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(some more rambly notes and examples: [[User:Ianweller/Radio show style examples]])


== Scope==
Things that need to be added:
[[Release Group/Type#Broadcast|Broadcast]]: An episodic release that was originally broadcast via radio, television, or the Internet, including podcasts.
* "Radio" as an extra release type


This includes reissues or collections of recordings originally created for broadcast, for instance a complete series released on CD.
== Guidelines ==
==Broadcast Guidelines==
For individual shows (episodes).
===Release group type===
The [[Release Group/Type |release group type]] should be set to "Broadcast".
===Release group secondary type ===
If the show is a recording of a live performance add “Live”. Studio recordings that were recorded over multiple takes and then edited together are not considered live, even if a 'studio audience' was present (for instance, to record applause).


If the show is primarily an [[Release Group/Type#Audio drama|audio drama]], with multiple people acting out a script, add "Audio Drama".
=== Release type ===
The release type should be set to "Other + Radio". If the show was recorded in front of a live studio audience, add "Live".


If the show is mainly people talking, but doesn't qualify as an audio drama or audiobook, add "spokenword".
=== Release name ===
=== Release name ===
Follow this format: <nowiki>YYYY-MM-DD: Title[: Location]</nowiki>
Follow this format: YYYY-MM-DD: Program Name [, Series 1234, ][#1234][, "Program Title"][: Location]


Notes:
Only include ''Location'' if it is a live recording. Don't add the location for studio recordings. ''Location'' is of this syntax: <nowiki>[Venue, ]City, [State, ]Country</nowiki>
*''YYYY-MM-DD'' is the date that particular program was first broadcast.
*Only include series and/or show numbers if the show has these.
*''Series'' should be replaced with whatever term the program uses, for instance 'Season'.
*Only include ''Location'' if it is a live recording, or if the location of the recording changes often and is mentioned prominently in the show or on the program's website.
*''Location'' follows this syntax: <nowiki>[Venue, ]City, [State, ]Country</nowiki>
*For untitled DJ Sets for radio, use the radio station name in place of the program name: YYYY-MM-DD: Radio Station Name…
** If the DJ/s represent a collective or a label, follow this format: YYYY-MM-DD: [Collective/Label Name,] Radio Station Name…
Examples:
*[[release:c8993a79-46df-4782-b3ae-bb3018f78461|2012-07-07: The Writer’s Almanac]] (radio show)
*[[release:1361e945-f109-435b-8fee-942d4daba127|2012-06-30: Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!: State Theatre, Cleveland, OH, USA]] (radio show, live)
*[[release:41accaf4-0da2-4de9-bbff-dc178459ffa1|2014-09-04: Ask Me Another #325, <bdi>“What’s the Magic Word?”: The Bell House, Brooklyn, NY, USA</bdi>]] (radio show, numbered, program title, live)
*[[release:fc5cd809-c8e8-4cca-95f9-1e0d8068ae69|1988-01-24: Fear on Four, Series 1, #4, “Music Lovers”]] (audio drama, series, numbered, program title)
*[[release:63035eb1-a793-41f3-8405-71e5438285b4|2012-06-16: Car Talk #1224, “You Sap”]] (podcast, numbered, program title)
*[[release:b74b87d9-361e-4017-871d-62241376a013|2019-11-11: Hessle Audio]] (DJ set, titled)
*[[release:bc99bc2f-b21c-475d-8d09-e3fba42f77f0|2021-12-31: NTS Radio]] (DJ set, untitled)
*[[release:7e08e843-ffba-42b9-8df6-15bc70e70ae2|2021-07-15: Surf Gang, NTS Radio]] (DJ set, DJs represent 'Surf Gang', untitled)
===Artist credit===
If the program is primarily written by and performed by the hosts, list them (or their pseudonym) as the artist. Examples:
*[[release:63035eb1-a793-41f3-8405-71e5438285b4|Car Talk]]: Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers
If the program is primarily a performance of a written work, list the author and the narrators/performers. Examples:
*[https://musicbrainz.org/series/57ef6c0a-e205-4266-bebf-ec9b4bc6003e?tport=8000 Escape Pod]: [author] read by [narrator]
*[[release:c9b2fe3f-5a49-4bff-ace9-ece2a2102158|Fear on Four]]: [author] starring [performer] & [performer]
Otherwise, artist credit should be given to the groups or people given at the beginning of the program. Examples:
*[[release:1361e945-f109-435b-8fee-942d4daba127|Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!]]: NPR & WBEZ Chicago (WBEZ) &mdash; "From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" ..."
*[[release:2866ec6b-0b02-4096-b3a5-7fcc7c3f4e5b|All Things Considered]]: NPR News (NPR) &mdash; "From NPR News, this is All Things Considered ..."
If the only people listed at the beginning of the program are the hosts who are not primary writers, or if there are no people or groups listed at the beginning of the program, use your best judgement for the artist credit. Examples:
*[[release:2354b8fa-21b3-495e-8511-abe23669cd81|Fresh Air]]: NPR & WHYY
*[[release:c8993a79-46df-4782-b3ae-bb3018f78461|The Writer's Almanac]]: American Public Media with Garrison Keillor (while Garrison Keillor is the host, he is not the primary writer)
===Format===
This will usually be digital media (podcasts, radio station website streams and downloads).

If you don't know how or if it was distributed, only that it was aired, leave the format blank (as well as the release date).
===Track listings ===
For programs distributed as a single file or track, use only one track, and title it the same as the release ([[release:41accaf4-0da2-4de9-bbff-dc178459ffa1|example 1]])

For programs separated into segments when distributed (for example, separate downloads for each segment, or a player which loads a new file for each segment), list each segment as a separate track. The track title should be the title of the segment from the distributor, if useful ([[release:1361e945-f109-435b-8fee-942d4daba127|example 2]]). If no titles are given, add [: Part 1234] to the end each track title.
===Label===
Use the group responsible for holding rights for and distributing the program you are adding. For example, recordings from "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" are distributed through NPR's website, so the label should be NPR. The same show can be distributed or re-distributed with different groups on different channels, in which case, add separate releases for these. Programs may change distributor over time.

Do not add a catalog number for digital media releases unless you are certain it's a catalog number and not an internal ID number.


Examples:
Examples:
* <nowiki>2012-06-30: Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!: State Theatre, Cleveland, OH, USA</nowiki>
*Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!: NPR
*Car Talk: [no label] ([https://www.cartalk.com/radio/show/1224-you-sap example 3]) and/or Dewey, Cheetham, and Howe ([http://www.audible.com/pd?asin=B0064P4O52 example 4] and [http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/1223-emboldened-electrons/id535134247 example 5])
* <nowiki>2012-07-07: The Writer's Almanac</nowiki>
===Release date===
Use the date the program/recording was 'released' (not the date it was first aired/broadcast, which is included in the release title).


If you are unsure of the date, leave it blank.
=== Artist credit ===
== Broadcast Collection Guidelines==
Artist credit should be given to the groups or people given at the beginning of the program. Examples:
For shows (episodes) collected together, for instance on CD or as a download.
* Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!: NPR & WBEZ Chicago &mdash; "From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" ..."
* All Things Considered: NPR News (NPR) &mdash; "From NPR News, this is All Things Considered ..."


Unless specified below, follow the Broadcast [[Style/Specific types of releases/Broadcast programs#Broadcast Guidelines|release guidelines]] above for these releases.
If the only people listed at the beginning of the program are the hosts, or if there are no people or groups listed at the beginning of the program, use your best judgement for the artist credit. Examples:
* Fresh Air: NPR & WHYY (listed at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_Air)
* The Writer's Almanac: American Public Media


Examples:
=== Track listings ===
*<bdi>[[release:c9b2fe3f-5a49-4bff-ace9-ece2a2102158|Fear on Four, Series 1]]</bdi>
For programs separated into segments when distributed (for example, separate downloads for each segment, or a player which loads a new file for each segment), list each segment as a separate track. The track title should be the title of the segment from the distributor, if useful.
*<bdi>[[release:d6f23f0b-236d-4a8d-95d3-87654754010d|The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Primary Phase]]</bdi>
===Release group types ===
If all shows are from the same run of a program, do not add "Compilation", unless it is a curated selection (for instance, 'best of...').
===Release name===
The release title should be the title as given by the source. The [[Style/Titles|usual guidelines]] for release titles apply.
===Artist credit ===
Additional to the Broadcast release guidelines: If each track/show varies in its release credit, only credit artists that the overall program is credited to, or that are consistently credited on each track. If there are none, use 'Various Artists'.


Example:
=== Label ===
*[[release:c9b2fe3f-5a49-4bff-ace9-ece2a2102158|Fear on Four]]: Edward de Souza (the host, the only artist consistent across shows)
Use the group responsible for distributing the program you are adding. For example, recordings from "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" are distributed through NPR's website, so the label should be NPR. Do not add a catalog number for digital media releases unless you are absolutely certain it's a catalog number and not just an internal ID number.
===Track listings===
Track titles should be the title of the segments given by the distributor.


If no track titles are given, follow the guidelines for Broadcast [[Style/Specific types of releases/Broadcast programs#Release name|Release name]] for each track: YYYY-MM-DD: Program Name [, Series 1234, ][#1234][, "Program Title"][: Location]
=== Release date ===
===Recordings===
Use the date the program was first released by the label. This is often the day of or the day after the program first aired. If you are unsure of the date, don't enter it &mdash; the day the program aired is in the release title.
Tracks (shows) should share a recording with the individual show releases, if available and the same.

If so, the recording titles should follow the individual show release (rather than the title given by the distributor in a collection). For instance, the track in the collection may be called 'Program Title', while the recording is called 'YYYY-MM-DD: Program Name [, Series 1234, ][#1234][, "Program Title"][: Location]'.
===Release date===
Use the date the collection (e.g. the CD or download) was released.

If a collection has been released over time (for instance, the distributor adds episodes to a page as they are released), use the date of the final addition.

If you are unsure of the date, leave it blank.
==Series==
Broadcast releases of the same program can be collected in a [[Style/Series|series]].

Use the 'Release Group' or 'Podcast' series type, unless the series is additionally collecting an attribute that may be release-specific (for instance, shows/releases put out by a specific distributer).

The same series can include both individual show releases and grouped releases.

Examples:
*[https://musicbrainz.org/series/c41e2179-b1ab-4e43-834c-0e458795bcaa?tport=8000 Fear on Four series]
*[https://musicbrainz.org/series/57ef6c0a-e205-4266-bebf-ec9b4bc6003e?tport=8000 Escape Pod series]


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For programs distributed as a single file or track, use only one track, and title it the same as the release.

Latest revision as of 10:09, 24 November 2023

Status: This is an official style guideline.

Scope

Broadcast: An episodic release that was originally broadcast via radio, television, or the Internet, including podcasts.

This includes reissues or collections of recordings originally created for broadcast, for instance a complete series released on CD.

Broadcast Guidelines

For individual shows (episodes).

Release group type

The release group type should be set to "Broadcast".

Release group secondary type

If the show is a recording of a live performance add “Live”. Studio recordings that were recorded over multiple takes and then edited together are not considered live, even if a 'studio audience' was present (for instance, to record applause).

If the show is primarily an audio drama, with multiple people acting out a script, add "Audio Drama".

If the show is mainly people talking, but doesn't qualify as an audio drama or audiobook, add "spokenword".

Release name

Follow this format: YYYY-MM-DD: Program Name [, Series 1234, ][#1234][, "Program Title"][: Location]

Notes:

  • YYYY-MM-DD is the date that particular program was first broadcast.
  • Only include series and/or show numbers if the show has these.
  • Series should be replaced with whatever term the program uses, for instance 'Season'.
  • Only include Location if it is a live recording, or if the location of the recording changes often and is mentioned prominently in the show or on the program's website.
  • Location follows this syntax: [Venue, ]City, [State, ]Country
  • For untitled DJ Sets for radio, use the radio station name in place of the program name: YYYY-MM-DD: Radio Station Name…
    •  If the DJ/s represent a collective or a label, follow this format: YYYY-MM-DD: [Collective/Label Name,] Radio Station Name…

Examples:

Artist credit

If the program is primarily written by and performed by the hosts, list them (or their pseudonym) as the artist. Examples:

  • Car Talk: Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers

If the program is primarily a performance of a written work, list the author and the narrators/performers. Examples:

Otherwise, artist credit should be given to the groups or people given at the beginning of the program. Examples:

If the only people listed at the beginning of the program are the hosts who are not primary writers, or if there are no people or groups listed at the beginning of the program, use your best judgement for the artist credit. Examples:

  • Fresh Air: NPR & WHYY
  • The Writer's Almanac: American Public Media with Garrison Keillor (while Garrison Keillor is the host, he is not the primary writer)

Format

This will usually be digital media (podcasts, radio station website streams and downloads).

If you don't know how or if it was distributed, only that it was aired, leave the format blank (as well as the release date).

Track listings

For programs distributed as a single file or track, use only one track, and title it the same as the release (example 1)

For programs separated into segments when distributed (for example, separate downloads for each segment, or a player which loads a new file for each segment), list each segment as a separate track. The track title should be the title of the segment from the distributor, if useful (example 2). If no titles are given, add [: Part 1234] to the end each track title.

Label

Use the group responsible for holding rights for and distributing the program you are adding. For example, recordings from "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" are distributed through NPR's website, so the label should be NPR. The same show can be distributed or re-distributed with different groups on different channels, in which case, add separate releases for these. Programs may change distributor over time.

Do not add a catalog number for digital media releases unless you are certain it's a catalog number and not an internal ID number.

Examples:

Release date

Use the date the program/recording was 'released' (not the date it was first aired/broadcast, which is included in the release title).

If you are unsure of the date, leave it blank.

Broadcast Collection Guidelines

For shows (episodes) collected together, for instance on CD or as a download.

Unless specified below, follow the Broadcast release guidelines above for these releases.

Examples:

Release group types

If all shows are from the same run of a program, do not add "Compilation", unless it is a curated selection (for instance, 'best of...').

Release name

The release title should be the title as given by the source. The usual guidelines for release titles apply.

Artist credit

Additional to the Broadcast release guidelines: If each track/show varies in its release credit, only credit artists that the overall program is credited to, or that are consistently credited on each track. If there are none, use 'Various Artists'.

Example:

  • Fear on Four: Edward de Souza (the host, the only artist consistent across shows)

Track listings

Track titles should be the title of the segments given by the distributor.

If no track titles are given, follow the guidelines for Broadcast Release name for each track: YYYY-MM-DD: Program Name [, Series 1234, ][#1234][, "Program Title"][: Location]

Recordings

Tracks (shows) should share a recording with the individual show releases, if available and the same.

If so, the recording titles should follow the individual show release (rather than the title given by the distributor in a collection). For instance, the track in the collection may be called 'Program Title', while the recording is called 'YYYY-MM-DD: Program Name [, Series 1234, ][#1234][, "Program Title"][: Location]'.

Release date

Use the date the collection (e.g. the CD or download) was released.

If a collection has been released over time (for instance, the distributor adds episodes to a page as they are released), use the date of the final addition.

If you are unsure of the date, leave it blank.

Series

Broadcast releases of the same program can be collected in a series.

Use the 'Release Group' or 'Podcast' series type, unless the series is additionally collecting an attribute that may be release-specific (for instance, shows/releases put out by a specific distributer).

The same series can include both individual show releases and grouped releases.

Examples:

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