CIVL RADIO PROGRAM BLOGGGS
As an online radio station that gets a lot of its listenership from after-live-broadcast downloads and podcasts, it is important to present our content in accessible and appealing form. Thus, we are very excited to present another new frontier for CIVL Programming. Radio Show Blogs.
WHAT IS BLOGGING?
WHY HAVE BLOGS FOR CIVL RADIO SHOWS?
Having a show description as well as a track listing for each episode provides discerning listeners with a clear understanding of what they are going to be hearing in each hour.
Providing links to artist’s websites, or the record label that distributes their work is also helpful for listeners who might like to hear more from the artist or group, or explore similar musical territory on record label websites.
As well, by providing a track listing , you can easily notify groups or solo artists when you have featured them on their show, a reality they can very easily verify through your track listing.
However, you can do much more than simply what has been described. If you found a video of particular interest that relates to your show…put it on your blog. An article that you would never bother dream of reading aloud during your show? Place a link to it on your blog. An interview that you did but had to shorten when you aired it live? Dump the whole thing on your blog.
Blogging provides for a more complete experience for the listener. He or she is able to listen to your show, explore in greater depth your musical content by following links online, as well as read and watch things that are difficult to broadcast through an ear only media like Radio.
WHAT DOES A BLOG LOOK LIKE?
If you click here (Or over there ->), you will be brought to the new blog of Pop Music Of Around Here (That’s my show). I provide it as an example of what content one might put on your blog. Of course, there are many other examples. A favorite of mine is The New Balearic. Good style, even better music, a melodically discerning UFV grad as well! Also check out: Scissorkick, Gorilla vs. Bear, or Fluxblog. Follow your mouse, there are many other examples.
BEGIN BLOGGING!
To begin blogging for your show, go to CIVL.ca and click the ‘DJ Blogs‘ link on the far right of the black bar with all main links. You will arrive at the blog home for our main CIVL Blog. On the right hand side near the bottom of the sidebar, under the link of “Meta” is the link “New Blog.” Click here and you will be guided on your way to creating a username, a blog name, and writing your first blog! Bon appetit.