Music Programming for Radio Course
This course equips aspiring radio programmers with essential skills to design engaging music playlists for commercial FM stations targeting the 25–44 Pop/Hot AC demographic, focusing on clock design, song selection, and professional justification.

4 to 360 hours of flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What Will I Learn?
The Music Programming for Radio Course teaches you how to create compact, captivating playlists for a 25–44 Pop/Hot AC audience. You will learn the basics of commercial FM, clock design, song selection, metadata research, and playlist flow. You will practise building timed music logs, managing artist separation, planning breaks, and writing clear programming justifications that support ratings, retention, and advertiser goals in real-world radio settings.
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Develop Skills
- Commercial radio format design: build compact 25–44 Hot AC music strategies.
- Playlist flow mastery: craft 2-hour blocks with professional pacing, energy, and balance.
- Clock and log creation: time-accurate music clocks, breaks, and music logs.
- Song research and metadata: tag, test, and rotate tracks for maximum impact.
- Programming justification: write clear, data-backed reasons for every song choice.
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