|
The Eastern Connecticut Radio Academy is the only Broadcasting School in Connecticut completely devoted to Radio. ECRA courses take place inside the studios of WILI AM & FM 720 Main Street, Willimantic
Training
You'll receive your hands on training with I-98.3's Program Director and On-Air personality, Mike Merlin. Mike has been a gainfully employed radio professional for 10 years. As the Program Director this means Mike is in charge of all facets of the radio station. He runs programming, (the music you hear) production, (the commercials you hear) and promotions (the contests you hear) He also works closely with sales, news, and engineering. Mike is also in charge of the hiring and training of the on-air staff. Over the course of your training you'll learn programming, production, promotions and most importantly have the opportunity to gain real air-time at I-98.3 while you train. Finally, Mike will help you to develop the on-air demo that will get you your first paying job in radio!
Description of facility
The Eastern Connecticut Radio Academy is equipped with the very latest in broadcast equipment and technology. Its studios are operated out of 720 Main Street Willimantic, CT and are the very same studios that WILI AM and FM use to professionally produce commercials and station imaging along with the broadcasting of on-air programming.
ECRA students will have access to these studios that are equipped with:
- Mackey boards
- Professional Studio Board (studio 1)
- Professional mics in all studios
- Computers
- Adobe Audition
- ENCO systems
In short ECRA students will be using the exact same studios that are used by all the WILI-AM & FM program staff to produce commercials, station imaging, and broadcast on-air programming.
ECRA Course Objectives
This course is designed to teach the fundamentals of radio broadcasting, with emphasis on the operation of equipment and performance. You will learn about disc-jockeying, news, commercial announcing and production. We will discuss various radio formats, ratings and on-air programming. We will use a combination of textbook review, lectures, handouts and practical hands-on training to achieve our goals. Your performances will be critiqued on a regular basis to help you improve your technical and announcing skills. You will learn equipment operation; disc jockey, news and commercial production, station imaging production, announcing styles, and learn how different music, talk and news formats are structured and presented. You will practice performance skills in the studio on a regular basis.
Upon completing this course, you will be able to demonstrate the following competencies:
- A working knowledge of radio broadcasting procedures.
- Understanding of programming techniques and format elements.
- The operation of broadcast equipment.
- Basic announcing and performing techniques.
- Knowledge of various formats in broadcasting: Music, News, Sports, and Talk.
- Writing and preparation of program and performance material.
- Basic production techniques.
- Weekly assignments will include:
- Review of the assigned textbook chapter.
- Lectures and demonstrations by your instructor.
- Written assignments relating to the text topic for the week.
- Preparation and presentation of studio projects.
- Regular use of studio time outside the class to prepare projects and presentations.
- Quizzes on the material being covered.
- Written Midterm and Final Exams.
- Final Project: On Air performance.
What makes ECRA better than other Broadcasting Schools?
Click here to find out about the ECRA competitive advantage |
