Radio Station Equipment

Series Summary

Of course you've got a favorite radio show announcer. Even though you have never seen their face, you recognize the voice instantly, the rich intonation, the clear enunciation, the authoritative tone that separates a radio personality from the mere mortals listening. Whether they are bringing you news about your local sports teams, a bake sale or a storm headed your way, their voice is somehow always reassuring. But have you ever thought about become a radio announcer yourself? In this free radio station overview, an experienced radio technician discusses the behind-the-scenes operations of a radio station. Learn about the technical experience required to be a radio announcer or a disc jockey, such as running a mixing board, playing records and compact discs and setting up the microphones for an on-air interview. Running a radio station requires knowledge of the operation of several pieces of equipment as well as a knack for combining music and announcing skills into an interesting radio show.

Video Transcript

"And welcome, to the beautiful studios of Valley Free Radio, located in a basement. Anyway, we're going to show you today the basics of how to do old school, analog style broadcasting, and a very low tech, ancient style broadcasting studio. So, let's take a look at what we've got here. Of course, the heart of any studio is your broadcast board, so, we're going to talk about all that in a minute. And most of the rest of what you see are different things that are going to be inputs to the board. Got some CD players, we've got another mixing board that goes as one input to the, to the a, to the board. We've got a couple cassette players, hi-tech. And, we have a computer that we play MP3's to, and of course, the telephone. And, we'll also see how to put callers on the air. Other features of the station are, some very kicking monitors, microphones we'll be talking about, headphones you need when you're talking on the mike, and some turntables. All here, at beautiful, Valley Free Radio."