How a Radio Station Works : Radio DJ Turntable Technique

Radio disc jockeys use the turntable cue function to pause an album at the beginning of a song. Learn how to use a radio station turntable in this free radio station overview from an experienced radio technician.

Expert: Eric Nash
Bio: Eric Nash has volunteered with WXOJ Valley Free Radio, a Pacifica Radio Network affiliate station in Florence, Mass., working extensively with the technical and equipment aspects of broadcasting.
Filmmaker: David Pakman

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• radio station
• radio dj
• radio
• electronics
• mixing boards
• radio broadcast

[mindofmetaphors]

i love eleanor rigby

[2b112b11]

My favorite;The Beatles - Revolver

[MrDavearama]

To the pony tailed poser: Nobody ever handled and cued a record on a turntable like you do. I worked in radio as a teenager when typically 3 turntables. You don't know how to cue a record.

[tripjet999]

Needs a slip-cue mat.

[wogfun]

Wow, that Audio Technica TT looks very similar to the tech1200, I see a few extra buttons on your AT tho, cool.

[Ehberto23]

Haha and you got a great record playing. Nice

[wannawatchu66]

snarfdude: No such thing as being "too delicate." Being gentle with things is how you make them last for years. If everyone in a station was gentle on equipment like it was their own, repair and replacement costs would be reduced greatly. Your backspin when Qing a record DOES matter if you don't want "wow" when you start it. Agreed on the decent pressings, but sometimes, polystyrene is all you have to work with if that's what the record company sent.

[wannawatchu66]

@PinePowerLI I couldn't agree with you more.

[ZLFProductions]

lol love the old school crap ahah

[PinePowerLI]

I love old school radio studios, the new all computerized stations have no soul.