Evaluation - Subject Terminology

CHR – contemporary hit radio

 Format – the type of style the radio station is

Ofcom -  office of communications

Audacity – A sound editing program for both macs and pcs

Mic – A piece of recording equipment used to record sound e.g. vocals

Audio- anything from music to vocals
up to the vocal- where the presenter talks right up in till the vocals come in to the song.

Ad’s- Advertisement, that would be suitable to the target listener

Bed- a bit of music underneath news or speech

Production- how the radio is created, from how it is put together to what is on the script.

Program controller – They make sure everything is politically correct

Presenter – The front man/woman of the radio program, they lead the way and make sure the audience are involved.

Jingle – This is a little bit of music that is personalized to the radio station, its how the listeners normally tell them apart and remember them.

Playlist – this is the list of music that is played

Running Order – The general order of the station at given times.

Fade – This is an effect used when editing the audio.

Script – some text that the presenters used to know what they have to say and can say.

Forward promotion – This is promoting the radio station, making it more known to the public. Way of keeping people listening for longer.