Investigate the technologies for multi platform radio broadcasting

 Radar Radio

In radar radio they use a lot of equipment to run their radio station. One of the equipment they use is a microphone. They use this in order for people to hear what they are saying and for the producers to hear them. They also use headphones in order to hear the producers in the other room telling them how long is left for that section and what they will be doing next. In the image you can see a mixer which has all of the sounds and jingles that they have created on it so when they are doing their show they will have the sounds at their disposal. They also have various screens because they regularly upload to YouTube so the screens will show them how they look. Radar radio also use a number of laptops to have up so they are able to go on celebrities social media sites and talk to them about it. They also have what is called a digital cart wall which has the different tracks loaded on it. This allows them to access all the music that they have loaded on to it and play it once they have finished their discussion section. They also have speakers to have music play out loud.

What is a digital cartwall?

A digital cartwall is a digital screen that has different audio sounds loaded on to it. A radio station would load all the audio before the radio station is going on air. There will be various different audios on it that have been made in the past or they have just recently made them and added them to the digital cartwall. With digital cartwall some radio station collect the songs that they will be using and then they edit so make sure that the songs do not play over time. In Radar Radio they use the digital cartwall to load all the songs that they want to play for that section. They also use you it has all their jingles that they have create with people that they have interviewed. They also have a separate screen that has all of the audio that they use for their music beds which is connected to their mixing board.

What is a playlist?

A playlist is a collection of songs or music that have been chosen by a radio station to be broadcasted on their radio station. The way that radar radio use playlist is by loading all the music that they play on their radio station onto a social media platform called soundcloud. Radar Radio utilize this social media platform as another way of connecting with their audience. They make it available to everyone and they advertise their playlist by stating their that they have a playlist that is available on soundcloud.

What is a digital playout system?

A digital playout system is when a radio station loads all of the music, jingles and adverts on a system and it acts as if the radio station is running live and but it has all of the songs and adverts loaded on a system and radio stations are able to play it and it acts as a real live radio station. This when a radio station load all of the list of all the songs that they played in their radio station and they post the list on the website. This will allow people to search the music that they have heard on the radio station and want to download or hear more of the song. Radar Radio have a list of all the songs that they played in the radio station and upload to the list on their mixcloud page.