DJ Land that training manual from CiTR 101.9FM INDEX How to become that DJ/programmer....................................................................................................................................... Having passed muster and become an on-air type................................................................................................................. CiTR is not.............................................................................................................................................................................. About repeats repeats repeats................................................................................................................................................ This is what our POP said about what we do.......................................................................................................................... Obscenity and nasty stuff........................................................................................................................................................ Sex role stereotyping............................................................................................................................................................... Portrayal of women in CBC programming................................................................................................................................ CBC language guidelines......................................................................................................................................................... NCRA statement of principles.................................................................................................................................................. Defamation............................................................................................................................................................................... Hate propaganda..................................................................................................................................................................... Legal, illegal and apple pie...................................................................................................................................................... The CRTC................................................................................................................................................................................ Copyright and wrong................................................................................................................................................................ Permission to broadcast........................................................................................................................................................... About promoting your show...................................................................................................................................................... About station IDs...................................................................................................................................................................... About requests......................................................................................................................................................................... About concert presentations/give-aways etiquette................................................................................................................... What is a PSA?......................................................................................................................................................................... Bias and balance...................................................................................................................................................................... Cueing....................................................................................................................................................................................... Airchecks................................................................................................................................................................................... About copyright.......................................................................................................................................................................... Your voice.................................................................................................................................................................................. Reading‟ n‟ writing...................................................................................................................................................................... The microphone.......................................................................................................................................................................... VU meters................................................................................................................................................................................... Special late night, early morning, weekend and general evening and day responsibilities........................................................ Sign on........................................................................................................................................................................................ Sign off........................................................................................................................................................................................ Writing......................................................................................................................................................................................... Interviewing................................................................................................................................................................................. Editing......................................................................................................................................................................................... Record care................................................................................................................................................................................ Compact disc care...................................................................................................................................................................... Decisions, decisions, decisions.................................................................................................................................................. CRTC categories......................................................................................................................................................................... HOW TO BECOME THAT DJ/PROGRAMMER CiTR does not want typical radio voices and programmed, predictable attitudes. CiTR strives for the original, the natural and the unheard. However, if you have already taken some sort of professional audio course, we will do our best to use your skills to become “one of us, one of us, one of us…” After you take the Station Tour and Play three songs. Do not play them accompaniment, your the Technical and Production in their entirety; just stop the announcements, etcetera. Does your trainings, the Programming CD//vinyl/cassette and show flow seamlessly or does it Orientation will show you the ins and advance the music. We are only ricochet all over the place? Whatever outs of on-air life. Then comes the interested in your mixes. ID the three your intentions or results, is there a DEMO songs you just played. Give at conscious which will fine-tune your broadcast least one minute of Enrichment. Play mind behind them, or are they just skills and transform you a prerecorded Promo message. ID the result of some indulgent asshole into a suave technician and on-air the next three songs you are about abusing the airwaves? personality. Your to play. Play three more songs. ID During the creation of the Demo demo tape will be listened to by the the three songs. Give at least one Thang, you are encouraged to sit in Programming minute of Enrichment. Read some on some actual on-air shows to see Department which will decide events (eg. Georgia Straight how it‟s done. After you pass the whether listings). ID yourself, the station Demo Thang, then you will be given your particular interpretation of radio etcetera and sign off. The end result an opportunity to do it for real. Get is: should take thirty minutes or so of on the fill-in list, get on your feet wet recorded time. on-air a few times, fine-tune your (1) safe for public consumption, and schtick and hang in there until (2) fills a need of CiTR. When you submit your demo, the a regular slot comes along. Programming At any step along the way to airdom, You will have to book time in B-/C- Department will be looking for certain if you have any questions about Control. This is as simple as jotting qualities : anything, ask the Program down your full name and phone Coordinator. You are expected number on the booking form found What do you sound like? Can you to do that. And conversely, if you‟re on the wall outside the room. There talk? More importantly, do you have doing something desperately