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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 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
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".
Studio Equipment: Board • Board or Console • Sliders for each device controls levels • On/Off buttons activate devices
Studio Equipment: CD Player • Professional • CD Carts • Instant start • 10 second blink end • Counts down to 0
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
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
Microphone • Professional Mics • Place about a fist length away from mouth and angled to the side • Windscreen
Production Studio • Produce commercials • Make station promos there • Add music to your system
Studio Equipment: Phones • Calls are recorded • Edited • Playback when fits in • Try to play over song intro
Editing Software • Used in Production Studio • Used in On-Air studio for phone calls • Short/Cut • Cool Edit
Radio Station Jobs • Program Director • Music Director • Promotions Director • Sales • Talent • Interns
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
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