As I mentioned in this blog topic last Thursday, playing songs more often is a means of introducing new songs and making them known. As we all know, it is the favourites of

When you are building a radio station music library from scratch, it is important that you have a clear picture of what will define your station sound. One helpful tool in this process,

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There is a balance to this.

A smaller library means that your listener will get to hear each song more often. This is good if you want to build the listener’s familiarity with

So, you want to start your own radio station. Good on you. And you want to play music. Great. And your cousin has a hard drive with half a million songs – so

Hi there. This is the final in this series on broadcasting radio on the Internet. We hope you find it useful. Don’t forget, you can access the full video series for free here:

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5a: Get the Gear.  Yes, it’s true that Internet radio stations require

Welcome back to part four of our short series on tips of Internet radio broadcasting. We hope you are finding this interesting and useful. Don’t forget – you can check out the entire

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3a: Expand your reach.  To start with, the place where the station and listeners meet

Thanks for joining us again today, as we continue our short season of tips for Internet radio. (see the full series at https://onlineradiotraining.com/cate…/videos/internet-radio/)

2a: The numbers are different.  While

These days, people are accessing their media more and more through the Internet. Yes, terrestrial radio still has its place, but you will notice that most radio stations simulcast their programme via both

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Is a picture really worth a thousand words? In this modern age…it all depends.

These days, people are increasingly used to visual media.  They watch YouTube, and Facebook’s LiveStream. They expect their information

I recently heard about a culture in Africa that tells stories in four-line poems.  Another ethnic group tells stories in songs. What ways are stories told where you’re from?

I’ve frequently used short

Voice tracking your radio show can carry distinct benefits.  It extends the human element at the station into hours which would otherwise have music only, and this is attractive to the listener.  It

Have you ever seen a hot-air balloon?  In my home town in New Zealand there’s a big festival every Easter.  Balloons are in strange shapes: a cow, Cinderella’s carriage, and more.  But one