HowTo Create a Show

You must have attended and passed a studio training session, signed your presenter's contract and paid URY Membership in order to create a show.

Getting Studio Trained

To get studio trained, log in to MyRadio and underneath 'Get On Air' select 'Get Studio Trained'. Click 'Join' on a session you are available to attend. If there are no free sessions available email the Training Co-Ordinator at training@ury.org.uk to organise a session.

Paying Membership

The easiest way to pay membership is to pay online through yusu.org. Alternatively you can put the cost of membership in a named envelope in the mailbox inside the office in the station, or give it to your trainer at studio training.

Creating a Show

Once you're trained and paid you're ready to create a show.

Again, under 'Get On Air' click 'Apply For A Show' this will take you to your 'My Shows' page. If you are creating a show for the first time, this table will of course be empty.

In the bar at the top of the table click 'Create A Show', this will take you to the 'Create a New Show' Form.

'About My Show'

This section of the form is all about providing information for what kind of show your show will be.

Show Name

Enter the name for your show. The form will tell you if that name is unique or if someone else has used that show name before. Try to avoid using a name that's already been used as it's important (and more fun) to have a show with it's own identity.

Description

Describe your show: what kind of music will you play? What's it about? Do you have any fun weekly segments or games planned? The purpose of this description is two-fold: 1) it will be used by the Programme Controller when allocating your show to deem whether your show is appropriate for URY (aka doesn't break any license rules), where it would fit well on the schedule (whilst still conforming to your time choices see applying for a season of a show and if you're applying for a Flagship show whether or not the show would work well for that type of slot. 2) the show description is visible to everyone on the website: use it to sell yourself and advertise your show! Entice listeners to tune in.

Genre

Select the genre of music you're going to play on your show from the drop down menu. If you're going to be playing a mix, select 'Anything Goes'.

'Who's On My Show'

This section of the form details who else is on your show and whether your show will be made available to listen again online.

Credit

If you are going to be doing your show alone you can leave this section as it is.

If you are doing the show with someone else click 'Add Another' at the bottom of the Credit table and fill in the fields accordingly. Only people who have MyRadio accounts can be added as a credit to a show. Remember a guest who is not a member of URY can only appear twice on URY per academic year before they must pay URY membership and get studio trained.

Enable Mixcloud

Mixcloud is a fantastic streaming service that allows you to host entire radio shows with music and pays for all the royalties for that music. (Back in the old days you used to have to manually edit all your shows to remove any copyrighted content so you didn't get nabbed by the feds.) For shows to be automatically uploaded to Mixcloud you must play at least three songs during a one hour period and you must have ticked this box. Shows appear on Mixcloud approximately 20 minutes after they have finished airing.

When you're ready click 'Submit' at the bottom of the page. You will be redirected to the 'My Shows' table where your new show will now appear.

You are then ready to apply for a season of a show.