contributing to the community radio network
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Contributing to the Community Radio Network. What is CRN?. The CBAA’s program distribution service Delivering National Radio News The Wire Specialist talks and music programs About 100 regular programs each week Segments and extras Live broadcasts - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Contributing to the Community Radio Network
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What is CRN?
• The CBAA’s program distribution service– Delivering
• National Radio News• The Wire• Specialist talks and music programs• About 100 regular programs each week• Segments and extras• Live broadcasts
- Content that individual stations may find a challenge to produce themselves
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What is CRN?
• The CBAA’s sustaining service for stations
– A 24/7 signal to keep stations on the air• Good Morning Country breakfast program• Evening programming• Overnight programming• An emergency audio feed
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What is CRN aspiring to develop?
• National community radio flagship programming• The best of community radio• A centre for program development
• But keep in mind, run by a skeleton staff
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How do stations/broadcasters use CRN programming?
• Live-to-air (fader on desk or automated switching)
• Record and rebroadcast full programs• Play segments within local programming• Chop up content for use within local
programming• Keep it on file as a backup program
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I want my show to go national!
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What you need
• A creative idea• Suitability for a national audience• Support from your station• Self-sufficiency• Some technical nous• Playlists & cue sheets• Backup programs & systems• Patience!
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The audiences to consider
• Station personnel• Broadcasters• Listeners – particularly those in rural and
regional Australia• CRN staff? Not necessarily – we’re not going to
hear your program every week.
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What do you get?
• Develop your broadcasting skills• A wider network• Kudos for your station• Everlasting fame and fortune • Weekly feedback• Warm fuzzy feeling of contributing to the
sector
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Your pilot - technical
• Create a broadcast-quality pilot• Record and mix down to linear PCM (WAV)
format• Use CD-quality source material • Get into the habit of using WAV files – storage
is cheap!• Levels normalised to -3db
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Good audio levels
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Not-so-good audio levels
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Your pilot - technical
• How will you produce your show?– One-shot recording, as if live– Record with some post-production– Build program in session form (see over)
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A multi track session
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Your pilot – content & presentation
• Call CRN to discuss your idea• Guided by the codes of practice• Program length – do you need to send CRN
the entire show, or could you cherry-pick a segment?
• Drop weather, time call, local sponsorship announcements
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OK - I’ve sent my pilot to CRN. What now?
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The clock ticks, the days pass....
• The program will be assessed by CBAA staff and/or the Satellite Advisory Committee
• This can take some time• CRN staff will work with you on any aspects of
the presentation that require addressing• This can also take some time
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Success!
• CRN will start running your program• Publicity material required• Don’t expect 100 stations to use your content
immediately – it takes time to grow your audience
• Consistency, reliability, and interesting content helps!
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DDN uploading
• Program contributors maintain an online profile at the station ordering website
• Ideally you will upload your content to CRN via the DDN Plus website and it will be presented to stations like this... (see over)
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End of this session
• For more information contact CRN staff at the CBAA office:– 02 9310 2999– [email protected]– http://www.cbaa.org.au/crn