Radio Study Guides
Even in the age of the Internet, radio remains an important part of our lives. There is much that goes into running a radio station or hosting a successful radio show, but even those who do not have a career in radio can enjoy amateur broadcasting as a hobby. Whether you are interested in a career in radio or are only pursuing it as a hobby, there are countless resources to give you information on radio or help you prepare for a test needed to pursue it as a vocation or hobby. Radio Show Prep • FM Jock — subscription-based site to help jocks prepare for their shows • Guest Finder — searchable directory of potential radio show interviewees • Newswriting for Radio — all about preparing written news briefs to be read on the radio • PrepLinks — dozens and dozens of links to sites to help radio personalities prepare for their shows and on-air time • Radio 411 — an alphabetized list of links to different radio prep websites • Talk and Talent — another good source to find guests for a radio show Radio Station Exams • Commercial Exam Practice — four different tests for different FCC radio licenses • Examination Question Pools — official listings of the possible questions that can be asked on the FCC licensing tests • FCC License Practice Tests — subscriber-based site with many FCC radio license tests How Radio Stations Work • Basics of Radio Wave Propagation — some basic information for those interested in the science of radio waves • How a Radio Station Works — basics on how a radio station works from a radio engineer and voiceover announcer • Programmer Help Videos — some videos that explain the basic operation of radio station • Radio Basics — basic terminology and procedures related to the operation of radio stations • Radio Programming and Production — online syllabus of a course on how radio stations work • Radio Station Manager — job profile for the person who keeps a radio station operating • Virtual Station Tour — take a virtual tour of a talk radio station in Iowa here Ham Radio Practice Tests • Ham Exam — purchasable software that allows users to practice for their ham radio exams • Ham Test Online — a good, online, fee-based ham radio test site • QRZ Test Prep — return to this site again and again to prepare for your ham radio test • Radio Exams — three different practice tests for potential ham radio operators Amateur Radio Communities/Websites • Amateur Radio and DX Reference Guide — thousands of ham radio resources are available here • Amateur Radio Repeater Database — find other ham operators currently on the air at this site • CQ Amateur Radio Magazine — a magazine devoted to the hobby of ham radio aficionados • Eham — articles and other resources on amateur radio • Gordon West Radio School — learn how to be a ham radio operator at this school • How Ham Radio Works — a page on ham radio from How Stuff Works • International Amateur Radio Union — a society that has united amateur radio operators worldwide for over 80 years • National Association for Amateur Radio — homepage of one of the largest groups devoted to ham or amateur radio • QRP Radio Club International — another international club made up of amateur radio hobbyists • Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation — devoted to the furtherance of satellite technology for the purposes of ham radio operation • Shortwave Radio Command Center — useful page on amateur radio from an amateur radio operator Radio Training Schools • Academy of Radio and Television Broadcasting — renowned school for the training of radio broadcasters • Advanced Training — military personnel will find this school particularly helpful for training in a radio career • American Broadcasting School — an online school that trains people in radio broadcasting • Broadcasters Mentoring Group — sets up mentoring relationships between radio broadcasters and students • Center for Education in TV and Radio — offers a bilingual curriculum to prepare students for work in the radio industry • Connecticut School of Broadcasting — school that has prepared students for all kinds of careers in radio for over four decades • Radio Connection — a program that pairs students with real radio personnel for on-the-job training • Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts — Michigan school that trains students for careers in radio, television, or film • UK Radio Training Courses — listing of British radio training schools
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