How A Radio Station Works - Full Tour of Equipment, Software & Programming.

Ever wondered how a radio station operates behind the scenes? In this full tour, we take you through the ins and outs of radio station equipment, software, and programming. From the control board to the automation software, and even how playlists are created and scheduled, this video breaks it all down. Whether you’re a radio enthusiast or just curious about the magic of broadcasting, this in-depth guide has you covered. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more behind-the-scenes content!

[@Breakfall-music]

Very interesting! Thank you so much for making this video. I'm only at 23:50. Can't wait to watch the rest. I'll probably have some questions for you after. But while i'm here, ... when you switch the panning from Left to Right, we still hear the sound in stereo on RUclips @23:27 ; but the sound goes down like 2-3dB. But .... lol, that's normal, because the sounds comes from the video recording device. 😉

[@carlos_mann]

I greatly appreciated this so much!! I have a station myself i have, im in the process of finding someone to help with seeing up my site, any suggestions?

[@kmxc]

We might be a bit biased, but we use Aiir CMS for our own site. It's really worth it in our opinion. Check 'em out at aiir.com/website-cms/ You can even tell them, Odie sent you.

[@Breakfall-music]

Ok so, from a musician point of view, how loud should I master for radio? I kind of saw you are at -6 on the input, then you crank it up to -2. Should we master right away at -2 then or should I stay at -6dB? This is really a mystery to us. And the other thing is that we measure in LUFS because the industry like Spotify, Soundcloud, RUclips, Etc, ask for that. We don't use dB. Thanks for your input on that matter!

[@kmxc]

Thanks for the question. Stay tuned; I think we'll make a video of this. It's a bit more complicated than it might seem.

[@Breakfall-music]

@@kmxc Thanks a lot! It would help a lot of people. Also, it would be cool if you could speak about the loudness war in radio broadcasting.
Also, there is a lot of web radio that operate with just the bare minimum and the majority of them have no normalization at all.
Some song are loud and some are quiet. This is very bad for listeners of emerging web radios show. Is there a quick way for them to get their web broadcasting at the same level for every song? I'm guessing a free limiter VST somewhere in the chain? They need your advice.
Thanks in advance!
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