Glossary
Actuality Usually used in the BBC to denote a recording of someone speaking, or of an event.
Ad Advertisement or commercial.
Add Word added to slug indicating an additional piece of audio that follows the main audio – for example, response to a critic, e.g. ‘Hospital Add Smith’.
Ad lib Speaking without a script.
Aircheck A recording of a broadcaster or programme. Sometimes used for demonstration purposes.
ALC Automatic Level Control, often found on portable recorders.
AM Amplitude Modulation. The abbreviation for broadcasts on Medium Wave.
Ambience Low-level background noise.
Anchor Person acting as main presenter of a programme.
Angle The varying way in which a news story can be told from different points of view.
Archive A file of ...
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