How To Build A Radio Show

Have you ever wanted your own radio show?! This guide will walk you through all aspects of planning and producing your very own radio show. Throughout this guide, you’ll get tips and hints as well as detailed instructions for how to design a quality, well-run program that will keep listeners coming back every week! All you will need to do to create your very own student-run radio show is to follow these _____ steps. The goal is to help meet WZCO’s need for more programming, to prepare future students in creating their own programming more independently, and to help meet the community's need for communication. Step one: Creating your own radio show takes time, devotion, and most importantly, it requires a positive attitude especially when working in a group. Working in a group can be more stressful than working on your own at some points. You must consider everyone’s ideas and get their opinions on everything you do. Despite how you feel about

If you are unaware of the nature, desires, and needs of the target audience, the effective message can not be written (“Radio News Reporting and Production”). Type of music, ages of your potential listeners, geographic area (if you have a specific area), interest of your potential listeners, and the message or vision of your station are the most common criteria used in professional radio stations (“Define Your Target Audience.”). If you choose teens as your target audience, you may not want to talk about the best retirement plan; instead you may consider talking about music and things teens can relate to like anxiety, school, and social pressures. You must make sure that every show you do will appeal to your target audience so that you don’t confuse your audience. For example, if your first show is on teen issues, then your next show is on cooking recipes, your audience may become confused and stop listening