1. Common
Broadcast Terms
(Radio & TV)

2. Station ID
 Station Identification
 To identify the station
 Contains the Call Sign and Station Handle
 Uses the official jingle of the station as its
background

3. Time Check
 Live announcement of the exact clock time.
 All stations are mandated to announce the
official time from PAG-ASA.

4. SPIEL
 Fast short narration of a program’s body or
content.
 It might be:
 program intro/extro
 segment intro/extro
 Sign on/sign off spiel
 Standup

5. Sign ON
 Official introduction of the station and it is played
before the station starts its daily broadcast. It is
required by law.
 It contains the following:
 National Anthem
 Name of the station/company,
its Operator Category & Address
 Frequency Assignment
 Operating Power
 License Details
 Technical Staff

6. Sign ON
 Official introduction of the station and it is played
before the station starts its daily broadcast. It is
required by law.
 It contains the following:
 National Anthem
 Name of the station/company,
its Operator Category & Address
 Frequency Assignment
 Operating Power
 License Details
 Technical Staff
The Flag and
Heraldic Code of the
Philippines
(RA 8491)

7. Sign ON
 Official introduction of the station and it is played
before the station starts its daily broadcast. It is
required by law.
 It contains the following:
 National Anthem
 Name of the station/company,
its Operator Category & Address
 Frequency Assignment
 Operating Power
 License Details
 Technical Staff
The Flag and
Heraldic Code of the
Philippines
(RA 8491)
DyAB of the ABS-
CBN Corp.

8. Sign ON
 Official introduction of the station and it is played
before the station starts its daily broadcast. It is
required by law.
 It contains the following:
 National Anthem
 Name of the station/company,
its Operator Category & Address
 Frequency Assignment
 Operating Power
 License Details
 Technical Staff
The Flag and
Heraldic Code of the
Philippines
(RA 8491)
DyAB of the ABS-
CBN Corp.
1512Khz in
the AM band

9. Sign ON
 Official introduction of the station and it is played
before the station starts its daily broadcast. It is
required by law.
 It contains the following:
 National Anthem
 Name of the station/company,
its Operator Category & Address
 Frequency Assignment
 Operating Power
 License Details
 Technical Staff
The Flag and
Heraldic Code of the
Philippines
(RA 8491)
DyAB of the ABS-
CBN Corp.
1512Khz in
the AM band
10,000
watts

10. Sign ON
 Official introduction of the station and it is played
before the station starts its daily broadcast. It is
required by law.
 It contains the following:
 National Anthem
 Name of the station/company,
its Operator Category & Address
 Frequency Assignment
 Operating Power
 License Details
 Technical Staff
The Flag and
Heraldic Code of the
Philippines
(RA 8491)
DyAB of the ABS-
CBN Corp.
1512Khz in
the AM band
10,000
watts
License number &
duration as issued by
NTC

11. Sign ON
 Official introduction of the station and it is played
before the station starts its daily broadcast. It is
required by law.
 It contains the following:
 National Anthem
 Name of the station/company,
its Operator Category & Address
 Frequency Assignment
 Operating Power
 License Details
 Technical Staff
The Flag and
Heraldic Code of the
Philippines
(RA 8491)
DyAB of the ABS-
CBN Corp.
1512Khz in
the AM band
10,000
watts
License number &
duration as issued by
NTC
Names of the technicians with
their NTC license

12. Sign OFF
 Official statement to end the day’s broadcast. It has
the same contents as the Sign On spiel but the
National Anthem is played at the end of the spiel.
 It contains the following:
 Name of the station/company,
its Operator Category & Address
 Frequency Assignment
 Operating Power
 License Details
 Technical Staff
 National Anthem

13. OBB
 Opening Billboard.
 It introduces a program or segment

14. OBB
 Opening Billboard.
 It introduces a program or segment
 Program OBB/Intro

15. OBB
 Opening Billboard.
 It introduces a program or segment
 Program OBB/Intro
 Commercial OBB
 Tells the sponsors of the program or segment
 “This portion is brought to you by… “

16. CBB
 Closing Billboard.
 It closes a program or segment

17. CBB
 Closing Billboard.
 It closes a program or segment
 Program CBB/Extro
 Commercial CBB
 Tells the sponsors of the program or segment
 “This portion WAS brought to you by… “

18. Commercial Spots
 Paid advertisements by a known sponsors
with a specific duration:
 5-seconds
 15-seconds
 30-seconds
 60-seconds

19. PLUG
 Non-paid message either a program
advisory or info-development information. It is
either produced by the station or by other
outfit organization.

20. Commercial Break
 Time alloted for airing commercials,program
plugs and info-development plugs.

21. Commercial Break
 Time alloted for airing commercials,program
plugs and info-development plugs.
 Types of Commercial Break:
 Commercial Gap - time for commercial within a
program
 Break Spot - time between after the end of a
program and the next program.

22. Commercial Break
 Time alloted for airing commercials,program
plugs and info-development plugs.
 Types of Commercial Break:
 Commercial Gap - time for commercial within a
program
 Break Spot - time between after the end of a
program and the next program.
 Duration of comgap:
 Metro Manila - 18 mins/hour
 Provinces - 20 mins/hour

23. Bumpers
 The very brief, yet visually complex, program
material separating a show from a
commercial gap or other program segments.

24. AOB
 Announcement-On-Board - live mention of
an announcement or sponsorship.

25. Live Credits
 Live mention of an acknowledgment,
especially minor sponsors (make-up artists,
etc.)

26. Closing Credits
 Found at the end of the program (TV) which
details the production staff, sponsors, and
other people/groups behind the success of a
production.

27. Dead Air
 Refers to a period-- three or more seconds of
“unnecessary” silence.

28. Ad Lib
 ad libitum - speech or action that has not
been scripted or specifically rehearsed.

29. Stingers
 Music or sound effects -- used to stress a
statement
 Voice
 Laughter
 Applause
 Etc…

30. Music Bed
 Influences our moods and experiences.

31. Sound Effects
 helps “complete” the pictures that we create
in our minds.

32. TOA
 Taped-On-Air – it’s the recording of the
program’s episodes. The National
Telecommunications Commission requires all
broadcast stations to preserve the recordings
for 10 days.

33. Program Grid
 It is the schedule of programs.

34. Program Grid

35. Program Grid

36. Program Grid

37. Program Plan
 It is prepared by the program producer with
details of the contents of the days program.
 It should be prepared per episode basis.
 Acts as the guide of the program handlers
and producers.
 Sample

38. Sequence Guide
 It shows the sequence of the
segments/portions of the program that guides
the announcers and technicians for the
smooth flow of the program.
 Sample