Form your own radio station!


In groups of five, imagine that you are the production team for a music programme on Radio TEENMZANZI fm. Create an agenda and record the minutes of your first meeting. Your goal is to plan an hour-long show, during which your DJ will interview a celebrity and play local music.


Spell it out ...


Here is some radio jargon that you might not know. Match the jargon to its definition.


Term B cans C AGC


D promo E jingle


F decibel G atmos


H cue Explanation


A actuality 1 to give the signal for a sound bite, for example an interview or a song, to go on air


2 an advertising tool; in radio it is often linked to a song or music to establish branding


3 a promotional announcement 4 material that is broadcast live 5 a measurement of sound


6 synonym for headphones in the radio world


7 automatic gain control: the volume is boosted or reduced to improve sound quality


8 a truncated word, meaning atmosphere; refers to background noise from the location where the recording is taking place


acronym actuality celebrity decibel dialogue


eager hysteria interrogative interruptions jargon


jingle


modulation multilingual popularise principal


principle programme representative requirement xenophobia


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