ABSTRACT

This book is bible for beginning radio professionals: the complete, definitive guide to the internal workings of radio stations and the radio industry. Not only will you begin understand how each job at a radio station is best performed, you will learn how it meshes with those of the rest of the radio station staff. If you are uncertain of your career goals, this book provides a solid foundation in who does what, when, and why. The Radio Station details all departments within a radio station.

Topics explained include satellite radio, Web radio, AM stereo, cable and podcasting. Also, mergers and consolidation, future prospects, new digital technologies. This edition is loaded with new illustrations, feature boxes and quotes from industry pros, bringing it all together for the reader.

Going strong after 20 years The Radio Station is now in its eighth edition and long considered the standard work on this audio medium. It remains a concise and candid guide to the internal workings of radio stations and the radio industry, explaining the functions performed successfully within every well-run station.

chapter 1|44 pages

State of the Fifth Estate

chapter 2|30 pages

Station Management

chapter 3|50 pages

Programming

chapter 4|34 pages

Sales

chapter 5|23 pages

News

chapter 6|33 pages

Research

chapter 7|22 pages

Promotion

chapter 8|14 pages

Traffic and Billing

chapter 9|24 pages

Production

chapter 10|28 pages

Engineering

chapter 11|25 pages

Consultants and Syndicators