Field Visit to Radio Gup-Shup 94.3 FM
Report on Field Visit to Radio Gup-Shup
94.3 FM:
On
the 17th and 18th of February 2022, the students of Center for Media
Studies (3rd semester, Skill Enhancement Course) Dakshin Kamrup
College, Mirza were invited by Radio Gup-Shup 94.3 FM for radio visit at their main
office in Dispur. The demonstration was conducted by Director of the station
Wasim and Programme Head Kaushik, along with RJ Naina and sound mixing head Samrock.
The students were shown the different recording studio and editing room as well
as establishing how a commercial radio station and their programs are different
from All India Radio and Community Radio. The RJs also elaborated how a
commercial radio is mostly dependent on advertisement for their survival and
thus their shows mostly consist of songs and advertisement rather than news.
The
RJs also demonstrated the scheduling of different programmes and how a schedule
is fixed for everyday which includes the live recording of the anchor of the
show, added advertisement slots, added music and fillers. They also elaborated
on how scheduling for the other four regional stations is done in the main
office. The students also learnt about sound mixing and how promos,
advertisements and jingles are made in the sound mixing studio for various
in-house shows and clients.
It
was a fruitful visit as students got to learn the different formats of
programming that goes on in the FM radio stations and how each program along
with the advertisement and songs are scheduled for the smooth running of the
shows.
Submitted by:
Shabnam Shahin
Assistant Professor
Center for Media Studies
