Roundhouse Radio Show Pitch Form

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Roundhouse Radio is the youth-powered station of Camden’s iconic Roundhouse. We play the best new music and most creative spoken word, comedy, and drama to our 16-25 year old target audience.

Our goal is to give emerging radio producers between the ages of 16 – 25 the opportunity to be creative, experimental and to develop their radio skills in a professional broadcasting environment.

To apply for a show on Roundhouse Radio all participants must:

  • Be aged between 16 and 25.
  • Have previous radio production experience
  • Be able to commit to a regular show for a minimum of 3 months.
  • Agree to our Roundhouse Radio Producer’s Agreement and Broadcasting Code.

How to apply

You’ll need to completely fill in this form, then email it to: , with the subject line: “Show Pitch”, by 10pm 4th July.

We open pitches up to twice a year, and this time around we’re looking forarts and speech showswhich could include radio dramas, documentaries or comedies with a minimum of 12 episodes but will also take applications for specialist music shows that focus on; Rock/ Indie, Future Electronic, Soul and world music.

We have show slots free on Mondays 10pm-11pm,Thursdays 7pm-8pm & 10pm-11pm,Fridays 7pm-8pm & 8pm-9pm. These are the only times available so you have to be able to broadcast during these times to be eligible.

Our biggest tip: have an awareness of other shows and the station as a whole, especially as we’re a community station that focusses on peer collaboration.

Now, please tell us the following about your show idea:

1)Please paste a link to a short (3/4 minute) demo of your previous radio work on Soundcloud, Mixcloud, or any other platform:

2)Who’s involved? Please tell us the contact details of everyone who’d be a regular part of the show:

Name of Participant / Date of Birth
Participant’s e-mail address / Participant’s contact number
Name of Participant / Date of Birth
Participant’s e-mail address / Participant’s contact number
Name of Participant / Date of Birth
Participant’s e-mail address / Participant’s contact number
Name of Participant / Date of Birth
Participant’s e-mail address / Participant’s contact number

3)What’s the name of your show? (Doesn’t have to be final yet. Another pro tip: we prefer show names which give people an idea of what the show is about)

4)Sum up your show in one line:

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Tell us about your previous radio experience (150 words max)

6)Detail below a show plan for your pilot episode. This could include; feature ideas, link scripting and details of the sorts of guests you would have on air. (500 words max)

7)How would you use social media to promote your show brand and engage with listeners? Please supply links to your existing profiles (300 words max)

8) Hopefully you have a sense of what we value at Roundhouse Radio and the kind of radio we want to make. What will your show add to our existing arts and speech based output? (300 words max)

Thanks for applying – good luck!

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