Remote Radio Week for UNESCO which will take place 1-5 November 2021, with the week devoted to helping radio stations broadcast remotely.

With 100% of the content online and in four languages, the week will include insights and suggestions on how to keep stations broadcasting through any crisis.

Day 1: The Radio Connection – 1 November 2021 – 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. – UTC+01:00

Media of proximity/ companionship, info/fake news, entertainment, education…

• • How important is radio during a pandemic or any type of crisis? What are the benefits it brings?
  • Good Governance / Human Resource Management
  • Accessibility for the disabled
  • Masterclass: How to develop local revenues for radio, independant from donor funding, for sustanability (subscriptions, affiliation, branded content / sponsored podcast, audio branding…)
  • Disinformation (How radio can fight against fake news…)

Day 2: Home Studio – 2 November 2021 – 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. – UTC+01:00

Audio interface, mics, headphones, accessories, recording/editing/mixing workstation/acoustics/isolation/podcasts, all-in-one solutions, DIY….

• • How should you equip your home studio for professional FM radio or podcasts?
  • Advice on how to produce a high-quality broadcast from a home studio
  • Visual Radio
  • Masterclass: Interactive radio
  • Domestic Violence (how radio can bring awareness to gender-based violence…)

Day 3: Remote Contribution – 3 November 2021 – 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. – UTC+01:00

Live broadcasts, emergency,  interview-multiplex, remote debates, AoIP codecs, telephony, quality-latency-resilience, security…

• • How to manage audio contributions from home
  • 10 apps for radio journalists
  • Radio in a box (autonomous solutions for emergency situation)
  • Masterclass: Mojo/Mobile Journalism (Inexpensive / using the bare minimum)
  • Regularly Reporting on COVID (how radio can produce programmes on COVID…)

Day 4: Cloud Radio – 4 November 2021 – 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. – UTC+01:00

Music and news scheduling, live broadcasts, voice tracking, remote advertising/trafficking, remote playout, security, VPN, backup…

• • Why should radio broadcasters make use of the cloud?
  • Tips on the best features to use when operating your radio from the cloud
  • Cybersecurity / Data privacy
  • Masterclass: Free and open source radio tools
  • The voice of indigenous people

Day 5: Audio Everywhere – 5 November 2021 – 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. – UTC+01:00

Streaming, podcast hosting, hyperdistribution, social networks…

• • How to deliver a quality audio program on all listening devices live and on- demand and how to adapt content?
  • Social Audio / Covid
  • Freedom of information / Podcast)
  • Masterclass Social Audio : Extending delivery of broadcast (or radio) content to new platforms
  • Education/Information (How radio can ease universal access to education and information?)
  • Closing session What’s next ? (Replay, Resources, WRD22…)