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Tec-Broadcast
Offers Students A "Hands On" Learning
Experience
On-Air
Broadcast Announcing: Students learn about
the different types of
studios and audio equipment used throughout the
world in today's modern
broadcast facilities.
Everyone gets the opportunity to host live radio shows
with both music and talk oriented formats in a
complete "hands on" environment.
Students also learn the basic fundamentals of
proper microphone techniques, and how to follow a station's pre-determined format, essential to
securing employment in today's professional
broadcast field.
Digital Audio Editing / Theory &
Application: Today's modern broadcast facilities are filled with highly complex audio editing technology.
Students learn how to record and edit audio selections (both music and vocal) on state of the art computer workstations, while using today's most advanced digital audio editing software.
All students learn how to prepare and load selections into the broadcast "audio automation system", used to precisely control what goes "on-the-air," and when!
Introduction
To Broadcast
Management: Broadcast industry
job descriptions are explored and assigned to enthusiastic
students each semester, including: Program and Music
Director, Operations Manager, Traffic Log
Manager, News Director, Field Reporters, Public
Service Coordinator, Sports Director, Talk Show
Host, Promotions/Production Director
(including staff announcer duties), and Assistant
to the station's Chief Engineer. All
"non-air" staff positions
may include occasional announcer duties, but are
not required.
The History Of Radio / Introduction To Radio
Engineering: This is a non-technical, yet informational discussion where students learn about the early history of radio, and the people behind the development of broadcasting. Students learn about Dr. Lee De Forest and the battle over his legal patent for radio's very first Audion tube, to Major Armstrong's discovery of crystal clear FM (frequency modulation), concluding with the person who created the biggest radio and television corporation the world has known, David Sarnoff - and RCA (Radio Corporation Of America).
Computer
& Automation Systems:
We offer students entry level training
about the different radio automation
systems used in today's professional broadcast environment,
including the audio processing and applications.
Understanding
FCC Rules And Regulations:
We cover
all the basic rules
and regulations necessary for everyone working
in a radio station to know. Compliance of
these rules will help protect the station's
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license,
while operating a broadcast facility. We also
explain the differences between educational (non-commercial), and commercial broadcast
licenses.
Broadcast
News Journalism & History:
News enthusiasts can learn to become reporters,
writers and anchors. Learning to use digital audio editors
enable students to deliver news in a timely
fashion to listeners. Topics include an open discussion about
legendary news
reporters and journalists who risked their lives
to bring live breaking news reports and stories into our homes.
Sports
Play-By Play Broadcasting:
Students interested in
Sports can learn by doing play-by-play, color
commentary and much more. T-BES provides
the means for live game coverage of high school football,
men’s and women’s basketball,
select baseball and softball games,
including the championship coverage. Students also produce
and host talk shows covering a wide variety of topics, including
Sports and school function commentary. A leader in internet broadcasting,
T-BES Web-Radio gives students full access to unlimited
possibilities in learning and practicing the craft of
radio broadcasting.
Media
Promotions And Advertising:
Students learn to create and coordinate all station
fund drives and promotions to the
general public. These promotions play
a key role in supporting student radio (see our Funding
Information on the next page).
Broadcast
Theater & Live Concerts: Working
in conjunction with the school's theater arts
department, radio broadcasts can include a
variety of live theater performances and plays, as well as music concerts featuring the school's band or orchestra.
Broadcasting live school concerts provide
respectable entertainment, while promoting good
family oriented values throughout the local
community.
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