1. L2 BTEC Creative Media Production
IG1 Task 1 Worksheet
Broadcast and Non-Broadcast Audio Products and Formats
BROADCAST
Terrestrial radio FOUND DEFINITION AND WEBSITE ADDRESS: EXPLANATION IN YOUR OWN WORDS:
‘Terrestrial (land based) radio stations still provide millions of The meaning of terrestrial radio is that it gives people different
listeners with music, talk, news and more. Whether you're looking features for e.g. music, talk, news and more. This is a land based radio
service.
for a particluar station by geography, format, or other criteria,
these directories and databases will help your search. In addition,
you will find links here to "airchecks" - recordings of legendary
and famous radio programs and DJs, hosts and personalities’
http://radio.about.com/od/terrestrialradio/Terrestrial_Radio_Station_Direc
tories_Databases_and_Airchecks.htm
Digital audio FOUND DEFINITION AND WEBSITE ADDRESS: EXPLANATION IN YOUR OWN WORDS:
broadcasting (DAB)
This quote translates that the digital audio broadcasting is a technology
‘Digital Audio Broadcasting is a transmission technology first that transmission. It first made in the 80’s, to bring the benefits of
designed in the ‘80s as a method of bringing the benefits of digital digital to traditional analogue radio broadcast.
to traditional analogue radio broadcasts.’
http://hexus.net/ce/tech-explained/audio-visual/19679-digital-audio-
broadcasting-dab/

2. L2 BTEC Creative Media Production
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Broadcast and Non-Broadcast Audio Products and Formats
News and features EXPLANATION IN YOUR OWN WORDS:
FOUND DEFINITION AND WEBSITE ADDRESS: This quote expressing that news and features packages is the longest
packages
‘A news package is usually the longest type of type of storytelling on TV newscasts. They too can be found in long-
storytelling found on television newscasts. They are also form news programming, for e.g. the cbs news program 60 minutes.
found in long-form news programming, such as the CBS
News program 60 Minutes’
http://media.about.com/od/mediatermsandglossary/g/News-
Package.htm
Music and speech FOUND DEFINITION AND WEBSITE ADDRESS: EXPLANATION IN YOUR OWN WORDS:
based programming ‘Programming is a form of music production and performance using The term programming define is a form of music
electronic devices, often sequencers or computer programs, to generate production and performance using electronics devices,
music. Programming is used in nearly all forms of electronic music and in sometime sequencers or computer programs, To start
most hip hop music since the 1990s. It is also frequently used in modern music. The word programming used in every form of
pop and rock music from various regions of the world, and sometimes in electronic music and In most hip hopmusic from the
jazz and contemporary classical music. Recently, programming has been 1990’s. Also it is used frequently in modern pop and rock
incorporated into various styles of post-hardcore and metalcore music.’ music from various regions of the world, and sometimes
jazz and contemporary classical music. Justlittle time
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_(music)
back, programming has been incorporated into various
styles.
Radio drama FOUND DEFINITION AND WEBSITE ADDRESS: EXPLANATION IN YOUR OWN WORDS:
This radio drama is a dramatized , purely acoustic performances,
‘Radio drama is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance, broadcast on radio or published on audio media. For e.g. cd or tape.
With no component visual, it depends on dialogue, music to help
broadcast on radio or published on audio media, such as tape or CD. listener to visualise the characters and story.
With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music
and sound effects to help the listener imagine the characters and
story. “It is auditory in the physical dimension but equally powerful

3. L2 BTEC Creative Media Production
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Broadcast and Non-Broadcast Audio Products and Formats
as a visual force in the psychological dimension.’[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_drama
Commercials FOUND DEFINITION AND WEBSITE ADDRESS: EXPLANATION IN YOUR OWN WORDS:
‘A commercial advertisement on television (usually abbreviated to TV The commercial advertisement on television is a mix of TV
programming produced and paid by a company which pass the
commercial, advert,ad, or ad-film[1]) is a span of television programming message.
produced and paid for by an organization, which conveys a message, Often to market a product or service
typically to market a product or service’
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercials
NON-BROADCAST
Podcasts FOUND DEFINITION AND WEBSITE ADDRESS: EXPLANATION IN YOUR OWN WORDS:
Podcast is a type of digital media including of an episodic series of
‘A podcast is a type of digital media consisting of an episodic series of video, audio and pdf.
audio radio, video, PDF,
files subscribed to and downloaded through web syndication or streamed
online to a computer or mobile device’
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasts
Internet radio FOUND DEFINITION AND WEBSITE ADDRESS: EXPLANATION IN YOUR OWN WORDS:
‘Internet radio (also web radio, net radio, streaming radio, e- Internet radio also called web radio, streaming radio, net radio, e
radio and webcasting.
radiowebcasting) is an audio service transmitted via the Internet’
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_radio

4. L2 BTEC Creative Media Production
IG1 Task 1 Worksheet
Broadcast and Non-Broadcast Audio Products and Formats
AUDIO FORMATS
CD FOUND DEFINITION AND WEBSITE ADDRESS: EXPLANATION IN YOUR OWN WORDS:
Cd stand for compact disc, this means optical disc, its for store
‘The Compact Disc, or CD for short, is an optical disc used to store digital information.
data’
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD
FOUND DEFINITION AND WEBSITE ADDRESS: EXPLANATION IN YOUR OWN WORDS:
Music TV
‘Music television is a type of television programming which focuses It focus on playing music videos. Usually on tv channels broadcasting
on satellite or cable.
predominantly on playing music videos from bands, usually on dedicated
television channels broadcasting on satellite or cable’
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_television
FOUND DEFINITION AND WEBSITE ADDRESS: EXPLANATION IN YOUR OWN WORDS:
Wav
‘Waveform Audio File Format (WAVE, or more commonly known as WAV It’s a play file format.
due to its filename extension’
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wav
MP3 FOUND DEFINITION AND WEBSITE ADDRESS: EXPLANATION IN YOUR OWN WORDS:

5. L2 BTEC Creative Media Production
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Broadcast and Non-Broadcast Audio Products and Formats
‘MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III,[4] more commonly referred to as MP3, It is a encoding format of for digital audio that play on mp3.
is a patented encoding format for digital audio’
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3