HERE AT XL:UK RADIO, WE PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR NEWCOMERS & ESTABLISHED TALENT
NO MATTER WHERE THEY'RE FROM OR WHAT LEVEL OF RADIO EXPERIENCE THEY HAVE
THE AIM OF THIS EXCITING & AMBITIOUS PROJECT IS TO GIVE TALENT THAT QUALITY RESIDENCY EXPERIENCE
WHERE THEY'RE ABLE TO DEVELOP THEMSELVES & THEIR SHOWS TOWARDS BEING CONFIDENTLY & MENTALLY
PREPARED TO POTENTIALLY GO ONTO HIGHER-LEVEL OPPORTUNITIES ELSEWHERE IN THE RADIO & MEDIA INDUSTRY.
ONLINE RADIO MAY NOT BE EVERYONE'S FIRST CHOICE IN TERMS OF RESIDENCY, but it offers the likelihood of
getting a placement, broadcasting to a far wider audience & continuing their development on
this type of platform where it offers multiple conveniences & incentives over A traditional residency.
especially considering the increasing trend of digital technology & the ease of access to stations that
are more readily available from either mobile phones, Laptops, desktop pc's, tablets, tv web browsers & ALSO, DAB.
THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS STATION ARE MADE UP OF PRESENTERS THAT HAVE 20+ YEARS OF combined EXPERIENCE
& FULLY KNOW JUST HOW FIERCELY COMPETITIVE IT IS TO BE INVOLED IN THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF INDUSTRY TO
LAND RADIO & MEDIA RELATED ROLES. ESPECIALLY IF a radio talent is THE AMBITIOUS
TYPE THAT WANTS TO WORK TOWARDS GETTING INTO COMMERCIAL OR REGIONAL RADIO.
THAT'S WHERE WE COME IN
THE STATION IS SPECIFICALLY & PURPOSELY BUILT LIKE A COMMERCIAL ENTITY SO THAT CANDIDATES/RADIO TALENT can
GET ACCLIMATISED TO THE KIND OF SOUND & VIBE they're MOST LIKELY GOING TO BE EXPOSED TO WHEN they EVENTUALLY
GO ONTO HIGHER-LEVEL OPPORTUNITIES considering OUR BRAND OF RADIO IS A HYBRID OF BBC RADIO 1XTRA & KISS FM.
BUT WHAT SETS US APART FROM EVERY OTHER STATION OUT THERE, ESPECIALLY IN THE ONLINE ARENA,
IS THAT WE DO NOT IMPOSE A COMMERCIAL LIKE pressure ATMOSPHERE AT THIS STATION.
therefore, we ENCOURAGE CANDIDATES/RADIO TALENT TO GET THE MOST OUT OF their EXPERIENCE WITH US.
because EVERYONE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO DEVELOP AT THEIR OWN PACE, PARTICULARLY WITH GIVING WHAT WE CONSIDER IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF WORKING TOWARDS BECOMING A BETTER PRESENTing talent - HAVING THE UNPRECEDENTED
AMOUNT OF CREATIVE FREEDOM TO REALLY FLEX their POTENTIAL & CREATE THE KIND OF SHOW THAT they LOVE DOING WITH
VERY LITTLE RESTRICTIONS. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL HELP CANDIDATES/RADIO TALENT ENJOY THEIR RESIDENCY AS WELL AS
GIVING THEM THE POSITIVE MOTIVATION TO PUT OUT CONSISTENT & QUALITY CONTENT WEEK IN, WEEK OUT.
BUT NOT ONLY THAT, WE BELIEVE IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY AS WELL.
HENCE WHY THE STATION'S OUTPUT IS BROADLY MULTI-GENRE & THE PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE HAS SHOWS HOSTED BY DIVERSE TALENT.
THIS IS FAR MORE APPEALING BECAUSE WE AS A STATION CAN PROMOTE OURSELVES with CATERing TOWARDS A FAR WIDER AUDIENCE THAT
CAN GENUINELY FEEL THEY CAN CONNECT WITH OUR PRESENTERS THAT REPRESENT THEM, BUT ALSO, THEIR MUSIC LIFESTYLE, MOOD & CULTURE.
we're especially keen to work with candidates from student radio & YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS because one
of our ambitions is to create a ROBUST TRAINING platform WHERE they can NOT ONLY GET TO continue their
development AS A PRESENTER, BUT ALSO, LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF RADIO ITSELF INCLUDING
GIVING them THAT ALL IMPORTANT SELF-CONFIDENCE & GOOD MENTAL FORTITUDE TO PREPARE them
FOR THE FIERCELY COMPETITIVE NATURE OF THE INDUSTRIES THEY'LL BE WORKING IN ONE DAY.
YOU GOT TO THIS POINT, SO WHY NOT APPLY?
IF YOU're a CANDIDATE/radio talent & STILL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TYPE OF RESIDENCY AT OUR STATION, THEN DON'T FORGET TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
> a 3 - 4 MINUTE DEMO OR LINK TO A PREVIOUS SHOW YOU'VE DONE THAT'S ON A MIXCLOUD TYPE PLATFORM.
> along with that above, please send details about yourself, THE KIND OF SHOW YOU'D LIKE TO DO WITH US,
AS well as STATing WHAT YOU WOULD BRING TO OUR RADIO BRAND.
WE REQUIRE CANDIDATES TO STAY ON FOR AT LEAST A MINIMUM OF 9 MONTHS TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THEIR RESIDENCY ON OUR PLATFORM.
AFTER THAT REQUIREMENT PERIOD IS FULFILLED, CANDIDATES CAN DECIDE WHETHER TO PURSUE HIGHER-LEVEL OPPORTUNITIES
WITH APPLYING ELSEWHERE WHICH WE WILL HELP WITH, OR THEY CAN CONTINUE ON WITH US IF THEY FEEL THEY'RE ENJOYING
THEIR RESIDENCY. aND IF SO, THEY CAN LOOK FORWARD TO BEING REWARDED TO SPECIFIC INCENTIVES by SHOWING THAT LEVEL OF COMMITMENT.
WHAT YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO IN YOUR 9 MONTH RESIDENCY WITH US:
> 1ST MONTH:
introduction, expectations, understanding the radio landscape & also, preparing ideas as well as planning out how your show will be structured
> 2nd MONTH:
COMPRiSing OF TRAINING with HOW TO USE THE AUDIO EQUIPMENT & THE SOFTWARES WE USE TO BROADCAST WITH
> 3rD MONTH:
TRANISITIONING TOWARDS LIVE BROADCASTING. wE ENSURE THAT CANDIDATES AREN'T THROWN IN "THE DEEP END" SO TO SPEAK
> 4TH & 5TH MONTH:
HELPING TO BUILD CONSISTENCY & CONTENT OF YOUR SHOW, INCLUDING MONITORING YOUR OVERALL LEVEL OF COMMITMENT & ATTITUDE
> 6TH MONTH:
OPPORTUNITies will open up TO COVER & REPORT ON EVENTS IN SOUTH WALES.
> 7TH MONTH:
LEARNING THE VALUE OF NETWORKING TO PUT YOURSELF & YOUR SHOW INTO ADVANTAGEOUS POSITIONS,
PLUS OFFERING YOU THE CHANCE TO TAKE UP OTHER ROLES WITHIN THE STATION
> 8TH MONTH:
CONSISTANTLY DOING YOUR SHOW & TO A STANDARD WE EXPECT AT THIS STAGE.
CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK WILL BE GIVEN AT HOW WELL YOUR SHOW IS DOING, ESPECIALLY WITH BRINGING IN LISTENERSHIP NUMBERS
> FINAL MONTH:
YOU'LL BE AWARDED A CERTIFICATE OR DISTINCTION IN COMPLETING YOUR RESIDENCY WITH US & THIS IS WHERE YOU'LL DECIDE
TO STAY WITH OUR RADIO BRAND TO EARN MORE INCENTIVES OR GO ONTO HIGHER-LEVEL OPPORTUNITIES ELSEWHERE, WHICH WE WILL GIVE REFERENCES FOR
NOTE: IF YOU'RE A COMPLETE NEWCOMER & WOULD LIKE TO KICK START YOUR radio CAREER, THEN A SHORT
2 MINUTE AUDIO OR VIDEO DEMO, plus some details about yourself WILL SUFFICE SO that WE HAVE SOMETHING WORTHWHILE TO REVIEW.
WHERE THEY'RE ABLE TO DEVELOP THEMSELVES & THEIR SHOWS TOWARDS BEING CONFIDENTLY & MENTALLY
PREPARED TO POTENTIALLY GO ONTO HIGHER-LEVEL OPPORTUNITIES ELSEWHERE IN THE RADIO & MEDIA INDUSTRY.
ONLINE RADIO MAY NOT BE EVERYONE'S FIRST CHOICE IN TERMS OF RESIDENCY, but it offers the likelihood of
getting a placement, broadcasting to a far wider audience & continuing their development on
this type of platform where it offers multiple conveniences & incentives over A traditional residency.
especially considering the increasing trend of digital technology & the ease of access to stations that
are more readily available from either mobile phones, Laptops, desktop pc's, tablets, tv web browsers & ALSO, DAB.
THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS STATION ARE MADE UP OF PRESENTERS THAT HAVE 20+ YEARS OF combined EXPERIENCE
& FULLY KNOW JUST HOW FIERCELY COMPETITIVE IT IS TO BE INVOLED IN THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF INDUSTRY TO
LAND RADIO & MEDIA RELATED ROLES. ESPECIALLY IF a radio talent is THE AMBITIOUS
TYPE THAT WANTS TO WORK TOWARDS GETTING INTO COMMERCIAL OR REGIONAL RADIO.
THAT'S WHERE WE COME IN
THE STATION IS SPECIFICALLY & PURPOSELY BUILT LIKE A COMMERCIAL ENTITY SO THAT CANDIDATES/RADIO TALENT can
GET ACCLIMATISED TO THE KIND OF SOUND & VIBE they're MOST LIKELY GOING TO BE EXPOSED TO WHEN they EVENTUALLY
GO ONTO HIGHER-LEVEL OPPORTUNITIES considering OUR BRAND OF RADIO IS A HYBRID OF BBC RADIO 1XTRA & KISS FM.
BUT WHAT SETS US APART FROM EVERY OTHER STATION OUT THERE, ESPECIALLY IN THE ONLINE ARENA,
IS THAT WE DO NOT IMPOSE A COMMERCIAL LIKE pressure ATMOSPHERE AT THIS STATION.
therefore, we ENCOURAGE CANDIDATES/RADIO TALENT TO GET THE MOST OUT OF their EXPERIENCE WITH US.
because EVERYONE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO DEVELOP AT THEIR OWN PACE, PARTICULARLY WITH GIVING WHAT WE CONSIDER IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF WORKING TOWARDS BECOMING A BETTER PRESENTing talent - HAVING THE UNPRECEDENTED
AMOUNT OF CREATIVE FREEDOM TO REALLY FLEX their POTENTIAL & CREATE THE KIND OF SHOW THAT they LOVE DOING WITH
VERY LITTLE RESTRICTIONS. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL HELP CANDIDATES/RADIO TALENT ENJOY THEIR RESIDENCY AS WELL AS
GIVING THEM THE POSITIVE MOTIVATION TO PUT OUT CONSISTENT & QUALITY CONTENT WEEK IN, WEEK OUT.
BUT NOT ONLY THAT, WE BELIEVE IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY AS WELL.
HENCE WHY THE STATION'S OUTPUT IS BROADLY MULTI-GENRE & THE PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE HAS SHOWS HOSTED BY DIVERSE TALENT.
THIS IS FAR MORE APPEALING BECAUSE WE AS A STATION CAN PROMOTE OURSELVES with CATERing TOWARDS A FAR WIDER AUDIENCE THAT
CAN GENUINELY FEEL THEY CAN CONNECT WITH OUR PRESENTERS THAT REPRESENT THEM, BUT ALSO, THEIR MUSIC LIFESTYLE, MOOD & CULTURE.
we're especially keen to work with candidates from student radio & YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS because one
of our ambitions is to create a ROBUST TRAINING platform WHERE they can NOT ONLY GET TO continue their
development AS A PRESENTER, BUT ALSO, LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF RADIO ITSELF INCLUDING
GIVING them THAT ALL IMPORTANT SELF-CONFIDENCE & GOOD MENTAL FORTITUDE TO PREPARE them
FOR THE FIERCELY COMPETITIVE NATURE OF THE INDUSTRIES THEY'LL BE WORKING IN ONE DAY.
YOU GOT TO THIS POINT, SO WHY NOT APPLY?
IF YOU're a CANDIDATE/radio talent & STILL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TYPE OF RESIDENCY AT OUR STATION, THEN DON'T FORGET TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
> a 3 - 4 MINUTE DEMO OR LINK TO A PREVIOUS SHOW YOU'VE DONE THAT'S ON A MIXCLOUD TYPE PLATFORM.
> along with that above, please send details about yourself, THE KIND OF SHOW YOU'D LIKE TO DO WITH US,
AS well as STATing WHAT YOU WOULD BRING TO OUR RADIO BRAND.
WE REQUIRE CANDIDATES TO STAY ON FOR AT LEAST A MINIMUM OF 9 MONTHS TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THEIR RESIDENCY ON OUR PLATFORM.
AFTER THAT REQUIREMENT PERIOD IS FULFILLED, CANDIDATES CAN DECIDE WHETHER TO PURSUE HIGHER-LEVEL OPPORTUNITIES
WITH APPLYING ELSEWHERE WHICH WE WILL HELP WITH, OR THEY CAN CONTINUE ON WITH US IF THEY FEEL THEY'RE ENJOYING
THEIR RESIDENCY. aND IF SO, THEY CAN LOOK FORWARD TO BEING REWARDED TO SPECIFIC INCENTIVES by SHOWING THAT LEVEL OF COMMITMENT.
WHAT YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO IN YOUR 9 MONTH RESIDENCY WITH US:
> 1ST MONTH:
introduction, expectations, understanding the radio landscape & also, preparing ideas as well as planning out how your show will be structured
> 2nd MONTH:
COMPRiSing OF TRAINING with HOW TO USE THE AUDIO EQUIPMENT & THE SOFTWARES WE USE TO BROADCAST WITH
> 3rD MONTH:
TRANISITIONING TOWARDS LIVE BROADCASTING. wE ENSURE THAT CANDIDATES AREN'T THROWN IN "THE DEEP END" SO TO SPEAK
> 4TH & 5TH MONTH:
HELPING TO BUILD CONSISTENCY & CONTENT OF YOUR SHOW, INCLUDING MONITORING YOUR OVERALL LEVEL OF COMMITMENT & ATTITUDE
> 6TH MONTH:
OPPORTUNITies will open up TO COVER & REPORT ON EVENTS IN SOUTH WALES.
> 7TH MONTH:
LEARNING THE VALUE OF NETWORKING TO PUT YOURSELF & YOUR SHOW INTO ADVANTAGEOUS POSITIONS,
PLUS OFFERING YOU THE CHANCE TO TAKE UP OTHER ROLES WITHIN THE STATION
> 8TH MONTH:
CONSISTANTLY DOING YOUR SHOW & TO A STANDARD WE EXPECT AT THIS STAGE.
CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK WILL BE GIVEN AT HOW WELL YOUR SHOW IS DOING, ESPECIALLY WITH BRINGING IN LISTENERSHIP NUMBERS
> FINAL MONTH:
YOU'LL BE AWARDED A CERTIFICATE OR DISTINCTION IN COMPLETING YOUR RESIDENCY WITH US & THIS IS WHERE YOU'LL DECIDE
TO STAY WITH OUR RADIO BRAND TO EARN MORE INCENTIVES OR GO ONTO HIGHER-LEVEL OPPORTUNITIES ELSEWHERE, WHICH WE WILL GIVE REFERENCES FOR
NOTE: IF YOU'RE A COMPLETE NEWCOMER & WOULD LIKE TO KICK START YOUR radio CAREER, THEN A SHORT
2 MINUTE AUDIO OR VIDEO DEMO, plus some details about yourself WILL SUFFICE SO that WE HAVE SOMETHING WORTHWHILE TO REVIEW.
