Download Level 3 Certification Checklist.
Context: Noncommercial Radio
3.1. Explain the difference between community radio and public service radio.
3.2. Explain the mission of the Pacifica Radio Network.
3.3. Explain the mission of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB).
3.4. Be able to explain the mission of Public Radio Exchange (PRX).
3.5. Become familiar with one (your choice) of the three national and international news programs aired on WNJR by studying the show's website. Listen to at least one installment of the program:
Al Jazeera English
Democracy Now!
Free Speech Radio News
3.6. Listen to at least one episode of one (your choice) of the syndicated entertainment programs aired on WNJR:
12th Street Jump
Big Picture Science
The Needle Drop
The New Jazz Archive
Philosophy Talk
A Way With Words
3.7. Listen to at least one episode of one (your choice) of the syndicated public affairs programs aired on WNJR:
Allegheny Front
Indigenous Politics
This Way Out
3.8. Be able to identify the frequency, location of license, and format of three (your choice) of the following non-commercial radio stations in the Pittsburgh area:
88.1 WRWJ
88.9 WBJV
89.3 WQED
90.5 WESA
91.3 WYEP
Practicum 3A: Playing Audio from the Turntables
See the Level 3 Certification Checklist.
How a Radio Station Works: Radio DJ Turntable Technique
Optional: Gramophone record
Practicum 3B: Recording Audio in the Air Studio on Program 2
See the Level 3 Certification Checklist.
Practicum 3C: Recording Audio in the Field with Digital Recorders
Download the Recording Kit Guide (excerpted from WNJR Level 3 Certification Checklist)
