Radio

---Current Trends:

-Radio reaches more than 94% of Americans 12 and older per week

-Americans listen to an average of 20 hours/week

-FM stations have doubled in the last 20 years

 

---History:

-1895: First radio box patented

-1906: First Radio broadcast

-1920: First radio stations goes on the air (Pennsylvania)

-1924: AM band assigned; 1400 stations broadcasting over 3 million radios

-1932: First auto radios sold

-1935: FM channel invented; radio heard in over 20 million homes

-1952: Sony creates first mass-produced AM/FM radio

-1977: 205 million FM receivers

-1982: KDKA becomes first American commercial station to broadcat in stereo

-Early '90s: More diverse music programs heard

-1999: Average American home owns 6 radios

-2002: Digital radio stations launched

-2004: FCC crackdown; Almost 14,000 stations currently

 

---Career Qualifications:

-high school diploma

-attend college or vocational school

-degree in communications/broadcasting preferred

-internship recommended

 

-Positions:

-Studio owners: oversee daily operations of the studio

-Office Manager: responsible for scheduling, payroll, administrative duties

-Marketing Reps.: oversee specific markets and make reports of their ratings

-Publicity staff: plans campaigns and coordinates all publicity efforts, such as contests, fundraisers, promotions

-Recording engineer: operate sound board, tech. equipment

-Producer: research,write, assist in advance planning of the show and are available throughout the on-air time to assist talent

-DJ: disc jockey--responsible for making sure there is no dead air by filling time with music

-Program director: selects format, programs and schedules for the station, and may also act in capacity of music director

 

-Works Cited

-http://stats.bis.gov/k12/html/mus_00.htm

-www.missouri.edu/~jourvs/entrypay.html

-www.amfmjobs.com/salary.htm

-www.journalnews.com/newsroom

-www.northwinds.net/bchris