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Radio Broadcasting at Ohlone College

Prepare for a Career in Radio Broadcasting

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 broadcasting in the radio control room - KOHL.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.

KOHL Radio Station 89.3

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 Ohlone College's 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 Broadcasting Courses

KOHL radio control room board.Radio courses offered include:

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

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.