Radio Broadcasting - Broadcasting Department

The Radio Broadcasting Program at Ohlone College in Fremont, California is a career-oriented, operations intensive curriculum featuring the latest technology. Lecture and lab situations combine to provide students with the background and skills required to meet the needs of the radio communications industry. Students are exposed to to both analog and digital studio systems, including digital multitrack production techniques.

The curriculum is presented by industry professionals and is designed to focus on the business of radio broadcasting. The working lab of the program is 89.3 KOHL, a full time FM broadcast facility. The station's operational platform is a comprehensive broadcast business and equipment package that parallels current industry standards.

The KOHL Radio studios are located in the Gary Soren Smith Center for the Fine and Performing Arts on the Ohlone College Campus, with transmitter atop Mission Ridge. The station's format is high energy contemporary hit radio which challenges students to refine commercial broadcast techniques in a professional environment.

Courses can be found under "Broadcasting (BRDC)" in the Ohlone College Catalog and Class Schedule. Ohlone offers an Associate in Arts degree in Broadcasting. Also available are Fast Track Certificates in Radio Broadcasting Studio Operations, Air Talent, Program Management, and Digital Production.

Radio courses offered include:

• Introduction to Electronic Media (BRDC-120)
• Radio Operations I (BRDC-123A)
• Radio Operations II (BRDC-123B)
• Broadcast Internships (BRDC-124)
• Radio Broadcast Lab (on-air) (BRDC-127A-D)
• Radio Programming and Marketing (BRDC-128)
• Digital Radio Studio Systems (BRDC-129)
• Broadcast Announcing (BRDC-130)

For complete information on current offerings, consult the Ohlone College schedule of classes. Find out more about courses and KOHL FM operations at (510) 659-6221. Registration information is available at (510) 650-6100.