Radio

  1. Home
  2. Electronics & Gadgets
  3. Radio

Inside A Radio Station - A Virtual Tour

By Corey Deitz, About.com

10 of 10

Production Equipment

An old analog tape deck above, a new digital editor below.

An old analog tape deck above, a new digital editor below.

Photo Credit: © Corey Deitz
Analog VS. Digital: Today's modern Radio station has moved away from analog recording in favor of digital recording. On top is an old-style analog tape deck which recorded magnetic impulses on recording tape that was fed from left-to-right from reels.

Below, is a digital editor, this one by 360systems. The audio is recorded on a hard drive where it is edited, stored and played back.

For multitrack applications, broadcasters favor newer software tools like Adobe Audition and ProTools.

10 of 10

Explore Radio

More from About.com

Radio

  1. Home
  2. Electronics & Gadgets
  3. Radio
  4. Fun Radio Things To Do
  5. Inside A Radio Station - A Virtual Tour of the Facilities and Equipment Used For AM and FM Radio Broadcasting

©2008 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.