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Radio Show Ideas to Inspire You

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For those of you who have a passion for learning or teaching, starting an educational radio show could be the answer. Whether you have a specific area of expertise that you’d like to share with the world, or if you want to learn more about a subject

Education

Tell people all about your travels, share your recommendations and any tips you may have. Again, this can be a great way to involve your audience and invite special guests.

Travel

Physical and mental health have become a huge priority over the past few years. Many people are affected by physical or mental health issues, and it can still be a rather sensitive subject. Why not create a safe space on your station by providing a radio show about health?

Health

Food

Food is a universal subject that touches everyone in the world, which makes it a great topic for your radio shows! There are numerous angles that you could choose, such as: sharing recipes, reviewing dishes, recommending restaurants etc.

lifestyle

The last suggestion of this category is very general: advice. This type of radio topic is based on listener participation. Collect questions or problems from your audience and respond to them (anonymously) on your show.

Advice

Everyone has a hobby (or even several hobbies). One thing you can be sure of is that other people in the world share the same passion as you! Do you love skiing, fishing, baking, painting….? Talk about your own hobbies, give reviews on equipment or organise meet-ups with your fans

hobbies

You can give your opinion and review games, helping your audience decide if they want to play or not. You could also organise online gaming events with your fans!

Gaming

Whether you read poetry, plays and books, or rather dive into the life of the author behind these works, you’ll have plenty to talk about! Recommend works to your audience, and even have them participate in reviewing them. You could even mirror the “music top charts” with a “literature top charts” version!

Literature

It’s a radio station, so it would make complete sense to make a show around music. The idea here isn’t just to broadcast music, but to talk about it too. Give your opinion on latest releases or live performances for example. Tell your listeners about the artists they’re listening to, or the meaning of the song that just played.

Music

Culture related topics

If one of your passions in life is History, know that you are not alone! Dive into the past and bring it back to life through your radio show. Whether you focus on a specific country, a specific person, or a specific event, there’s plenty of content to go through.

History

Are you a local station? Become the go-to source for upcoming events in your area! You could even offer special deals for tickets if you are able to obtain the right sponsorships.

Events

Give your opinion, tell your audience about new releases, zoom in on certain actors or directors… again, the possibilities are endless.

Movies & TV series

“Business” in itself is a rather large subject, but that simply means that there’s a vast amount of content that can be created! Speak about a particular industry, concepts, selected companies, the economy in general, a specific country etc

Business

Football? Baseball? Basketball? Whatever the sport, you can be sure that there’s a whole world of potential listeners out there for your radio program. Recap games and matches, interview players, offer tickets in your giveaways

Sports

This type of radio topic should be factual and unbiased. However, this doesn’t mean that you have to be 100% serious all the time! For example, you could let your audience know about funny days and unusual holidays that are celebrated daily around the world.

Local, National and International news

News Related

Everyone loves a bit of gossip! Keep you listeners up to date with the latest celebrity news. Who was nominated for a Grammy? Who’s dating who? Any current drama going on? Give us all the details!

Celebrity news

If you’re a tech wizard, you may want to consider starting a radio show on the topic! Whether you’re passionate about cyber security, artificial intelligence or big data, there’s a lot to be said. Reviewing software or gadgets could also make an interesting radio program. Here again, you may want to contact potential sponsors/partners to help boost your radio project

Technology

This radio topic should be handled with care. Of course, you can give your opinion to help differentiate your show from others, however it’s important to prepare what you say in order to avoid offending anyone.

Politics

True crime stories have a mysterious way of pulling people in! Dive into cases from all around the world, or focus on local stories. Was the case solved? If not, you can share your own theories or get your audience to share theirs.

True crime

You could talk about influential people in the industry, events taking place, top tips on shopping on a budget, let your imagination run wild! You could also talk about the damaging sides of the industry that impose extremely high beauty standards.

Beauty & Fashion

Animals

Now, this idea can be interpreted several ways…You can start a radio show about animals, discussing their features, capabilities, origins etc. Or, you can start one for animals. Many people like to leave the TV or radio on for their cats/dogs while they aren’t home. It has been proven to help calm certain pets!

Other radio show ideas

Game shows are the ultimate way to involve your listeners in your radio project! Put your audience in the spotlight by preparing quizzes/contests and getting them to play for prizes.

Radio game show

Provide your listeners with a peaceful, relaxing experience through an ASMR radio show. As a radio host, you probably already have the most essential piece of equipment: a microphone. You could broadcast different types of ASMR throughout the day, starting softly and gradually evolving.

ASMR

Giving your opinion on products can also be extremely helpful to a lot of people! For example, if you’re passionate about radio/audio, you could review headphones and microphones. Give your fans your detailed opinion from packaging, to pricing, to features, they want to know it all!

Product reviews

Help your audience learn a new language through a dedicated radio show! If you speak multiple languages, you could dedicate certain days of the week for each one. Teach your listeners new vocabulary, provide exercises for them to practice pronunciation etc

Languages

To broadcast live, or pre-record your content, you will need a microphone. You can purchase a USB mic that plugs directly into your computer with no need for any additional equipment at all! USB microphone are available

Equipment

To create your radio stream and make it available for people to listen to, you will need a hosting provider, such as RadioKing! We provide you with an online stream that you can manage via an interface we call the Radio Manager.

Hosting provider

The first thing you’ll need is a computer and an Internet connection. Your computer will allow you to manage your content and broadcast live on your station. You can use a laptop, or a desktop computer.

Computer and Internet connection

What do you need to start a radio show?

Prepare a script for your radio show

Contact experts

What does your audience want?

Research The first step is obvious, and shouldn’t be neglected: research your topic thoroughly! If you’re going to be giving information on a certain subject, then you need to know what you’re talking about in order to be taken seriously. Furthermore, properly preparing your content will allow you to: Be more spontaneous (and relaxed!) Avoid silences on air Bounce back off your guests or callers Easily answer any follow-up questions