RADIO BROADCASTING

KEY PARTS OF A RADIO BROADCAST

 BROADCAST NEWS
 SCRIPTWRITNG
 INFOMERCIAL WRITING
 TECHNICAL APPLICATION
 SIMULATION
WRITING BROADCAST NEWS
 BROADCAST NEWS
 means writing for the ear not for the eye.
 must me systematized and concise form that is NEW,
INTERESTING and TRUE.
 must answer the 5Wh and 1H questions.
 must be ACCURATE, INTELLIGIBLY CRAFTED,
LEGAL, IMPARTIAL, CONSISTENT, RELEVANT, and
TIMELY
 sources may be;
 School Community
 Government
 all fields of interests
PRINTED NEWS VERSUS BROADCAST NEWS
PRINTED NEWS BROADCAST NEWS
STRUCTURE INVERTED PYRAMID DIRECT TO THE POINT
CHARACTERISTICS DETAILED SIMPLE
LENGHT LONG SHORTEST POSSIBLE
SENTENCE STRUCTURE MAY USE SIMPLE, SIMPLE ONLY
COMPOUND AND (ONE IDEA-ONE
COMPLEX SENTENCE, ONE
SENTENCE-ONE
PARAGRAPH)
1 SENTENCE = 3 LINES
RATIO
PURPOSE WRITING FOR THE EYE WRITING FOR THE EAR
STRUCTURE OF A BROADCAST NEWS
 LEAD
 telling the most important details of the news story.
 BODY
 telling the additional details that support the most
important details of the news story.
 CONCLUSION
 telling other details that completes the news story.
SAMPLE BROADCAST NEWS STORY
Firefight broke out in the main battle area of Marawi City on Monday as
government forces prepared for a "final push" against the ISIS-linked Maute group.

Military and police attempted to flush out the remaining forces of Maute, Abu
Sayyaf, and ISIS out of buildings, including the four-storey C-M-D Center Point Mall.

According to Brigadier General Restituto Padilla, military has pushed rebel forces
and their snipers out of tall buildings and attempted to reduce the 20 hectare territory of
the Maute as they entered the 112th day of combat.

Military intelligence revealed Friday that only O-mar-kha-yam Maute of the

Maute brothers may be left in Marawi City with Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon,
Padilla added.

Meanwhile, President Rodrigo Duterte remains firm against any negotiation with
the Maute group for the release of their hostages.
RECOMMENDED STRUCTURE OF THE BROADCAST NEWS
STORY

 1st Paragraph (Lead)

 2nd Paragraph (Additional Information to support
the Lead)
 3rd Paragraph (Statement)
 4th Paragraph (Additional Statement)
 5th Paragraph (Additional Information that
support the story)
SAMPLE BROADCAST NEWS STORY
Ibinalik na sa pangangalaga ng Senado si Bureau of Customs Broker Mark Taguba
matapos siyang tanggalan ng seguridad dahil sa umano’y malaking gastos.

Inaprubahan ni Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Chairman Richard Gordon ang

pagbabalik ni Taguba sa kanilang kustodiya kasunod ng mungkahi ni Senador Panfilo
Lacson.

Ani Lacson, dapat ay ibalik si Taguba sa kustodiya ng senado sapagkat marami

pang impormasyon ang maibibigay nito.

Sa naunang panayam kay Gordon, sinabi niyang may kakayanan naman ang
pamilya ni Taguba na protektahan ang sarili kaya siya tinanggalan ng seguridad.

Matatandaang si Taguba ang pangunahing testigo sa naunsiyaming anim na

bilyong shabu shipment mula China.
REMINDERS IN WRITING BROADCAST NEWS

 It should be written in the shortest possible

manner.
 Do not start with a question or quotation.
 Always use active verbs not adjectives.
 Do not write titles preceded by names,
 Do not use “ex” to describe position.
 Do not abbreviate.
 Do not use pronouns to start a sentence.
REMINDERS IN WRITING BROADCAST NEWS

 Do not use “red-flag words” or words that

discriminate or may convey negative
impressions.
 Numbers 1-9 must be spell out.
 Numbers 10 and above must be written in
numerals.
 Round numbers.
 Each report must be reported in 50 seconds.
INFOMERCIAL
 Is a significant part that breaks the monotony of
the broadcast.
 Purpose is to give information while entertaining
the listeners.
 May be in the form of dialogue, jingle, songs, etc.
or combination.
REMINDERS IN WRITING INFOMERCIAL
 Must not promote any commercial product or
company.
 Must be performed in at most one minute or 60
seconds.
 If using songs, make sure that performers sing at
the right tune.
 Adapt voices to the character the performer
portrays.
THE SCRIPT
 shows the totality of the Radio Broadcast.
 It must be printed in 8.5” by 11” or short bond
paper, Arial 12, Double Spaced and Justified.
 It must be errorless.
 It contains the slug line, broadcast news, intro,
time check, headlines, technical application
script, infomercial script, voice over, and extro.
WRITING THE SCRIPT
 Slug Line
 Is place at the top of the radio broadcast script.
 It contains the;
 Program Title
 Total Running Time
 Anchor
 Airdate
 Production Mode
 Page
SAMPLE SLUG LINE
REMINDERS IN WRITING THE SLUG LINE
 It must appear in all pages of the script.
PARTS OF INTRO OR OPENING SPEIL
 Greetings
 Name of Anchor
 Date
 Catchline
SAMPLE INTRO OR OPENING SPEIL
 Good Morning Philippines!
Good Morning Tiger City! Today is the 13th Day of
September, 2017.
Broadcasting Live from Radio Youth News Center, D-
Z-R-Y 8-8-8 Kilohertz in your radio dial.
I am Anthony Garcia.
Bringing you the latest and the hottest five minute
newscast.
This is your Morning Update.
TIME CHECK
 Must give the exact time.
THE HEADLINES
 Must be striking, concise and complete.
 EXAMPLE:
 TROPICAL STORM LANNIE EXPECTED TO ENTER
PAR MONDAY MORNING

 INTENSE FIREFIGHT BREAKS OUT AGAIN IN

MARAWI CITY

 NOEL CABANGON SHARES SENTIMENT ON EJK

EXAMPLE EXTRO OR CLOSING SPEIL
 And that concludes our Morning News Update.
Once again, I am Anthony Garcia saying,
To them that much is given, much is required.
Philippines, Thank you and Good Morning.
COMMON TECHNICAL APPLICATION TERMS
 FADE UP
 means gradual volume to increase
 FADE OUT
 means gradual volume decrease then cut
 FADE UNDER or FADE TO BED
 means gradual volume decrease then fades under material
 ESTABLISH
 means broadcast content being played in a steady level
 CROSS FADE WITH
 means the first music fades as the second music increases
 DEAD AIR
 means silence for 3 seconds
OVER-ALL RADIO PRODUCTION
 INTRO TO HEADLINES =50-60 SECONDS
 NEWS STORIES (4) =160-180 SECONDS
 INFOMERCIAL =40-50 SECONDS
 EXTRO =5-10 SECONDS