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Radio
News, Reporting and Production
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LESSON
33
JARGONS
OF PRODUCTION (Continued)
Frequency
The
number of cycles a sound wave
completes in one second is
called frequency. Radio frequency
is
measured
in Hertz that is after a German
physicist's name.
Frequency
spectrum
It
is a chart that shows the
radio frequencies allocated to
different radio stations.
Radio frequencies are
allocated
by Int'l Telecommunication
Union-Geneva.
VLF
Very
low frequency
10-30
KHz
MF
Medium
frequency
300-3000
KHz
HF
High
frequency
3-30
Mega Hz
Dead
studio
A
studio with no or very little echo or
reverberation is called a dead
studio.
Echo
The
sound that bounces off
one surface is called
echo.
Reverberation
The
sound that bounces off
more than one surface is
reverberation.
Hum
A
low frequency noise problem
caused by leaking of AC current into the audio
signal is called hum.
Noise
Unwanted
sound in electronic equipment or in the final
recording is called noise.
Pitch
The
highness or lowness of sound is
called pitch.
Reflected
Sound
A
sound wave that bounces
back to its original source
is called reflected sound.
Reverb
Ring
The
time it takes for a sound to die
out or go silent from full
volume.
Tone
The
quality of sound that
distinguishes one sound from
the other is called tone.
Talk
Talk
is a detailed conversation of an expert with the
audience on a topic. It is a kind of
column.
Purpose
of a talk
The
purpose of this format is to educate,
inform, or to create awareness
amongst the target
audience.
Types
of talk
The
following are the different
types of talk.
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Serious
talks
Comic
talks
Serious
talks
The
following are different
types of serious
talks.
1.
Religious talks
Eid
Milaad-un-Nabi Sallalaho Alaihi wa
Aalihi Wasallam
Shab-e-Birr'at
Ramadan-ul-Mubarak
Eid-ul-Fitr
Eid-ul-Azhaa
Shab-e-Me'raaj
Shab-e-Qadr
Muharram-ul-Haraam
Youm-e-Aashoor
Death
Anniversaries or Martyrdom Days
of
Azvaaje Mutah'hraat Rizwaanallaho
Ta'aala
Anhumaa,
Ehle Bait Alaihmussalaam,
Sehaabe Ikraam Rizwaanallaho
Ta'aala Anhum
Ajma'een
, Bazurgaane Deen Rahmatullah Alaihi
Ajma'een
2.
National days
23rd
March, Pakistan Day
14th
August, Independence Day
Defense
day, 6th September
Air
force day, 7th
September
Iqbal
day, 9 November
Quaid
day, 25th December
3.
International days
May
Day
Valentines
Day,
Aids
Day
Fathers'
Day
Mothers'
Day
Polio
Day
Hepatitis
Day
Anti
Narcotics Day
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