| An excellent way to get your message across is to | | | | kind of like a template, that you can follow for each |
| use online radio as a forum for creating a radio show. | | | | show. You will want to have a welcome or |
| More and more people are listening to podcasts and | | | | introduction, a segment on news or facts, a question |
| listening to their favorite shows through portable music | | | | answering section, or some other vital parts as a |
| players, which provides you with an opportunity to | | | | format that you can stick to with each show. It is |
| start a show to share your point of view, opinions and | | | | important to do this in order to keep your program |
| resources over the internet. | | | | organized. |
| Podcasts are saved directly after they are recorded, | | | | The third step is to come up with at least 5 - 10 online |
| allowing you to add them to online websites or make | | | | radio programs that you can record, to get a database |
| them available for download by anyone who wants | | | | going. You don't want your potential audience to |
| one. There are internet programs that allow you to | | | | become bored with only 2 - 3 choices to listen to |
| have callers give you feedback or ask you questions | | | | when you first come on the air, so be sure to create a |
| while the show is being recorded, making each | | | | nice amount of listening choices so that as you create |
| program completely informative. | | | | more, you will have enough to whet your audience's |
| The first step in starting a show of your very own on | | | | appetite. |
| online radio is to make sure you have the proper | | | | The fourth step is to seek out advertising options so |
| equipment to begin recording. You will need a | | | | that you will create a following of listeners to your |
| comfortable headset with a microphone, recording | | | | online radio show. You have plenty of choices for |
| software on your computer, and a program that will | | | | creating traffic to your show, and the first thing you |
| help you to edit your recording to prepare it to be | | | | should do is create a simple web page where your |
| placed on the internet. You will also need an extension | | | | show can be showcased. As you create links, |
| converter program to ensure that you can save your | | | | comment on blogs, and add banners to your website, |
| show in a format to be downloaded. | | | | other individuals who will want to link to your |
| The second step in creating your online radio program | | | | information will be able to find you there. |
| is to make sure you create an outline of your show, | | | | |