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The Terminology of Radio Broadcasting provides the reader with a comprehensive approach to the topic of radio broadcasting. In the first place, it is geared to translators and interpreters who need to familiarize themselves with this topic and its special language for professional reasons. This work offers a manageable amount of information which can be accessed conveniently. The interested lay person with no previous knowledge about the subject might take an interest in this work since it provides the reader with the opportunity to learn about the essentials of radio broadcasting, e.g. the theoretical background, the history of radio broadcasting, the technology, the production processes behind the scenes and the various elements and forms taken by radio programs and program segments.
The Terminology of Radio Broadcasting is complemented by a comprehensive English-German database comprising 199 terms essential to a basic understanding of radio broadcasting and its various sub-categories.

521 pp., 27 fig.


Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS I
0 INTRODUCTION  1
1 TRANSLATION-ORIENTED TERMINOLOGIES  3
1.1 TERMINOLOGY  4
1.1.1 The Internet and the World Wide Web  4
1.1.1.1 Internet Research  5
1.1.1.2 Email, Mailing Lists and Newsgroups  6
1.2 TERMINOLOGY PROCESSING  7
1.2.2 WEB RESEARCH  7
1.2.3 Electronic Text Analysis Programmes  7
1.2.3.1 SIMPLE CONCORDANCE PROGRAM (SCP) 8
1.3 TERMINOLOGY MANAGEMENT  8
1.3.1 Electronic Terminology Management Tools 8
1.3.1.1 MICROSOFT WORD  8
1.3.1.2 MICROSOFT ACCESS  9
1.3.1.3 MULTITERM for WINDOWS  9
1.3.2 Electronic Databases  9
1.3.2.1 Online Databases  10
1.3.2.2 Offline Databases  11
1.3.3 Translation Memory Systems / CAT-Tools  11
2 TRANSLATION-ORIENTED TERMINOLOGY RESEARCH IN
THE FIELD OF RADIO BROADCASTING  13
2.1 HISTORY OF RADIO BROADCASTING  13
2.1.1 Paving the Way for Radio: Landmarks in the Development of Electricity  13
2.1.1.1 Early Beginnings  13
2.1.1.2 The 17th Century  14
2.1.1.3 The 18th Century  15
2.1.1.4 The 19th Century  17
2.1.2 Landmarks in Radio Technology  20
2.1.2.1 Early Beginnings  20
2.1.2.2 The 19th Century  21
2.1.2.3 The First Half of the 20th Century  26
2.1.2.4 From 1950 to Today  31
3 RADIO BROADCASTING  34
3.1 THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM  34
3.2 RADIO WAVES  35
3.3 USES OF RADIO WAVES 39
3.3.1 Analogue Radio Broadcasting  39
3.3.1.1 Radio Electronics and Radio Components  41
3.3.1.2 Radio Signal Propagation  46
3.3.2 Digital Radio 48
3.3.3 Internet Radio  49
3.3.4 Cable Radio  49
3.3.5 Other Uses of Radio Waves  49
4 RADIO PRODUCTION  51
4.1 THE PRODUCTION STUDIO  51
4.1.1 Studio Layout  52
4.2 THE AUDIO CONSOLE  53
4.2.1 Functions of an Audio Console  53
4.2.2 Parts of an Audio Console  54
4.3 MICROPHONES  56
4.3.1 Types of Microphones  56
4.4 AUDIO PLAYERS AND RECORDERS  60
4.4.1 Types of Players and Recorders  60
4.4.2 Analogue Players and Recorders  62
4.4.3 Digital Players and Recorders  67
4.4.4 Production Techniques  70
4.4.5 Signal Processing Equipment  71
4.5 FURTHER STUDIO EQUIPMENT 73
5 RADIO PROGRAMMING 76
5.1 PRESENTATION  78
5.2 PROGRAMME  79
5.2.1 Programme (Show, Broadcast)  79
5.2.2 Items  81
5.2.3 Music  82
5.3 PACKAGE  83
5.4 OTHER ELEMENTS  84
6 THE RADIO STATION  86
6.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE  86
6.1.1 Station Management  86
6.1.1.1 Director General / General Manager  86
6.1.1.2 Editor in Chief  87
6.1.1.3 Editorial Director  87
6.1.1.4 Managing Editor  87
6.1.2 Sales  87
6.1.2.1 Sales Manager  87
6.1.2.2 Account Executive  88
6.1.2.3 Promotion Director  88
6.1.2.4 Copywriter  88
6.1.3 Production  88
6.1.3.1 Programme Director  89
6.1.3.2 Production Director  89
6.1.3.3 Traffic Director  89
6.1.3.4 News Director  90
6.1.3.5 Music Director  90
6.1.3.6 Sports Director  90
6.1.3.7 Announcer  91
6.1.3.8 Presenter (Host)  91
6.1.3.9 Editor (Producer)  91
6.1.3.10 Reporter (Newsman)  91
6.1.3.11 Correspondent  91
6.1.3.12 Stringer  92
Table of Contents III
6.1.4 Engineering  92
6.1.4.1 Broadcast Engineer  92
7 CONCLUSION  93
8 DATABASE  94
8.1 THE STRUCTURE OF DATABASE ENTRIES  94
8.2 CORPUS EVALUATION  95
8.3 LINGUISTIC PECULIARITIES  97
8.4 DATABASE ENTRIES 98
9 TERMINOLOGY LIST  497
9.1 ENGLISH / GERMAN  497
9.2 GERMAN / ENGLISH  502
10 ABBREVIATIONS  507
10.1 TECHNICAL ABBREVIATIONS 507
10.2 LINGUISTIC ABBREVIATIONS  508
11 BIBLIOGRAPHY  509
11.1 BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR TRANSLATION-ORIENTED TERMINOLOGIES 509
11.1.1 Specialist Books  509
11.1.2 Journals  509
11.1.3 Internet Sources  510
11.2 BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR RADIO BROADCASTING  510
11.2.1 Specialist Books  510
11.2.2 Reference Works  511
11.2.3 Internet Sources  512
11.3 INDEX OF FIGURES 520