Students are also able to identify corporate ownership patterns in Canadian broadcasting, and acquire an understanding of the Broadcasting Act and its implications on Canadian ownership and programming policies. This intermediate course helps students develop their creative writing. Students listen to examples of good writing on radio and produce short radio scripts and longer dramas. The objective of this course is to have students learn the programming requirements of Canadian radio stations. This is accomplished through an introduction to advanced commercial production and a weekly series of program productions, utilizing various formats from the private and public broadcasting systems.
Students rotate through all of the production and on-air staff positions.
These weekly exercises develop an awareness of the requirements in the traffic, news, sports, programming, and production departments. This course helps students perfect their announcing skills. Students develop technical aptitudes and performance skills. They also develop an understanding of various programming formats and announcing techniques. Skills learned in this course are applied to a weekly show at CKDJ, the student radio station.