Radio Station Tour. An Inside Look. Where are they?. Can be found anywhere Office buildings Most popular spot Many stations usually found there. How does it work?. Audio goes through board Into control room Out to transmitter. On-Air Studio- WAYV. On-Air Studio- WAYV. The Studio.

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Radio Station Tour

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  1. Radio Station Tour An Inside Look

  2. Where are they? • Can be found anywhere • Office buildings • Most popular spot • Many stations usually found there

  3. How does it work? • Audio goes through board • Into control room • Out to transmitter

  4. On-Air Studio- WAYV

  5. On-Air Studio- WAYV

  6. The Studio • Today's typical broadcast studio at a Radio station consists of a • Console • Microphones • Computers • CD players • and some even still use "carts".

  7. Studio Equipment: Board • Board or Console • Sliders for each device controls levels • On/Off buttons activate devices

  8. Studio Equipment: CD Player • Professional • CD Carts • Instant start • 10 second blink end • Counts down to 0

  9. Studio Equipment: Cart Deck • Like 8 track • Winds back to beginning • Stop at sec tones • Songs used to be on them • Then commercials • No used much anymore

  10. Studio Equipment • Computer • Songs stored on hard drives • Can Automate or Live Assist • Is hooked up to the Internet and also includes software for editing phone calls • Allows instant playback on the air

  11. Screen Shot On-Air Software

  12. Microphone • Professional Mics • Place about a fist length away from mouth and angled to the side • Windscreen

  13. Production Studio • Produce commercials • Make station promos there • Add music to your system

  14. Studio Equipment: Phones • Calls are recorded • Edited • Playback when fits in • Try to play over song intro

  15. Editing Software • Used in Production Studio • Used in On-Air studio for phone calls • Short/Cut • Cool Edit

  16. Radio Station Jobs • Program Director • Music Director • Promotions Director • Sales • Talent • Interns

  17. Review • What device mixes the sound? • Audio Console or Board • What can you compare a cart to? • 8-track • Why would a station use automation software? • Save money from paying a DJ • How far from your mouth should the microphone be? • A fist away

  18. Review 2 • After audio passed through the board, where does it go? • To the control room • Where does it go from there? • To the transmitter • Where do DJ’s make and assemble commercials? • In the production studio

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