Radio production is one of the main activities in the entertainment industry today. Offering a vast amount of creative work, radio production is also related to sound production. Often, learning radio production also teaches you sound production.

Radio production is about creating imagery in the minds of the listeners. It is the art and science of making radio broadcasts. It could be a radio theatrical, a radio jingle, advertisement, interview, music show, and so on.

There are various jobs in radio production. Some of these jobs may fall in sound production. If you have strong technical skills, you can make a career in sound engineering in a radio broadcast channel. If you have a good voice, you can host programs. If you sharp listening skills, you can become a program editor. There are other types of jobs too. It depends on the type of radio station and the audience they cater to.

Who is a radio producer?

Radio producers are people who develop the content of programs on radio. They deliver the content of radio programs to the Internet, mobile platforms, and traditional radio devices. From developing ideas that realize into radio programs, to eliciting feedback, radio producers are the main fulcrum of radio shows. There could be one to many radio producers per show.

Radio Broadcasters

Radio broadcasters are companies involved in radio broadcasting. Broadcasting, in the context of radio is the distribution of audio content to different end users. This is the fundamental difference between radio production and radio broadcasting. Radio broadcasting does not involve developing audio content.

Radio broadcasting is categorized into the following categories:

• Private recreation
• Non-commercial use
• Commercial use
• Commercial entertainment
• Emergency services
• Amateur radio
• Local radio
• International radio
• Radio broadcasting types

Historically, radio broadcasting through telephone lines was the only way to deliver radio messages. In around 1906, radio waves were transmitted from radio stations to radio antennas. This test worked, and augured the beginning of radio broadcasting.

Very soon television broadcasting came into the picture. Television broadcasting finally overtook radio broadcasting. Today, sadly, nobody listens to radio. Even if they do, the numbers of people who do this are generally fewer.

Cable radio was introduced in 1928. Coaxial copper wires were used for this purpose. The development of radio broadcasting was rapid. By 1974, satellite radio broadcasting was introduced. And now, we listen to radio from the Internet and on our mobile devices.

So it can be said that radio broadcasting and radio production are being reinvented regularly.