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. This course provides students with more hands-on news writing and reporting experience. They also learn to write clearly and quickly for a deadline, to perform on-air with credibility and to understand the fundamentals of broadcast law. This survey course gives students an understanding of the different styles of radio.