Useful links – creative commons and license free music

The Internet Archive has a huge section for community music http://archive.org/details/audio most of which is public domain or share alike by attribution. Check each file for details. They also have http://archive.org/details/netlabels which is a collection designed for streaming on internet radio or editing to make backing tracks. The public domain review has lots of useful information about finding…

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Public Domain Music

There is a very good site called public domain review which explains everything you need to know about finding music which is in the public domain. “Works in the public domain are those whose intellectual property rights have expired, have been forfeited, or are inapplicable. Examples include the works of Shakespeare and Beethoven, The King James Bible, most of the early silent films, the formulae of Newtonian physics,…

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Writing News

(Adapted from the News Department, CJAM Radio, University of Windsor, 1981). Radio journalism is similar to storytelling. It is conversational in style. The choice of words must be similar to the listening audience’s vocabulary. The sentences should be short and uncomplicated. Use very few adjectives and stay away from quotes (people can’t hear quotation marks)….

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Presenting News

Reprinted with thanks to CJAM, University of Windsor Radio. 1981. There is no one style of announcing that is superior to all others. A guaranteed step-by-step plan for perfect news announcing simply does not exist but there are lots of things you can do to ensure a strong delivery. There are differences between the way…

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Music Show Basics

Doing a show involves research, organization and thought. Besides finding the music you will play, it also means planning what you will say and scripting some of it. If you plan on doing a show for any period of time, you will find yourself tiring of the same old favorites quite rapidly. There’s a lot…

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Being Professional

These guidelines are from a handbook about Community Radio a. Prepare for The Program A radio program must present new ideas, information and points of view. Hence, an announcer should always read, research and secure information from reliable sources. He/she must organize the program well before going on air. b. Do Research The community broadcaster should look for…

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