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Radio & TV Station Administrator
Overview: Radio and TV station administrators direct the activities of radio or TV stations. They supervise personnel involved in engineering, program, and sale of time to advertisers for commercials. They negotiate with motion picture companies to lease movies and assure federal regulations are met.
Duties: Develop plans to promote sale of advertising for the station's open time slots. They negotiate with advertising agencies that buy time to advertise products and services for their clients.

They decide upon the station's program content in order to achieve a balance of drama, music, news, etc. Select and hire key staff members such as program director, commentators, etc.

They design and conduct surveys of station listeners to identify their preferences and satisfaction with the station's programs. They decide what changes are needed to satisfy listeners.

Determine what kinds of new programs, announcers, or guests are needed to enlarge the station's listening audience. They identify new organizations that might buy the station's advertising time.
Degree(s): A.A.S. Management: Marketing Concentration 
A.A.S. Management: Real Estate-Insurance Concentration 
A.S. Business Administration (Accounting and Marketing) 
Job Outlook: Employment radio and TV station administrators is expected to grow slower than average through 2018.
Salary Range (National Average): $28,000 to $32,000
Education Level: Typically, a Bachelor’s Degree from a 4-year college (some are 5 years) is required to be considered for this occupation.
Additional Training/Education: The position of station administrator is not typically an entry position for new graduates; you usually start your career in assistant positions in writing, administrative or technical work. A liberal arts bachelor's degree in communications is an ideal educational background for an entry position. Courses in broadcasting journalism, advertising, public relations, mass communications, communications media, telecommunications and business administration will strengthen your credentials.
Recommended Skills:
  • Weighing out the options in a situation or a problem and logically choosing the best course of action.
  • Paying attention to what other people are saying, and taking time to understand the points being made.
  • Assigning duties to others, motivating them, and evaluating their performance.
  • Allocating and budgeting your time for different tasks so that things get done when needed.
  • The ability to understand complex written paragraphs, instructions, or reports.
  • Using logic to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Being aware of the reactions of others, and understanding why they react the way they do.
  • Talking, giving speeches, or speaking in a group to convey information, explain ideas, or give instructions.
  • Composing and communicating your ideas in written form.
Recommended Values:
  • Being able to decide on how to get something done without significant direction from someone else.
  • Having a level of income that will afford you with luxuries, and which will allow you to become financially independent.
  • Persuading and influencing others to change their attitudes, behavior, and/or opinions.
  • Gaining the respect of others by the nature and/or level of responsibility of your work.
  • Being able to express creative ideas through the arts.
 

* National data collected by the Department of Labor between 2008-2012.
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Understanding acquiring positions in this field may be enhanced through continuing academic study (i.e. earning a baccalaureate or a master's degree) and/or work experience in the field, Queensborough Community College has established transfer agreements with other institutions for students who wish to further pursue their educational goals. Students are highly encouraged to meet with one of our Career Services to fully understand the opportunities available through study in their degree program.